Appellate Attorney – Children’s Fast Track (PA) – Hybrid

Pennsylvania Courts; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Telework after training

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Courts seeks an experienced appellate clerk for the Children’s Fast Track (CFT) team in Pittsburgh. The role prepares dispositions for the Superior Court in adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights, paternity, and child custody, functioning as law clerks to judges.

Applicants must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited school, be admitted in active standing before PA Supreme Court, and have 3–5 years of appellate clerkship experience.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school.
• Admitted to and in active standing with the practice of law before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
• 3 to 5 years’ appellate clerkship experience.
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare well-reasoned written dispositions for the judges of the Superior Court within abbreviated deadlines.
• Researching legal issues.
• Reviewing certified records and making legal conclusions from them.
• Discussing legal issues with judges and/or judicial staff.
• Circulate dispositions to the CFT team for internal editorial process and provide feedback.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical skills

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Tools

MS Office (Word & Outlook)

Job description

The Pennsylvania Courts seeks an experienced appellate clerk for the Children’s Fast Track (CFT) team in Pittsburgh. The role prepares dispositions for the Superior Court in adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights, paternity, and child custody, functioning as law clerks to judges.

Applicants must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited school, be admitted in active standing before PA Supreme Court, and have 3–5 years of appellate clerkship experience.