Law Clerk

Law Clerk I & II

12+ Months Contract

Day-to-day 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.
• Works with the assigned Attorney Advisors and/or supervisory attorneys and determines applicable administrative statutory and regulatory law, and identifies possible defenses, violations or causes of action.
• Assesses and analyzes relevant policy, program, and legislative initiative work to determine applicability and prepares written work products characterized by a sound definition of the legal issue or problem; thorough consideration of applicable guidelines and relationships with other program areas; complete appropriate analysis; and makes recommendations that effectively address the issue or problem.
• Assists with reviewing, supporting, and implementing policy and guidelines to support the work and their programs, processes, and requirements.
• Assesses, reviews, and analyzes various legislative and regulatory initiatives to determine impact on work.
• Develops an understanding of all applicable federal, state, or local laws and keeps abreast of any new criminal and civil rules and procedures.
• Alerts Attorney Advisors to all potential issues while conducting reviews and analyzing and interpreting data as it relates to relevant programs and/or casework.
• Oversees practice with regard to immigration, civil, and criminal, violent crime, fraud, human trafficking, drugs, and other program areas, which includes, but not limited to: receiving and docketing, calendaring and tracking due dates, contacting appropriate Attorney Advisor/Support Staff regarding locating relevant files, data, and other case and/or program-related information; assessing and analyzing relevant data, preparing written work products, legal memoranda, briefs, or other draft responses for review by appropriate Attorney Advisor.
• Incumbent analyzes statutes, legislative intent, judicial precedents, agency rules and regulations, and law review articles as they relate to assignments, cases, and tasks to include those of an especially complex or unprecedented nature.
• Supports Attorney Advisor by briefing attorneys on pertinent facts, issues and case law.
• Drafts correspondence and legal documents for attorney's signature.

Required Skills:

• 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.
• In addition to the LCAT requirements above: Shall provide a candidate that possesses the following qualifications:

1. Law degree (J.D.)
2. License by a state bar (Preferred)
3. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for the requisite background investigation
4. Valid state driver's license
5. Minimum two (2) years of professional litigation work experience. Specific immigration (Habeus Corpus, Denaturalization) litigation work experience is beneficial.
6. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
7. Ability to make responsible decisions on short notice and adapt to unexpected developments
8. Physically located within the general geographic commuting radius of office
9. Working knowledge of the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure.

Education:

• Law degree (J.D.), License by a state bar (Preferred)