Government
Salt Lake City, UT
Law Student - Government in Salt Lake City, UT
Law Student
No
Job Title: Law Clerk - 2025 Fall Semester
Job Responsibilities:
- Draft litigation working documents and prepare concise decisions based on case facts, interpretations of law, and compliance with state and federal standards.
- Evaluate information to determine a case's status.
- Monitor, track, and follow up on documentation, case files, or other assignments to ensure appropriate timelines are met and actions are completed.
- Prepare cases by conducting legal research and gathering evidence.
- Review cases, applications, files, records, etc., to determine the appropriate action to be taken.
Education and Experience Information:
- This position is open to current law students or recent law school graduates.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a law school program or have recently graduated from law school.
Qualifications:
- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in both speech and writing so others will understand.
- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand.
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules.
Salary Information:
- Law clerks are paid hourly rates based on their year in law school: $26/hour for 1st-year law students, $28/hour for 2nd-year law students, and $30/hour for 3rd-year law students or recent graduates.
Supplemental Information:
- This is a temporary and part-time position within the department.
- The position does not offer benefits.
- The work environment includes typical office setting risks, which are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
- Special physical demands are not required to perform the work, but there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, and driving an automobile.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
- The organization is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will also be considered, consistent with legal requirements.
Additional Notes:
- Applicants must successfully pass a criminal history check.
- Employees hired will be subject to the Driver Eligibility standards.
- Interested candidates must submit a complete application including a cover letter, resume, letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and a writing sample to be considered.
- There is flexibility in division preference, but placement within a preferred division is not guaranteed.
Jun 18, 2025
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