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Job opening: Term Law Clerk to the Honorable Deborah M. Fine

Salary: $73 858 - 136 852 per year
City: Phoenix
Published at: Sep 09 2024
Company: U.S. Courts
Employment Type: Full-time
For information and details regarding this position and to apply, visit our website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts/jobs/4651611/law-clerk-term

Duties

The judicial law clerk to the Honorable Deborah M. Fine will perform substantive review, research and writing, and is responsible for preparing bench memos and orders on matters pending before the judge. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and deadlines demanding, requiring excellent writing and research skills as well as the ability to work efficiently and diligently to produce high quality legal documents. This is an in-person work environment; remote work should not be expected.

Requirements

  • BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION OR CLEARANCE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSTo qualify for the position of law clerk at salary level JSP 11, a person must be a law school graduate and have one or more of the following attributes: * Standing within the upper third of the law school class from a law school on the approved list of either the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools.* Experience on the editorial board of a law review of such school. * Graduation from such a school with an LLM degree; or* Demonstrated proficiency in legal studies, which, in the opinion of the judge, is the equivalent of one of the above. Some examples of criteria which are considered to be acceptable as equivalent include:o Publication of a noteworthy article in a law school student publication or other scholarly publication;o Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif;o Winning of a moot court competition or membership on a moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools;o Participation in the legal aid or other law school clinical program sanctioned by the law school;* oro Summer experience as a law clerk to a state or local judge or law clerk experience on a continuing basis in a private firm while attending school (i.e., working one's way through college).**In order to receive credit, participation and experience could not have been for academic credit. This list is not all-inclusive, the determination of an acceptable equivalence rests with the appointing judge. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:Preference will be given to those applicants who have post-law school legal work experience to include litigation with intensive writing, appellate, and/or habeas experience. Demonstrated legal writing of the highest quality, excellent research skills, and experience with Westlaw are required.

Education

EDUCATION:

Must be a law school graduate.

Contacts

  • Address District of Arizona 401 W. Washington St. Phoenix , Arizona 85003 US
  • Name: District of Arizona Human Resources
  • Phone: 6023227110
  • Email: [email protected]

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