Law Clerk I (20011)

State of Montana; South Carolina; Presencial; USD 65.000 - 67.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Retirement plan

Descripción de la vacante

Montana Judicial Branch in Dillon, MT seeks a Law Clerk I to support the Hon. Judge Luke Berger. The role involves legal research, drafting memoranda and orders, and assisting with court proceedings. A Juris Doctorate is required and the successful candidate will undergo a background check.

Position includes a full-time schedule with possible evenings or weekends, travel as needed, and benefits such as health coverage and paid leave. Telework is not available for this role.

Formación

• Juris Doctorate is required.
• Legal research experience.
• Excellent writing skills.

Responsabilidades

• Perform professional legal research and prepare memoranda, opinions, or orders for a judge.
• Review laws, court decisions, and legal authorities to support determinations.
• Prepare briefs and draft opinions with appropriate recommendations for the judge.

Conocimientos

Legal research

Legal writing

Communication

Educación

Juris Doctorate

Herramientas

Word processing software

Legal research software

Descripción del empleo

Job Description - Law Clerk I (20011) (26142393)

Position Title:

An employee new to the Judicial Branch will serve a one-year probationary period. The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check. Travel may be required and working hours may include evenings & weekends.

The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community, and further your career. As a service-oriented employer, we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent, accessible, responsive, impartial, and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.

Benefits of working for the Judicial Branch:

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
• Opportunities and room for professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF

Job Overview:

• Law clerks serving more than two years may be moved to senior law clerk status. This is professional legal work performed for the Hon. Judge Luke Berger of the 5th Judicial District in Dillon, Montana.
• Work involves the performance of professional legal research and other related clerical/administrative work in the preparation of memoranda, opinions, or orders for a judge concerning the cases before him/her. Work is performed under general supervision of a judge and is reviewed through conferences and written reports.
• Reviews, studies, research, and annotates laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, and related legal authorities.
• Prepares briefs, legal memoranda, statement of issues involved, draft opinions and orders including appropriate suggestions or recommendations to the judge.
• Compiles references on laws and decisions necessary for legal determinations.
• Confers with judge concerning legal questions, legal theories, construction of documents, and preparation of orders.
• Attends court sessions to hear testimony and record necessary case information; maintains records attendant to court proceedings; assists judge in the selection and preparation of jury instructions.
• May perform courtroom duties including recording court testimony or arguments and providing bailiff services.
• May transcribe the record of court proceedings if required by the position.
• May maintain a law library collection.

Qualifications - External

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of general law, state law, established precedent, and sources of legal reference.
• Knowledge of trial court practices, rules, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with a diverse group of people.
• Ability to research complex legal problems or questions and apply legal principles.
• Ability to represent the court in a respectful manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.
• Ability to transcribe audio tapes, if required by the position.
• Skill in the operation of a computer with word processing and legal research software.
• Skill in the operation of electronic recording equipment to record trial court proceedings.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Juris Doctorate is required.

Legal research experience.

Excellent writing skills.

Applicant Pool Statement : If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection. Training Assignment : Not Applicable

Salary

31.14 - 31.14 Hourly Telework Eligibility : Telework Eligible (Full-time telework is not available. Telework schedule must be supervisor approved.) Benefits Package Eligibility : Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan

Number of Openings

1 Employee Status : Regular Schedule : Full-Time Job Type : Standard

Shift

Day Job

Travel

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Posting Date

Sep 22, 2026, 7:42:46 PM Closing Date (based on your computer's timezone) : Ongoing

Contact Name : Mandi Edlin | Contact Email : [e-mail] | Contact Phone : [phone] Anyone who needs to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana Relay at 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application.
State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.