Solicitor General Fellowship

Office of the Indiana Attorney General; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Indiana Attorney General invites a recent law-school graduate or judicial law clerk to a one-year fellowship serving in the Solicitor General team. Fellows will perform legal research, draft briefs, take depositions, and appear in court on state matters.

Fellows work mainly with the Solicitor General and his team handling the State's Supreme Court docket, constitutional challenges, and statewide cases.

Qualifications

• Recent law graduate or judicial law clerk with strong writing skills.
• Admitted or pursuing Indiana bar admission; excellent academic record.
• Judicial clerkship is a plus and demonstrates legal research ability.

Responsibilities

• Assist with trial and appellate litigation, researching issues, drafting briefs, and handling depositions.
• Research and draft amicus curiae briefs for state in federal and state courts.
• Present and assist with oral arguments when appropriate.
• Analyze strategic or policy issues relevant to the Office’s work.
• Undertake other assigned tasks as needed.

Skills

Strong writing abilities

Education

Recent law-school graduate or judicial law clerk

Admitted or seeking admission to the Indiana bar

Excellent academic record

Judicial clerkship preferred

Job description

The fellowship provides a recent law school graduate or judicial law clerk the opportunity to serve for a year in the Office of the Attorney General. Fellows will assist with all aspects of the Office’s work, including performing legal research, taking depositions, drafting briefs, and appearing in court. Fellows will work primarily with the Solicitor General and his team, which handles the State’s docket at the U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional challenges to state statutes, and other cases of statewide importance. The fellowship is an excellent opportunity for talented young attorneys to gain early substantive experience and contribute to high-impact cases. We expect fellows will handle at least one oral argument before a court of appeals.

• Assist with trial and appellate litigation implicating state interests, including by researching legal issues, drafting briefs, and taking or defending depositions
• Research and draft amicus curiaebriefs submitted on behalf of the State in both federal and state court
• Present and assist with the presentation of oral argument
• Analyze strategic or policy issues relevant to the Office’s work
• Undertake other assigned tasks

• Recent law-school graduate or judicial law clerk
• Admitted or seeking admission to the Indiana bar
• Excellent academic record
• Strong writing and analytical abilities
• Judicial clerkship preferred