Law Clerk, St. Louis County, Virginia, Judge

Are you looking for a position where you are exposed to many areas of the law?

Are you seeking a position where you can learn directly from judicial officers?

Expand your court experience or begin your legal career as a Sixth District Judicial Law Clerk! Judge Robert Friday, chambered in the St. Louis County Courthouse in Virginia, Minnesota, seeks qualified candidates for a Judicial Law Clerk position. This position is in the Law Clerk classification.

A Judicial Law Clerk position offers the opportunity to work within the Minnesota Judicial Branch at the Trial Court level, and gain insight into judicial and court processes, with a court perspective on the administration of justice. Judicial Law Clerks work directly with a District Court Judge performing legal research and drafting memoranda and orders. This position supports the functions of a District Court Judge to uphold the court’s mission of providing justice through a system that assures equal access for the fair and timely resolution of cases and controversies.

The following are examples of major job duties expected of this position:

• Reviews, analyzes, and researches laws, court decisions, opinions, briefs, and related legal authorities.
• Prepares orders and legal memoranda for judicial use.
• Confers with judicial officer 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.
• Prepares jury instructions and verdict forms.
• Responds to telephone calls and written inquiries from public and attorneys.
• 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.

Work is performed primarily in an office setting or a courtroom.

• To be considered for employment as a Law Clerk
  , you must meet the following qualification(s):
  Graduation from an accredited law school at time of employment
• To be considered for employment as a Law Clerk 1 (student), you must meet the following qualification(s):
  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 an accredited law school
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Knowledge of court practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of court terminology and concepts.
• Ability to research complex legal problems or questions and apply legal principles.

• Concise and efficient writing skills, including law review, law journal or legal clinic, are preferred.
• An attorney who has taken and passed the Minnesota Bar Exam is preferred.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch cares about and invests in you as an employee. Because of that, we offer affordable yet competitive benefits to support you and your family’s wellbeing. Our comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees includes health and wellness benefits, enhanced fertility benefits, short- and long-term disability, pension, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and more. This description uses content from the original materials without external links;

details on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility, employee development, and more are available through the appropriate Minnesota Judicial Branch channels.

• Law Clerk starting salary is $31.55/hour.
• Applicants who are hired prior to graduation from an accredited law school will be hired into the Law Clerk I job classification at $25.27/hour until graduation.
• Applicants with paralegal experience may be considered, with hiring into the Judge Unit Paralegal classification.

The Sixth Judicial District serves Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, including the counties of Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis (Duluth, Hibbing, and Virginia).

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