Summary:
The #***# is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Laura Lothman Lambert. This is a term position for two years, with the possibility of conversion to career status. The selected candidate will work in chambers as a legal advisor to the judge, with a heavy caseload and varied cases presenting novel issues of law. The position offers a generous benefit package and the opportunity to gain experience in civil and criminal law at the federal court level.
Job Title:
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Laura Lothman Lambert
Responsibilities:
• Researching issues of law and providing written analysis and recommendations to the judge
• Drafting bench memoranda, proposed orders, and proposed reports and recommendations
• Managing civil and criminal dockets
• Assisting with and attending court proceedings
• Serving as a legal advisor to the judge
• Performing other duties as assigned
Requirements:
• Law school graduate ranked within the top twenty percent of the class
• Participation in law review, moot court, or trial team preferred
• Good character, maturity, and willingness to work long hours
• Excellent research, writing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, communication, and word-processing skills
• Bar membership and at least one year of post-graduate experience in litigation preferred, but not required
Benefits:
• Generous benefit package
• Civil and criminal law experience at the federal court level
• Significant responsibility and challenge
• Starting salary commensurate with work experience and prior pay history, potentially higher with previous experience as a law clerk to a federal judge
• Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit required
• U.S. citizenship or eligibility to work in the United States required
• Background check as a condition of employment
How to Apply:
• Submit a cover letter, current resume with class rank and honors, law school transcripts, a legal writing sample, and three professional references with emails and phone numbers as one PDF to chambers_flmd_lambert@flmd.uscourts.gov
• All resumes will be considered when received
• Selected interviews will be conducted in Jacksonville and scheduled until the position is filled
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Keywords:
Judicial Law Clerk, #***#, Jacksonville, FL, Legal Advisor, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Term Position, Civil and Criminal Dockets, Novel Issues of Law, Generous Benefits, Federal Court Level, Top Twenty Percent, Law Review, Moot Court, Trial Team, Good Character, Maturity, Long Hours, Research, Writing, Analytical, Proofreading, Organizational, Communication, Word-Processing Skills, Bar Membership, Post-Graduate Experience, Litigation, Electronic Fund Transfer, Payroll Deposit, U.S. Citizenship, Background Check, Equal Employment Opportunity.
