Law Clerk McKean County

PA Courts; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 72,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 paid holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

$50,000 life insurance policy

Retirement plan

Job summary

Tishman Speyer Properties is seeking a law clerk to support two Court of Common Pleas Judges in Pennsylvania. You will review pretrial briefs, conduct legal research, prepare summaries, and observe hearings to aid decision making.

Minimum qualifications include a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws from an ABA-accredited school. Final-year students may apply but cannot begin employment until degree is awarded. Salary ranges from $72,000 to $75,000 with full benefits.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Final-year law students may apply but cannot begin employment until degree obtained.
• Ability to conduct legal research and prepare opinions.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing pretrial briefs and other submissions for completeness and summarizing information.
• Identifying pertinent issues and other noteworthy elements.
• Conducting research into precedential and related cases, laws and opinions.
• Summarizing findings, including likely outcome based on information available.
• Attending court hearings and trials.
• Observing proceedings and taking notes on arguments, testimony and other activities.
• Conferring with judge when questions of law arise during proceedings; researching such questions to continue proceedings unimpeded.
• Attending pretrial conferences to identify issues and points of law.
• Anticipating points of law, motions, and other issues and preparing research opinions.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Note taking

Courtroom observations

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Law clerk performs duties for two Court of Common Pleas Judges and works closely with Court Administration. The work is performed directly for and under the supervision of an assigned Judge serving on the Court of Common Pleas.

Job Duties

• Reviewing pretrial briefs and other submissions for completeness; summarizing information presented.
• Identifying pertinent issues and other noteworthy elements.
• Conducting research into precedential and related cases, laws and opinions.
• Summarizing such findings, including likely outcome based on information available.
• Attending court hearings and trials.
• Observing proceedings and taking notes on arguments, points made, testimony presented and other activities of potential use in reaching decisions.
• Conferring with judge when questions of law arise during proceedings; researching such questions so trial or hearing can continue unimpeded.
• Attending pretrial conferences to identify issues raised, points of law to be addressed and any particular circumstances that may arise during trial.
• Anticipating likelihood of such points of law, motions, and other procedural issues and preparing research/opinions necessary to resolve same.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have received a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree from a law school accredited at the time of matriculation or graduation (3rd year law students may also submit application but cannot begin employment until obtain law degree).

Benefits

• 14 paid holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• $50,000 life insurance policy
• Retirement plan

Salary information $72,000 to $75,000

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).