Judicial Clerkship - Government in Toms River, NJ

Government

Toms River, NJ

Judicial Clerkship - Government in Toms River, NJ

Judicial Clerkship

No

Job Title: Law Clerk 2025 - 2026

Job Responsibilities:
As a law clerk within the **Members Only**, your primary responsibilities will vary depending on the court division you are assigned to. Here is an overview of the duties across different divisions:

1. Supreme Court Law Clerks:
- Work with justices on complex cases involving intricate legal issues.
- Perform legal research, prepare written memoranda on novel legal issues, and assist justices in opinion preparation.

2. Appellate Division Law Clerks:
- Conduct research, analyze legal data, prepare legal memoranda, process emergent motion applications, and proofread published opinions.
- Prepare weekly memos, edit opinions, handle emergent applications, and assist judges with additional research projects.

3. Trial Court Law Clerks:
- Gain practical experience by observing judicial proceedings and attending conferences with attorneys and judges.
- Receive mediation training, mediate small claims cases, and summarize information for judges.

4. Tax Court Law Clerks:
- Perform duties similar to Appellate Division and trial courts but do not mediate cases.
- Review and process motions, conduct legal research, draft legal documents, manage the motion calendar, and communicate with litigants and attorneys.

5. Assignment Judge Law Clerks:
- Learn all aspects of court administration and assist with processing emergent motions.
- Conduct research, prepare legal memos, manage the judge’s docket, and communicate regularly with counsel and staff.

6. Family Division Law Clerks:
- Conduct legal research, assist with remote proceedings, communicate with litigants, draft opinions and orders, and handle emergent applications.

7. Civil Division Law Clerks:
- Prepare bench memoranda, review pre-trial memoranda, perform legal research, draft legal orders, manage the motion calendar, and assist with case management functions.

8. Criminal Division Law Clerks:
- Conduct legal research, assist in drafting jury instructions and legal opinions, manage the motion calendar, and perform case management functions.

9. General Equity (Chancery) Law Clerks:
- Conduct legal research on substantive and procedural matters, prepare bench memoranda, draft orders, interact with counsel and litigants, and assist in processing emergent applications.

Education and Experience Information:
- Applicants must have graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) by the time of their law clerk appointment.
- The program is intended for recent law school graduates, defined as graduating within the last four years.
- Excellent writing and analytical skills are essential.
- It is helpful to have completed a course in mediation prior to starting the clerkship. Trial court law clerks serving as mediators must complete a 12-hour mediation training or its equivalent.

Salary Information:
- 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

The salaries listed are based on a 52-week court term in addition to a one-week or two-week overlap, paid at a separate weekly rate. Salaries for the 2025-2026 court term are to be determined based on funding availability.

Additional Information:
- The Judiciary offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing up to four days per month of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings, subject to certain technical requirements.
- Law clerks may hold outside employment with prior approval as per the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees.
- A valid New Jersey driver’s license is required if the operation of a vehicle is necessary for the position.
- US citizenship is not required, but candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
- Selected candidates must agree to a thorough background check.
- Law clerks are not subject to the New Jersey residency law during their court term, but those moving into another state position after the clerkship must comply.

This recruitment is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a court environment with a national reputation for innovation and reform. Law clerks will work closely with judges, attorneys, and court staff, gaining invaluable insight into the legal process while serving the public. Approximately 480 clerkships are available, with most openings in the Superior Court Law Division in civil and criminal court, and the Superior Court Chancery Division in family court.