Term Law Clerk

Job Description

Overview of the Position In this position, the law clerk will be assigned pending cases. The law clerk will analyze legal memoranda and materials in the record; identify legal issues; conduct legal research; and draft proposed findings of facts and conclusions of law, orders, or opinions for the Judge’s review. The law clerk will work on habeas actions that challenge the legality or execution of a person’s conviction or sentence; civil actions in which the parties consented to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge; actions for judicial review of an administrative decision under the Social Security Act; and other civil actions in which a party is proceeding pro se (without counsel), which often includes actions filed under 42 U.S. Code § 1983 (§ 1983 cases). The law clerk will also attend court proceedings and perform other research or assistance as needed by the Judge.