Law Clerk - Washington County

PA Courts; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Retirement

Job summary

The Washington County Court of Common Pleas is seeking a Law Clerk to provide professional level legal work as a research assistant supporting Judges.

You will draft opinions, perform legal research, attend court proceedings, organize case lists, and communicate with attorneys and the public. This role offers exposure to civil, criminal, family court matters and opportunities to observe voir dire and run sentencing forms.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited institution is required.
• Admission to the Pennsylvania bar is preferred.
• Experience as a clerk or research assistant is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research legal topics and draft opinions and orders, as well as correspondence.
• Attend court proceedings, including hearings, trials, routine motions, and pleas, as requested by the Judge.
• Organize, schedule, and maintain the case list, briefing and argument schedules.
• Communicate with the public and attorneys, by telephone or in person.
• Attend conferences with the Judge, attorney and litigants.
• Attend educational sessions for civil, criminal, family court, orphans court updates.

Skills

Legal research

Brief drafting

Court procedures

Education

Juris Doctor (Law degree)

Job description

The Washington County Court of Common Pleas is accepting applications for a Law Clerk. The Clerk provides professional level legal work as a research assistant supporting Judges of Washington County. The Judicial Law Clerk work involves providing members of the judiciary with assistance in preparation of writing briefs, opinions and similar material.

Job Duties

Job Duties Research legal topics and drafts opinions and orders, as well as correspondence. Attend Court proceedings, including hearings, trials, routine motions, and pleas, as requested by the Judge. Completes sentencing forms as required by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. Organize, schedule, and maintain the case list, briefing and argument schedules. Communicate with the public and attorneys, by telephone or in person. Attend conferences with the Judge, attorney and litigants. Attend educational sessions for civil, criminal, family court, orphans court updates.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements A law degree from an accredited institution is required, and admission to the Pennsylvania bar is preferred.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement

Salary Information

Salary Information: $65,849.50

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).