Law Clerk

Full-time

No

Questions

Do you have any current or prior experience working for the New Jersey Judiciary?
Do you have experience with mediation or alternative dispute resolution?
Are you a recent law school graduate?
Do you have excellent writing and analytical skills?
Are you able to travel within the tri-county Vicinage if required?
Are you authorized to work in the US?
Are you able to pass a background check, including fingerprinting?
Are you able to establish and maintain residency in the State of New Jersey during the term of your clerkship?
Do you have any interest in clerkships with the Supreme Court, Superior Court Appellate Division, Superior Court Assignment Judges, Superior Court Chancery Division, or Tax Court?

Law Clerk - Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage (Multiple Locations), NJ - Full Time - Law Clerk_H/S/W_23-24

Salary Information: See Position Description

Attention recent law school graduates! Start your legal career in a court system recognized as one of the best in the nation and enhance your future career prospects. Professional law clerk positions are available in the New Jersey Judiciary with the above judges for individuals with strong communication and analytical skills.

Job Description:
- Seeking Judicial Law Clerks for the remainder of the 2023-2024 Court Term in the Civil, Criminal and Family divisions at the Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage
- Multiple openings available
- Gain practical experience and valuable insight into the judicial process
- Observe judicial proceedings, attend conferences with attorneys and judges, receive training in mediation and mediate small claims cases, and summarize information for judges

Qualifications:
- Must have graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association within the last four years
- Excellent writing and analytical skills required
- Completion of a course in mediation prior to the start of the clerkship is helpful
- Must be able to travel within the tri-county Vicinage if required

Salary Information: Salaries listed are based on a 53-week court term. These are salary levels for the 2023-2024 Court Term.
- Superior Court Law Division, (Civil, Family, Criminal): $55,267

Note: Law clerks work onsite and are not eligible for remote work.

Supplemental Information:
- Law clerks may hold outside employment with prior approval as provided in the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees
- Driver's License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position
- Authorization to Work: US citizenship is not required. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations
- Special Note: Individuals selected for clerkships must agree to a thorough background check, which will include fingerprinting
- Residency Law: Pursuant to . 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act," all persons newly hired by the Judiciary must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey. Law clerks are not subject to the residency law during their 53 week term. Additionally, law clerks who serve a second clerkship in a higher court are exempt from the residency requirement. Clerks who anticipate moving into another state position immediately following their clerkship(s) must be mindful that, upon conclusion of their clerkship term, they will need to be New Jersey residents.

Agency: New Jersey Courts
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Questions:
- Do you have any current or prior experience working for the New Jersey Judiciary?
- Do you have experience with mediation or alternative dispute resolution?
- Are you a recent law school graduate?
- Do you have excellent writing and analytical skills?
- Are you able to travel within the tri-county Vicinage if required?
- Are you authorized to work in the US?
- Are you able to pass a background check, including fingerprinting?
- Are you able to establish and maintain residency in the State of New Jersey during the term of your clerkship?
- Do you have any interest in clerkships with the Supreme Court, Superior Court Appellate Division, Superior Court Assignment Judges, Superior Court Chancery Division, or Tax Court?

Strong communication and analytical skills, mediation training

Law degree from an ABA-approved law school

Complete application process and submit completed application

Qualification and Experience Law school graduate, completed course in mediation (preferred)

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