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Judicial Law Clerks

Also called: Judicial Assistant, Judicial Clerk, Judicial Law Clerk, Law Clerk

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:
  • Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
  • Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
  • Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
On the job, you'll need:

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • administrative services

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • read and understand what is written
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Achievement/Effort

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft Access
  • Orion Law Management Systems Orion

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Project management software

  • Canyon Solutions Jcats
  • Thomson Reuters Elite ProLaw

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $57,490

Education

Doctoral degree or post-doctoral training is usually needed.