**Job Title:**
Law Clerk 2025 - 2026
**Job Responsibilities:**
The **Members Only** offers law clerk positions that provide hands-on experience in a highly respected court system. Law clerks have the opportunity to work in various divisions, including the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Superior Court, and Tax Court. Responsibilities vary by division:
- **Supreme Court Law Clerks:** Work with justices on complex legal cases, perform legal research, prepare written memoranda, and assist in the preparation of opinions.
- **Appellate Division Law Clerks:** Conduct research, analyze legal data, prepare legal memoranda, process emergent motion applications, and proofread published opinions.
- **Trial Court Law Clerks:** Gain practical experience by observing judicial proceedings, attending conferences, receiving mediation training, and summarizing information for judges. They work in civil, criminal, and family courts.
- **Tax Court Law Clerks:** Perform duties similar to those in the Appellate Division and trial courts, focusing on tax-related cases without mediation responsibilities.
- **Assignment Judge Law Clerks:** Learn court administration, assist with emergent motions, and manage judges' dockets.
- **Family Division Law Clerks:** Conduct legal research, assist with remote proceedings, communicate with litigants, and draft legal opinions and orders.
- **Civil Division Law Clerks:** Prepare bench memoranda, perform legal research, draft legal orders, and manage the motion calendar.
- **Criminal Division Law Clerks:** Conduct legal research, assist in drafting jury instructions and legal opinions, manage the motion calendar, and perform case management functions.
- **General Equity (Chancery) Law Clerks:** Conduct legal research, draft orders, proofread opinions, and assist in case management and emergent applications.
**Education and Experience Information:**
Applicants must have graduated from an American Bar Association-approved law school within the past four years. The program is intended for recent graduates who have not yet engaged in the practice of law. Essential skills include excellent writing, verbal communication, and analytical abilities. Mediation skills are beneficial, and those selected for trial court clerkships must complete a 12-hour mediation training or provide documentation of equivalent training.
**Salary Information:**
Salaries for the 2024-2025 court term are as follows, with the 2025-2026 salaries to be determined based on funding:
- Supreme Court: $76,400
- Supreme Court Appellate Division: $69,750
- Superior Court Assignment Judge: $63,950
- Superior Court Chancery Division (General Equity): $63,950
- Superior Court Law Division (Civil and Criminal): $58,900
- Superior Court Chancery Division (Family): $58,900
- Tax Court: $58,900
**Additional Information:**
- **Remote Work:** Up to four days per month of remote work is possible, requiring high-speed internet and a multifactor authentication app.
- **Application Process:** Applications open on June 10, 2024, through the Judiciary's web-based portal. Official transcripts and letters of recommendation are required.
- **Eligibility:** US citizenship is not required, but authorization to work in the US is necessary. A driver's license is required only if vehicle operation is necessary for the role.
- **Background Check:** Selected candidates must agree to a thorough background check, including fingerprinting.
- **Residency Requirement:** Law clerks are exempt from the New Jersey residency requirement during their term, but those moving to another state position afterward must comply.
- **Diversity Encouragement:** Individuals from underrepresented groups, women, individuals with disabilities, and other protected class members are encouraged to apply.
The **Members Only** is committed to providing equal opportunity and maintaining an open door to justice.
