District Court Law Clerk

Minnesota Lawyer

District Court Law Clerk supporting Judge Klossner at Isanti County. Involves legal research, documentation, and courtroom support duties.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeCambridge • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $25 - $32 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reviews, studies, researches, and annotates laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, and related legal authorities.
Prepares briefs, legal memoranda, and statement of issues involved, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations to the justice or judge.
Compiles references on laws and decisions necessary for legal determinations.
Confers with justice, judge, or court official concerning legal questions, construction of documents and granting of orders.
Attends court sessions to hear oral arguments and records necessary case information; maintain records attendant to court proceedings.
May perform courtroom duties including calling the calendar; swearing in jury panels and witness; taking court minutes; and assisting in various court proceedings such as arraignments, motions, hearings, pre-trial conferences and trials.
Administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and current enrollment in and completion of at least one year of law school training at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school. An attorney who has taken and passed the Minnesota Bar Exam is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and wellness benefits
Enhanced fertility benefits
Short- and long-term disability
Pension
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal researchbrief writinglegal memoranda preparationcase information recordingcourtroom dutiesdocument constructionlegal analysisoral argument attendancerecord maintenancelegal determination compilation

Soft Skills

communicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationtime managementadaptabilityprofessionalism

Certifications

Juris Doctor (JD)Minnesota Bar Exam