Law Clerk - County Attorney - Civil Division

This recruitment is to establish a register for current and future Law Clerk unclassified vacancies in the Pima County Attorney's Office.

About the role

The Pima County Attorney's Office is seeking Law Clerks to serve within the Civil Division. This position performs paraprofessional legal work in support of attorneys by conducting in-depth legal research, drafting legal memorandums and pleadings, and attending court proceedings and client meetings. Additionally, Law Clerks serve part-time during the school year. This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.

Responsibilities

• Researches appeals and prepares drafts of preliminary briefs or arguments based on statutory law or decisions.
• Conducts legal research through the use of computerized legal research systems such as Lexis and Westlaw, or statutes, U.S. Constitution, legal periodicals, law reviews, digests, legal encyclopedias, codes, regional and federal reporters, slip opinions, and various case law.
• Updates or Shepardizes case law to distinguish and analogize the case to the fact situation at hand.
• Identifies applicable statutes or rules that are in force and effect for the particular matter.
• Researches points and rules of law and prepares written reports summarizing research.
• Performs research and studies legal records and comments to obtain data applicable to the case under consideration.
• Drafts motions, responses, and legal memoranda.
• Interviews victims and witnesses.
• Serves copies of pleadings on opposing counsel and delivers documents to various county offices.
• Conducts routine investigations on less serious charges for background and basic information.
• Confers with attorneys regarding legal issues.
• Maintains appropriate security and confidentiality of information created or encountered in the performance of assigned duties.
• May supervise, train, and assign and review the work of other law clerks.
• Maintains electronic and paper files as necessary.

Requirements

• First-, second-, or third-year law student in or a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
• Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
• Successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine suitability to operate county vehicles.

Pay

Hiring range: $22.85 - $26.84 per hour. Pay range: $22.85 - $30.82 per hour. The actual salary offer will consider a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Schedule

This position serves part-time during the school year.

Physical/Sensory Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs. maximum, frequently up to 20 lbs.
• Necessary to reach and grasp.
• Speaking activity – necessary to speak in person and over the phone.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.
• Vision requirements: distinguish colors, have depth and peripheral vision.
• Frequently required to lift, push, or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Regular, daily attendance is an essential function for this position.
• Regularly receives and responds to telephone calls and emails.
• Occasionally drives to visit clients at residences, jails, or juvenile detention centers, and to witnesses and other case-involved parties at residences or business locations.