Law Clerk - Legal Research

Law Clerk - Combined Courts
Hourly Salary Range: $25.37 - $38.03

The Law Clerk opportunity is a full-time Milwaukee County benefitted position

Closing Date:
March 24, 2026, or upon receipt of the first 50 application submissions received

Job Summary:

The Law Clerk provides legal research and drafts legal memoranda, orders and decisions for circuit court judges. The major objective is to ensure that circuit court judges issue rulings, orders and decisions efficiently and effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform legal research and draft legal memoranda, orders and decisions for circuit court judges to review and sign.
Assist the circuit court judges by acting as bailiff. Bring up juries and monitor jury deliberations.
Perform similar tasks on an as-needed basis.

Minimum Education & Years of Experience

Required:

Current Wisconsin resident

Professional Law degree

NOTE:

This ORIGINAL APPLICATION is open to qualified residents of the State of Wisconsin at the time of application. Candidates need to submit a full account of their training and experience (i.e., by submitting an up-to-date resume or by fully completing the application) during the application process and may also be asked to take additional written or performance tests as part of the selection process.
APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION