Judicial Law Clerks

What Does a Judicial Law Clerks Do?

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
• 2Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
• 3Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
• 4Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
• 5Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
• 6Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.
• 7Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information.
• 8Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.

Required Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Speaking
• Active Learning
• Aderant CompuLaw
• Adobe Acrobat
• Advanced Technologies Class Act
• American Legalnet eDockets
• American Legalnet Smart Dockets
• Canyon Solutions Jcats
• Compugov DocketView
• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• Infocom JACS
• Justice Systems FullCourt Enterprise

Judicial Law Clerks Salary