Staff Attorney - Appellate Counsel (Hybrid)

Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybride; USD 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Parking

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Excellent benefits

Flexible schedule

Résumé du poste

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Staff Attorney in its Office of Chief Legal Counsel (OCLC). The attorney will work across judges, draft opinions, and provide legal support on appellate and original jurisdiction matters.

Minimum qualifications include law school graduation, Pennsylvania Bar admission, and at least two years of progressive legal experience. The position offers strong benefits and a hybrid work arrangement in Harrisburg.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school required.
• Admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania required.
• Minimum of two years progressively responsible legal experience.
• Satisfactory criminal background check.
• Familiarity with Pennsylvania appellate practice, court rules, and procedures.

Responsabilités

• Analyze pleadings, motions, and applications filed with the Court.
• Conduct legal research on procedural, statutory, constitutional, and administrative law issues.
• Attend oral arguments, evidentiary hearings and other proceedings as assigned.
• Draft orders, memoranda, opinions, and other legal documents for consideration by the Court.
• Prepare legal recommendations addressing emergency applications, preliminary injunctions, contempt proceedings, agency enforcement actions, and other original jurisdiction matters.
• Review appellate briefs and certified/original records.
• Prepare bench memoranda summarizing issues presented for judicial review.
• Identify jurisdictional and procedural issues affecting disposition of appeals.
• Make recommendations to the Court on whether a case should be submitted on briefs or scheduled for oral argument.
• Review and edit draft opinions, memoranda, and orders prepared by fellow staff attorneys.
• Review circulating opinions from judicial chambers for consistency, clarity, and legal accuracy prior to filing.
• Perform additional legal assignments as directed by the Chief Legal Counsel or the President Judge.

Connaissances

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical abilities

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Formation

Graduation from an accredited law school

Bar admission in PA

Description du poste

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Staff Attorney in its Office of Chief Legal Counsel (OCLC). The attorney will work across judges, draft opinions, and provide legal support on appellate and original jurisdiction matters.

Minimum qualifications include law school graduation, Pennsylvania Bar admission, and at least two years of progressive legal experience. The position offers strong benefits and a hybrid work arrangement in Harrisburg.