Law Clerk Centre County

Tishman Speyer Properties; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tishman Speyer Properties seeks a law clerk in Pennsylvania to assist Judges with complex civil and criminal matters, including legal research, drafting opinions, and maintaining the court's law library.

Responsibilities include providing real-time support during court proceedings, collaborating with judicial staff, and contributing to public legal education events as needed.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from ABA-approved law school preferred.
• Admission or active pursuit of Pennsylvania bar is required to practice before PA courts.

Responsibilities

• Applies comprehensive knowledge of PA law and assists the Judge in researching and analyzing issues.
• Drafts opinions, orders, and memoranda in a clear, judge-appropriate style.
• Attends court proceedings to provide real-time legal support and address arising issues.
• Maintains the law library and participates in required seminars, training, and meetings.
• Communicates with attorneys, litigants, and court staff regarding docket matters.

Education

Juris doctorate (J.D.) degree

Job description

Job Duties

Applies comprehensive knowledge of Pennsylvania civil and criminal law, including constitutional, statutory, case law, procedural rules, and rules of evidence. Conducts legal research using online platforms and reference materials; assists the Judge in researching and analyzing complex legal issues before, during, and after proceedings. Manages the law library and participates in required seminars, training, and meetings. Assists Senior and Visiting Judges and serves as a Designated Reviewer for the Guardian Tracking System. Supports public legal education events (e.g., mock trials, Law Day) and assists in supervising extern law students. Builds effective working relationships with the Judge, judicial assistants, other judges and staff, the Court Administrator, and broader court personnel. Communicates with attorneys, litigants, court personnel, and the public regarding docket-related administrative matters; provides legal and technical guidance to court staff. Maintains organized court calendars, tracks pending cases, and keeps the Judge updated on case status and deadlines. Drafts opinions, orders, and memoranda in a clear, logical, and Judge-appropriate style. Attends court proceedings to provide real-time legal support and assist with issues that arise. Reviews and evaluates pleadings, motions, briefs, and other filings, and discusses them with the Judge to determine appropriate courses of action and support timely resolution. Performs additional job-related duties as assigned.

Salary

$36.06 per hour

Minimum Qualifications

Juris doctorate (J.D.) degree, preferably from an ABA-approved law school. Admission, or actively seeking admission, to the Pennsylvania Bar Association to practice before the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A clerkship with a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge offers a caliber of legal education that no classroom can replicate. From your first weeks as a law clerk, you will be immersed in a behind-the-scenes look at court operations, often with exposure to the broad spectrum of cases on the court's docket - civil and criminal, family, trust and estates, motions and trials, as well as appeals. You will draft opinions, conduct legal research on novel questions, observe witness examinations and jury voir dire, and work in close collaboration with a sitting judge (if there are open positions, you will find them on the left).