Do you want to clerk in Hawaii? Why not when you could enjoy this tropical paradise at the footsteps of your office. Below is a transcribed interview with a judicial clerk who is working for a judge in the First Circuit Court of Hawaii. Tell me about yourself. I graduated from Southwestern Law School in May of 2018. I worked as an attorney at a mid-size law firm in Los Angeles after I took the California Bar in July of 2018. At that firm, I worked in the transportation, products liability, premises liability, and insurance defense practice groups. I made a lifestyle decision to move to Oahu, Hawaii in July of 2019. Here in Hawaii, I am currently clerking for a judge at the First Circuit Court. My judge presides over a variety of civil matters, including agency appeals and all asbestos cases. In September of 2020, I will be joining a top-tier law firm in Oahu where I will be practicing primarily medical malpractice defen...
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