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 all 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.
- Conduct legal research and gather evidence to prepare cases.
- Review cases, applications, files, records, etc., to determine the actions to be taken.
Education and Experience Information
- The position is open to current law students or recent law school graduates.
- Law clerks are compensated based on their year in law school: $26/hour for 1st-year law students, $28 for 2nd-year law students, and $30 for 3rd-year law students or recent graduates.
Qualifications
- Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
- Ability to concentrate on tasks over a period of time without being distracted.
- Ability to speak clearly so others can understand.
- Understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules.
Supplemental Information
- Risks are typical of an office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
- The employee may perform tasks while sitting comfortably, but there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, and driving an automobile. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
Salary Information
- Law clerks work part-time with compensation rates varying by the law school year: $26/hour for 1st-year law students, $28 for 2nd-year law students, and $30 for 3rd-year law students or recent graduates.
Additional Information
- This is a temporary and part-time position with no eligibility for benefits.
- A successful criminal history check is required.
- Employees hired for this position will be subject to the Driver Eligibility standards as per the provided link.
- The **Members Only** 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.
Application Instructions
- Applications must include a cover letter, resume, letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and a writing sample. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Clerkships/externships are only available to current law students or recent law school graduates.
- Applicants must provide the name of the college or university they are attending, their field of study, and their expected graduation date.
- Applicants should indicate whether they are applying for a paid clerkship, an unpaid externship, or both.
- Applicants should select the division(s) they are most interested in working with. Division preference is not guaranteed but efforts will be made to pair clerks within their area of interest.
