<p>“I think eagle is roughly correct once you (as he/she suggests) consider clerkships. If you added in federal clerkships, I think the list would start to look very much like USN’s list.”</p>
<p>This is important because clerkships are arguably the most sought after positions (more sought after than biglaw) for students at elite law schools.</p>
<p>“$160K is not realistic anymore. I do wonder whether the figure is based on salary though, or salary + bonus. I conceed it’s possible that an annual bonus might lift the number to $160K at some firms.”</p>
<p>It’s realistic. It’s just fewer people are getting those positions. But, when you are talking about the top of the T14, those position are still very viable options.</p>