Legal Assistant

• Operates in an innovative centralized team of experienced administrative professionals.
• Supports attorneys with specific client matters and a variety of practice groups by processing work in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Requires excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills.

• Work on a schedule to be determined by the judge and the law clerk. Work may be remote or in person determined by the judge.
• The position may initially start predominantly in person for training purposes subject to the judge’s determination.
• The law clerk will be in person or present remotely, in the courtroom with the judge, court staff, judicial team, attorneys, and litigants for specific hearings and trials identified by the judge.
• Provide an opportunity to work closely and develop relationships with other law clerks, judges, court staff, litigants, justice partners, and attorneys;
• Provide an opportunity to expand and enhance research and writing skills;
• Provide reasonable work hours/work-life balance;
• Provide a foundation in legal skills and knowledge of the court system, judicial decision making, and ability to work on all case types.
• Review, study, research, and annotate laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, and related legal authorities.
• Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, and statement of issues involved, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations to the judge.
• Compile references on laws and decisions necessary for legal determinations and confers with judge or court staff concerning legal questions and orders.
• Interact with a variety of justice partners and participants, manage the judge’s case load and attend court sessions to hear oral arguments, and develop skills and knowledge necessary to successfully be a part of a court proceeding.

Law Clerk

• Analyze and research cases on appeal
• Review the record and transcripts from the district court
• Evaluate opposing briefs
• Supplement legal research in briefs
• Assist judge in synthesizing facts and law
• Draft opinions and cite-check opinions

Court of Appeals Law Clerk – Judge Sarah Wheelock, Judge Anne Rasmusson

• 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.

• 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.

See all jobs on JobTailor

Legal Assistant

Law Clerk

Court of Appeals Law Clerk – Judge Sarah Wheelock, Judge Anne Rasmusson

Law Clerk

Law Clerk