Law Clerk - 2025-2026 Term: Circuit Court for Calvert County
Salary: $63,119 Non-Bar Member / $70,120 Bar Member
Experience: Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or will have received a Juris Doctor by May 2025
Preferred: Prior legal writing experience
Essential Functions:
- Prepares memoranda and opinions
- Researches legal issues
- Prepares cases for docket
- Reviews case files and motions as they are sent to Chambers
- Performs various duties related to the court’s case management
- Attends Court daily
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education:
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or will have received a Juris Doctor by May 2025
Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent legal writing and research skills
- Knowledge of laws, rules, court procedures, and the progression of cases
- Knowledge of general office work
- Knowledge of computer hardware and software
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to perform legal research
- Ability to read and understand law-related materials
- Ability to compose orders and memoranda
- Ability to apply policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and laws as required
- Ability to perform all essential functions of this position
To apply:
- Send cover letter, resume, transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
- Two writing samples (one long and one short)
- Three references
- Email to
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Salary: $63,119 Non-Bar Member / $70,120 Bar Member
Experience:
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or will have received a Juris Doctor by May 2025
- Prior legal writing experience preferred
Essential Functions:
- Prepare memoranda and opinions
- Research legal issues
- Prepare cases for docket
- Review case files and motions as they are sent to Chambers
- Perform various duties related to the court’s case management
- Attend Court daily
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education:
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or will have received a Juris Doctor by May 2025
Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent legal writing and research skills
- Knowledge of laws, rules, court procedures, and the progression of cases
- Knowledge of general office work
- Knowledge of computer hardware and software
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to perform legal research
- Ability to read and understand law-related materials
- Ability to compose orders and memoranda
- Ability to apply policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and laws as required
- Ability to perform all essential functions of this position
To apply:
- Send cover letter, resume, transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
- Two writing samples (one long and one short)
- Three references
- Email to
The **Members Only** is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, familial status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law.
Applicants who need an ADA Accommodation during the application and/or interview process should send their request via email to **** or .
The **Members Only** is a drug-free workplace. Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the United States.
Equal employment opportunity policy: Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
If you have a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or will have received a Juris Doctor by May 2025, and have a passion for legal writing and research, then this Law Clerk position at the Circuit Court for Calvert County, Maryland may be the perfect opportunity for you.
As a Law Clerk, you will have the chance to work closely with The Honorable Andrew S. Rappaport, gaining invaluable experience in the legal field. You will also have the opportunity to attend court daily and perform various duties related to the court’s case management.
In this role, you will be responsible for preparing memoranda and opinions, researching legal issues, and preparing cases for docket. You will also review case files and motions as they are sent to Chambers, and perform other duties as assigned.
To be successful in this position, you must have excellent legal
