Law Clerk

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
• Performs complex legal research for the trial staff. Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc. reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation.

• Extensive legal research (Westlaw, Lexis) experience and legal memoranda/correspondence writing (e.g., drafting stipulations for pro se litigants, amending court-submitted briefs), cite checking, coordinating with attorneys across several government agencies/components and related tasking.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with Client tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

• Strong legal writing and legal research skills, ability to manage several cases simultaneously.