Permanent Law Clerk to a Supreme Court Justice
About the role
This class is accountable for conducting legal research, writing memoranda, reviewing draft opinions and assisting in preparing preliminary draft opinions for appeals presented before the Supreme Court.
Responsibilities
- Performs legal research for a Justice of the Supreme Court, including analysis of the legal issues presented by the trial records and appellate briefs;
- Upon request, prior to oral argument, provides bench memoranda which review issues and citations and reports on additional appropriate caselaw;
- Upon request of a Justice of the Supreme Court, prepares memoranda of law for use in preparation of appellate opinion;
- As requested, reviews and prepares memoranda on substantive motions before the court;
- Prepares motion memoranda including summaries of law on issues involved and assessments of the validity of the motions;
- Reviews draft opinions;
- Aids in preparing preliminary draft opinions;
- Performs related duties as required.
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited law school.
Qualifications
Not specified.
Skills
Not specified.
Benefits
Top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holiday leave, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, three paid personal leave days per calendar year, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies, long term disability, short term disability and hybrid remote work may be available for certain job positions.
Pay
$140,856 - $189,586/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.
Schedule
Not specified.