Extra-Help Law Student

Merced County; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Merced County in California is seeking to fill an Extra-Help vacancy list for a Law Student role. Responsibilities include researching laws, drafting pleadings, interviewing victims and witnesses, and preparing correspondence and reports.

Education requirements specify law students or upper-level undergraduates focused on law. The position involves courtroom appearances under supervision, consultations with attorneys, judges and investigators, and counseling clients as needed.

Qualifications

• Interpret and apply criminal, constitutional and administrative law.
• Present statements of fact, law and argument clearly and logically.
• Communicate effectively with others in person, in court, and over the telephone.
• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Prepare opinions, pleadings, briefs, responses, etc.

Responsibilities

• Research, studies, interprets and applies laws, court decisions and other resources for use in the preparation of cases, opinions, pleadings, etc.
• Drafts a variety of legal documents.
• Interviews victims, witnesses and clients, including inmates of penal institutions.
• Prepares correspondence and reports.
• Eligible law students may appear in court in any public trial or proceeding under supervision.
• Confer with attorneys, judges, investigators and other individuals regarding legal matter.
• Counsel and give advice to clients.

Skills

Legal interpretation

Legal research

Interview skills

Oral & written communication

Client counseling

Confidentiality management

Deadline management

Education

Law student education

Job description

This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to 25 hours a week.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Research, studies, interprets and applies laws, court decisions and other resources for use in the preparation of cases, opinions, pleadings, briefs, etc.
• Drafts a variety of legal documents.
• Interviews victims, witnesses and clients, including inmates of penal institutions.
• Prepares correspondence and reports.
• Eligible law students may appear in court in any public trial or proceeding under the direct and immediate supervision and in the physical presence of a supervising or designated attorney.
• Confer with attorneys, judges, investigators and other individuals regarding legal matter.
• Counsel and give advice to clients.

Education:

Law Student - Currently enrolled in an accredited law school; or currently enrolled in the third or fourth years of college in an undergraduate program with a curriculum focused on the study of law.

• Accurately interpret and apply criminal, constitutional and administrative law.
• Present statements of fact, law and argument clearly and logically.
• Communicate effectively with others in person, in the court, and over the telephone.
• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Accurately prepare opinions, pleadings, briefs, responses, etc.
• Respond appropriately to situations.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations and meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination; use of data entry device; repetitive hand and arm motion; Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge of:

• Principles of criminal, constitutional and administrative law.
• Judicial procedures and the rules of evidence.
• Penal Code of the State of California and other penal sections of other codes.
• Legal procedures and documents and trial procedures used in court cases.
• Principles, practices, methods and materials of legal research.
• Rules of evidence.
• Research methods.

Ability to:

• Interpret and apply laws and legal authorities.
• Present statements of fact, law and argument clearly and logically.
• Interview witnesses and clients, including inmates of penal institutions, and reports on findings of facts.
• Accurately perform research.

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