Description:
Job Description:Responsibilities:
We are actively recruiting appellate law clerks for associate positions with our nationwide Supreme Court & Appellate practice. We are looking for candidates who have both an uncompromising dedication to excellence and a desire to work on the highest profile cases in a collegial, informal, diverse, and team-oriented environment. Our appellate practice includes a busy docket of bet-the-company and industry-changing appeals as well as a market leading “appellate eyes at trial” practice focusing on key motions and issue preservation at the trial court level. Judicial clerks joining Orrick directly from a clerkship on a federal court or the highest court in any state or the District of Columbia receive a significant bonus, reflecting the value Orrick places on the clerkship experience. Orrick also provides both compensation and seniority credit for the time spent clerking (including for multiple clerkships).
We are not accepting recruiter/search firm submissions for this role, and we do not accept recruiter/search firm submissions for candidates currently completing judicial clerkships. We encourage all judicial clerks to reach out to our recruiting team directly to discuss potential employment opportunities with Orrick.
Qualifications:
- Must possess excellent legal research, writing, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience as a judicial clerk for a minimum of one year, preferably for a federal or state appellate court.
- A completed JD from an accredited law school required.
- Excellent academic credentials required.
- Highly motivated and proactive.
The candidate must possess strong academic credentials, excellent legal research and superb writing and oral communications skills, strong interpersonal skills and is a team player.
Please apply online at Orrick.com and include a resume, J.D. transcript, and writing sample.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Liz Forrest, Director of US Recruiting at eforrest@orrick.com.
