2026 Term Supreme Court Law Clerk

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; can fold minor metadata into short

or drop it. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive information. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Hiring Agency: Supreme Court - Agency 5 - Location: Lincoln, NE - Hiring Rate: $34.430 (maybe per hour? but they also give Starting Salary: $71,613.78 annually (Hiring Rate). So we have pay info. - Job Posting: JR2026-00029389 (metadata) - 2026 Term Supreme Court Law Clerk (Open) - Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): (no date) - Job Description: includes note about no visa sponsorship. - The Judicial Branch Offers: list of benefits (Health & Wellness, Financial Security, Paid Time Off & Leave, Professional Growth). That's benefits. - Job Description text: The Nebraska Supreme Court is currently accepting applications for a full-time Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable William B. Cassel. The position is for the remainder of the term ending on July 31, 2027, with the possibility of an extended period. Judicial Law Clerks are at-will employees working under the exclusive supervision of the Justice by whom they are hired. The attorney in this position directly assists a Supreme Court Justice with case specific duties. Law clerks are hired at the discretion of the Justice. Primary Work Location: Nebraska State Capitol 1445 K Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Remote work may be permitted occasionally and some travel may be required. - Salary And Compensation: Starting Salary: $71,613.78 annually (Hiring Rate). Immediate Growth: Earn a 2.5% pay increase after successfully completing your probation period (if starting at Hiring Rate). Starting Rate Flexibility: Higher starting pay may be considered based on education and experience, subject to final management approval. Please Note: Candidates approved to start above the Hiring Rate (at or above the Minimum Permanent rate) are not eligible for the 2.5% post-probation increase. Future Increases: Annual cost-of-living adjustments (applied on July 1) are subject to State Legislature approval. - Job Duties: list bullet points: Prepares bench briefs on upcoming cases. Reviews the complete record in assigned cases. Researches the law germane to the appeals under submission. Prepares legal memoranda, synthesizing factual analysis and legal research. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level. The above classification responsibilities represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the Justice or Judge. - Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Applicants preferred to have graduated in the top 20% of their law school class and be admitted to practice law in the State of Nebraska or be eligible for such admission. All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Licensing Requirements: Selection into this position is contingent on being admitted into the Nebraska State Bar Association. Other: Applicants must attach a cover letter, resume, law school grade transcript, letters of recommendation and a writing sample with their application. Documents can all be attached in the resume category. - KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Sophisticated understanding of all legal research methods including the use of Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis. Ability to analyze and organize facts, evidence, and legal principles in novel and complex cases. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Excellent word processing and editing skills, including legal citation. - Benefits: Already covered earlier; also later "Benefits We offer a comprehensive package..." but that's generic; we already have specific benefits list earlier. We'll include Benefits section with the list from "The Judicial Branch Offers:". - Pay: we have salary details. - Schedule: Not explicitly given; maybe full-time, term ending July 31 2027, possibility of extended period. Could infer schedule: full-time. But we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not explicitly state schedule like "40 hours per week" etc. It says full-time. That's schedule info? Might be considered schedule. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state full-time (implies schedule). Could include Schedule section with "Full-time". But is that considered stating? It says "full-time Judicial Law Clerk". That's a schedule descriptor. I'd include Schedule section with that. We must not include duplicated lines, boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Statement, etc. Remove those. We need to preserve all substantive information: include details about visa sponsorship note, location, hiring agency, term, etc. We can put some metadata in a short

at top maybe. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no

for the title. We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a brief description), Responsibilities (Job Duties), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications, Licensing Requirements, Other), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements? Could combine), Skills (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must avoid thin sections; prefer few substantive sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But they ask to use headings for those specific names if we have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate if we have distinct content. However we could combine them into one "Requirements" section that includes both minimum qualifications and licensing requirements and other. But the instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests we can use those headings if we have content. It doesn't forbid combining; but better to follow the headings if we have content for each. However we should avoid thin sections. We have content for Requirements (minimum qualifications, licensing, other). Qualifications could be similar; maybe we can treat Qualifications as same as Requirements? But we could omit Qualifications section if it's redundant. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Omit Qualifications if it's duplicate. Let's extract content for each: About the role: Could be the paragraph describing the position: "The Nebraska Supreme Court is currently accepting applications for a full-time Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable William B. Cassel. The position is for the remainder of the term ending on July 31, 2027, with the possibility of an extended period. Judicial Law Clerks are at-will employees working under the exclusive supervision of the Justice by whom they are hired. The attorney in this position directly assists a Supreme Court Justice with case specific duties. Law clerks are hired at the discretion of the Justice. Primary Work Location: Nebraska State Capitol 1445 K Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Remote work may be permitted occasionally and some travel may be required." That's substantive. Responsibilities: Job Duties list. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications, Licensing Requirements, Other (attach documents). Could be a list. Skills: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities list. Benefits: The Judicial Branch Offers list (Health & Wellness, Financial Security, Paid Time Off & Leave, Professional Growth). Could format as

• each benefit with sub-details? Might need to preserve details. Could break each benefit into sub-items? The instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a
    for benefits, each
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      inside?). But we can just put the benefit category as text and then maybe a nested

      for details? Not required; we can just put the benefit description as plain text inside
      • . That's fine. Pay: Salary And Compensation details. Schedule: Full-time (maybe also term ending July 31 2027). Could note "Full-time, term appointment through July 31, 2027 (with possible extension)". That's schedule info. We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Statement, visa sponsorship note? Actually the visa sponsorship note is substantive: "The Judicial Branch does not sponsor STEM (form i-983) or non-immigrant work visas for this position." That's important info; we should keep it. Where to place? Could be in About the role or a separate note. We'll include it in About the role paragraph. Also note about "Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):" no date; we can drop as metadata. We must not include duplicated lines: there are two Equal Opportunity Statements; we drop both. We must not include application instructions: "Applicants must attach a cover letter, resume, law school grade transcript, letters of recommendation and a writing sample with their application. Documents can all be attached in the resume category." That's actually part of Requirements/Other; we keep that as requirement. We must not include navigation/cookie/legal etc. Now craft HTML. We'll start with a

        for metadata? Could include hiring agency, location, hiring rate maybe as a short paragraph. But we already have location in About the role. Could include hiring agency and hiring rate in a short

        before sections. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

        or drop it." So we can have a

        with "Hiring Agency: Supreme Court - Agency 5; Location: Lincoln, NE; Hiring Rate: $34.430; Job Posting: JR2026-00029389". That's minor metadata. Then sections. Let's draft:

        Hiring Agency: Supreme Court - Agency 5; Location: Lincoln, NE; Hiring Rate: $34.430; Job Posting: JR2026-00029389

        About the role

        The Nebraska Supreme Court is currently accepting applications for a full-time Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable William B. Cassel. The position is for the remainder of the term ending on July 31, 2027, with the possibility of an extended period. Judicial Law Clerks are at-will employees working under the exclusive supervision of the Justice by whom they are hired. The attorney in this position directly assists a Supreme Court Justice with case specific duties. Law clerks are hired at the discretion of the Justice. Primary Work Location: Nebraska State Capitol, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. Remote work may be permitted occasionally and some travel may be required. The Judicial Branch does not sponsor STEM (form I-983) or non‑immigrant work visas for this position.

        Responsibilities

        • Prepares bench briefs on upcoming cases.
        • Reviews the complete record in assigned cases.
        • Researches the law germane to the appeals under submission.
        • Prepares legal memoranda, synthesizing factual analysis and legal research.
        • Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

        The above classification responsibilities represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending