Law Clerk l

Deloitte CWS • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Law Clerk conducts substantive legal research and supports appellate attorneys and litigation teams. The role includes researching statutes, regulations, case law, legal authorities, and appellate precedent; performing statutory analysis and deeper case-law review; and assisting with the preparation, organization, review, and maintenance of appellate briefs and related filings. The clerk also checks citations and legal references, ensures Bluebook compliance, reviews work product for accuracy and quality, and supports attorneys with legal analysis and authority validation. The position is onsite in Washington, DC, five days per week, for a one-year duration.

Requirements

• Requires a law degree or current attendance at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Strong legal research skills, including the ability to research statutes, legal authorities, and relevant appellate precedent.
• Advanced experience using LexisNexis and other legal research tools to identify, validate, and organize relevant authorities.
• Proficiency with citation review, citation validation, and Bluebook formatting requirements.
• Academic legal training and familiarity with appellate practice, legal analysis, and case law review.
• Strong attention to detail and quality-control skills for reviewing briefs, filings, citations, and legal references.
• Ability to support attorneys with substantive legal research, statutory analysis, and legal authority validation.
• Ability to work onsite five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting brief preparation, internal brief repositories, and appellate litigation work product.

Responsibilities

• Conduct substantive legal research on statutes, regulations, case law, legal authorities, and appellate precedent.
• Perform statutory analysis and deeper review of case law to support appellate attorneys and litigation teams.
• Assist with the preparation, organization, review, and maintenance of appellate briefs and related filings.
• Check citations, validate legal references, and ensure Bluebook compliance across appellate work product.
• Review briefs and filings for formatting, accuracy, consistency, and quality control.
• Use LexisNexis and internal brief repositories or brief banks to support research, citation review, and brief development.
• Support attorneys by identifying relevant authorities and assisting with legal analysis, research-related tasks, and authority validation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level