Judicial Law Clerk I to Judge James Gavin (Court Admin. Dept.)

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: This position performs legal research work reviewing briefs and similar legal documents, determining pertinent issues, conducting research into statutes, precedents and other circumstances bearing on such issues, and drafting opinions, orders, adjudications and similar documents. The work is performed directly for and under the supervision of an assigned judge serving on the Court of Common Pleas. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential Functions The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to: - Review pretrial briefs and other submissions for completeness; summarize information presented, identify pertinent issues and other noteworthy elements; conduct research into precedential and related cases, laws and opinions; summarize such findings, including likely outcome based on information available; submit such information to assigned judge; prepare multiple summaries for all judges involved in en banc panel (or argument court) cases. - Attend court hearings and trials, observe proceedings and take notes of arguments, points made, testimony presented and other activities of potential use in reaching decisions; confer with j...