Jones Day Adds Record Class of SCOTUS Clerks

Jones Day is adding ten U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the Court’s 2014-2015 term, its largest class of Supreme Court clerks ever, the firm announced on Monday.

The hires continue the firm’s spending spree on high court clerks: Jones Day brought in seven from the 2013-2014 term, and six from each of the prior terms. The firm now has a total of 45 Supreme Court clerks on the payroll.

Beth Heifetz, leader of Jones Day’s Issues and Appeals Practice, said the firm pays “market rate” bonuses to Supreme Court clerks: an amount reportedly upwards of $300,000 . That puts a price tag of roughly $3 ...