Judicial Law Clerk I (Court of Common Pleas)

This position performs legal research work reviewing briefs and similar legal documents, determining pertinent issues, conducting research into statutes, precedents and other circumstances bearing on such issues, and drafting opinions, orders, adjudications and similar documents.

Requirements

• Review pretrial briefs and other submissions for completeness
• Conduct research into precedential and related cases, laws and opinions
• Attend court hearings and trials, observe proceedings and take notes of arguments, points made, testimony presented and other activities of potential use in reaching decisions
• Discuss cases with judge, insuring consideration of all salient points raised and related issues of law
• Draft opinions and orders for cases, including both civil and criminal, sentencing decisions and related matters