District Court Law Clerk
Location: Brainerd, Minnesota
Description: Minnesota Judicial Branch is currently seeking to employ District Court Law Clerk right now, this vacancy will be placed in Minnesota. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. County: Crow Wing County (Brainerd, Minnesota)
Division: Ninth Judicial District
The Honorable Erik Askegaard is seeking qualified ca! ndidates for a judicial law clerk position to begin on or about August 19, 2013.
Work involves the performance of professional legal research and other related clerical/administrative work in the preparation of memoranda, opinions, or orders for judges or court officials concerning the cases before them.
The law clerk will work on issues in all areas of the law including civil, juvenile, probate, and zoning law with an emphasis on criminal and family law.
Example of Duties:
(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)
- 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 deci! sions necessary for legal determinations.
- Confers wit! h 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.
Graduate of an accredited law school.
Experience using a Windows operating system.
Experience using Microsoft Word.
Experience using Westlaw.
Strong work ethic, and excellent legal research, writing and analytical skills.
Successful candidate will be required to pass a criminal background check prior to appointment.
Supplemental Information:
To apply, please click on this link Law Clerk Application Form to download an application form or obtain by calling (218-759-4361). Along with the application submit a letter of application, resume, one writing sample and transcript of grades by mail or e-mail to:
Human Resources Department
At! tention: Hon. Erik Askegaard
Law Clerk Position
Ninth Judicial District
616 America Avenue NW, #250
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
E-Mail: jill.hendrickson@courts.state.mn.us
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Minnesota Judicial Branch.
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This vacancy will be opened on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:16:12 GMT
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