Closing Date: 1st December, 2025

Description:

Main Purpose of Role:
The primary purpose of the position is to review the record developed in the lower court, the briefs filed by appellant litigants, conduct legal research, and write memoranda for the appellate panel regarding assigned cases on appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland. The position involves substantial legal research, analysis, and writing and requires the ability to work independently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

For each assigned case, review the circuit court record and the briefs filed in the Appellate Court by the parties.
Conduct legal research on issues raised by the parties to the appeal and on any other issues relevant to the disposition.
Draft memoranda for the appellate panel summarizing the relevant facts and analyzing the issues on appeal and any other legal issues necessary for the panel to reach a decision.
Other duties as assigned, such as reviewing complex motions, screening cases, reviewing applications for leave to appeal and drafting memoranda related thereto.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Juris Doctorate and a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar.
Experience: Two (2) years legal work experience to include legal research, analysis, and writing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Maryland legal resources (statutes, rules, regulations, case law) and the appellate process sufficient to prepare memoranda for a panel of the Appellate Court for use in rendering a disposition of the appeal.

Skill in:

Legal research, analysis, and writing; word processing programs (i.e. Microsoft Word); Bluebook; Westlaw.

Ability to:
Recognize and summarize facts relevant to the issue(s) on appeal; analyze legal issues in relation to the facts of a particular case; conduct legal research; work independently with minimal supervision.

Selection Process:
Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates, and hours of work. If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, you must list each position that you held, the length of time that you held each position, and the corresponding duties. Description of duties that state, "see resume" will negatively impact consideration for this position. Applicants will not be contacted for additional information. Only applicants considered for this position will be contacted.

Complete applications must be submitted by the closing date. Information submitted after this date will not be added. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

For further information please contact Talent Acquisition at aocta@mdcourts.gov.

The Maryland Judiciary 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 ADA@mdcourts.gov or call 410-260-1732. The Maryland Judiciary is a drug-free workplace. Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the United States.