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Judicial Law Clerks

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

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Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks

Legal Occupations

Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers

Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.

Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.

Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.

Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.

Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.

Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.

Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information.

Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.

Communicate with counsel regarding case management or procedural requirements.

Respond to questions from judicial officers or court staff on general legal issues.

Judicial Law Clerks

Overview

Career

What Judicial Law Clerks Do

Other Job Titles Judicial Law Clerks May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Judicial Law Clerks

Overview

Career

What Judicial Law Clerks Do

Other Job Titles Judicial Law Clerks May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Judicial Law Clerks

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