Pictured l-r: The Honorable W. Allan Sharrett (L’77) of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Gaby Brill (L’22), and law clerk David Hart (L’19).<\/p>\n
by Gaby Brill (L’22)<\/p>\n
The path to my 1L judicial internship began with a rejection email after an interview with another court. I received the disappointing news in the middle of the Super Bowl, and, as anyone would be, was pretty bummed. However, I took the time to respond, and it was the best thing I ever did.<\/p>\n
When I received the rejection email, hitting delete and trying to cleanse myself of the negative energy was my first instinct. To overcome these initial feelings of sadness, I began to think of my application and interview as a networking opportunity rather than an isolated incident. I respected the Judge I had interviewed with and genuinely enjoyed my interview. So, I responded to thank him for his time, advice, and insights he had given me.<\/p>\n
As a result of my reply, the Judge went out of his way to refer me to a Judge of another nearby Virginia Circuit with whom he had a personal relationship. I eventually interviewed with the three Judges of Virginia\u2019s Sixth Judicial Circuit and went on to have a wonderful six-week experience there. Had I not taken the time to respond to a rejection, my 1L summer experience as I know it would not have existed. Additionally, the opportunity I received was not one that was ever posted in Symplicity. Were it not for a Judge\u2019s referral, I would not have had the slightest clue of how to seek it out on my own.<\/p>\n
We are all well aware that the legal market is a competitive one. Taking the time to respond to a rejection is not something every applicant will do. As a result, it may just lead to another unadvertised opportunity. Having this experience has definitely cemented in my mind that it is well worth my time to reply to every rejection correspondence I receive for the rest of my career. Perhaps, my next step will be to obtain the gumption to ask for interview feedback so that I can continue improving myself going forward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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