Former Solicitor General Paul Clement will be returning to his old law firm.  Clement served as Solicitor General from June 2005 until June 2008, representing the United States government before the Supreme Court. He was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush. Clement was just 38 at the time of his confirmation, making him one of the youngest appointees to the office.

Clement, considered a rising star in legal circles, now heads to King & Spalding's Washington D.C. practice, the Houston Chronicle reports. He will develop the office's national appellate and strategic counseling practices. Clement had previously been a partner with the firm before he joined the Office of Solicitor General.

"We are very pleased to welcome our former colleague and friend Paul Clement back to King & Spalding," J. Sedwick (Wick) Sollers, manager partner, said in a statement. "Paul is widely considered to be one of the most talented and accomplished lawyers of his generation and our clients and growing appellate practice will benefit greatly from Paul's vast knowledge and experience before the U.S. Supreme Court, and before appeals courts nationwide."

Clement expressed his optimism returning his former employer.

"I am delighted to be returning to King & Spalding. I know firsthand that King & Spalding is a tremendous firm and a wonderful place to practice law. I look forward to taking the firm's appellate practice to new heights," he said in a statement.