Law Students Working on a SCOTUS Brief

For the most part, only a stratified, elite group of lawyers ever work on cases once they’re in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

That’s why Jenner & Block’s decision to bolster its Supreme Court practice by collaborating with students from the University of Chicago Law School is a bit counterintuitive.

“We think one plus one equal three, as opposed to one plus one equals two,” Craig Martin, chairman of Jenner’s litigation department told Big Law Business.

Martin said that working with a law school clinic will help to distinguish the firm’s practice, provide it help on cases and allow the firm to identify talented ...