Description:

Job Duties:
A Government Entity is seeking applicants for full-time judicial clerkships, on a term basis, to start in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years for one- and two-year appointments. Selected applicants will complete their clerkship in Virginia, in the location of the selecting Judge's chambers; however, occasional travel to other locations in Virginia may be required. Applicants responding to this vacancy may select to apply for a clerkship with Judges in the following regions: eastern Virginia (Region 1, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Yorktown); central Virginia (Region 2, Charlottesville, Halifax, Richmond); western Virginia (Region 3, Roanoke); and northern Virginia (Region 4, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Front Royal, Leesburg, Manassas).

The Court encourages applications from candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, qualities, and skill sets.

Job Duties:

Prepare memoranda and other written products for Court Judges, analyzing and summarizing briefs and case materials, including transcripts, pleadings, and exhibits.
Draft Court orders and opinions.
Check citations and quote-check briefs, pleadings, and Court documents.
Collaborate closely with other clerks and members of the Court, including Judges, to resolve cases.

Minimum Qualifications:
Requirements:

Graduation from an ABA-accredited law school, or membership in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Virginia or the highest court of another state.
Working knowledge of trial and appellate court procedures, systems, and rules used in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Highly proficient in legal research.
Superior analytical and writing skills.
Ability to handle a high-volume workload while meeting critical deadlines and quickly addressing emergent needs and issues.
Law review or other journal experience preferred.
History of academic and/or professional achievement.
American citizenship or permanent legal residency and a criminal background check (conducted before the employment offer is extended) required.