Description:
Position Overview, Position Duties and ResponsibilitiesA Government Entity, is now accepting applications for a Term Pro Se Law Clerk. Consideration will only be given to those who apply through the court's online applicant tracking system and submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and provide two professional references. To apply, please see “Notice to Applicants” listed below.
*This is a two-year term position that is eligible for renewal dependent on continued case filings.
Position Overview:
A Government Entity is seeking a Term Pro Se Law Clerk. The Pro Se Law Clerk principally provides legal research and assistance to the court in connection with prisoner petitions and complaints. Duties and responsibilities include screening prisoner complaints and motions; drafting appropriate recommendations and orders for the court's review; researching issues raised in complaints; keeping abreast of changes in prison law; advising appropriate court personnel on the status of particular cases; and sometimes attending court hearings. Primary duties involve analysis of procedural and substantive issues in pro se prisoner civil rights and habeas corpus cases. The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Judge.
Job Requirements and Qualifications:
Job Requirements and Qualifications
The applicant must be a law school graduate; must be a member of a state bar; and have at least one year of legal work experience after receipt of J.D. At least one year of legal experience as a law clerk to an Article III Federal Judge is preferred. Knowledge of constitutional law, particularly relating to prison litigation, is especially desirable. Applicants must possess excellent research, writing, and communication skills and must be able to work independently. Preference is given to applicants who have at least a two-year working knowledge of prisoner civil rights and habeas corpus law, and to those with federal law clerk experience.
Position Overview:
A Government Entity is seeking a Term Pro Se Law Clerk. The Pro Se Law Clerk principally provides legal research and assistance to the court in connection with prisoner petitions and complaints. Duties and responsibilities include screening prisoner complaints and motions; drafting appropriate recommendations and orders for the court's review; researching issues raised in complaints; keeping abreast of changes in prison law; advising appropriate court personnel on the status of particular cases; and sometimes attending court hearings. Primary duties involve analysis of procedural and substantive issues in pro se prisoner civil rights and habeas corpus cases. The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Judge.
Job Requirements and Qualifications:
Job Requirements and Qualifications
The applicant must be a law school graduate; must be a member of a state bar; and have at least one year of legal work experience after receipt of J.D. At least one year of legal experience as a law clerk to an Article III Federal Judge is preferred. Knowledge of constitutional law, particularly relating to prison litigation, is especially desirable. Applicants must possess excellent research, writing, and communication skills and must be able to work independently. Preference is given to applicants who have at least a two-year working knowledge of prisoner civil rights and habeas corpus law, and to those with federal law clerk experience.