Remote Legal Research Assistant — Part-Time

Judicial Branch Headquarters; United States; Remote; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Judicial Branch Headquarters invites law students in the United States to apply for a part-time, remote Research Assistant role in the Federal Judicial Center. The position supports research teams focused on empirical and legal work within federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.

Responsibilities include legal research, literature reviews, policy summaries, cite-checking, and developing data collection tools, coding schemes, and reporting outputs for research findings.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a law student pursuing a law degree (J.D. or equivalent).
• Part-time role with telework eligibility where applicable.
• Open under the 'Student' hiring path.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and literature reviews.
• Review and summarize court policies and procedures.
• Cite-checking documents.
• Develop research instruments such as interview protocols, questionnaires, and coding protocols.
• Organize and code court-related data.
• Create tables and graphs to present research findings.
• Write reports of research findings.

Skills

Legal research

Literature reviews

Cite-checking

Data coding

Report writing

Education

Law student enrolled in J.D. program

Job description

Judicial Branch Headquarters invites law students in the United States to apply for a part-time, remote Research Assistant role in the Federal Judicial Center. The position supports research teams focused on empirical and legal work within federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.

Responsibilities include legal research, literature reviews, policy summaries, cite-checking, and developing data collection tools, coding schemes, and reporting outputs for research findings.