Law Clerk

North Dakota Court System•Bismarck, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals. If you are drawn to and want to play an integral role in supporting a judge or judicial referee by providing extensive legal research and analysis of legal issues and cases to make recommendations on the proposed disposition of cases, this opportunity may be right for you. This position provides the successful candidate the opportunity to become a Staff Attorney-District Court which requires two years of experience and a license to practice law in the State of ND.

Requirements

Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school
Some related experience conducting legal research and legal writing
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility
Requires DAR (Digital Audio Recording) certification or the AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (Certified Electronic Court Reporter) certification or the ability to obtain within six months of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the DAR or AAERT certification.

Nice To Haves

Easily engages and communicates with others orally and in writing.
Enjoys researching, analyzing, and writing.
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.
Deliberately and thoroughly organizes and analyzes information.
Demonstrates an ability to provide sound judgment including the ability to think critically, identify, break down, evaluate and write information in a concise and logical manner.
Thrives on having a constant workload and organizing, planning and prioritizing work priorities.
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable.
Seamlessly works as part of the courtroom team.

Responsibilities

Providing extensive legal research and analysis of legal issues and cases to make recommendations on the proposed disposition of cases.
Supporting a judge or judicial referee.
Providing necessary trial preparations including court recording.