Title: Administrative Law Clerk - Judge Athey's Chambers - Front Royal, Virginia
State Role Title: Salary Non-Specified
Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Supreme Court
Location: LORD FAIRFAX-WARREN
Agency Website: WWW.VACourts.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Court of Appeals of Virginia is seeking applications for a full-time Administrative Law Clerk to Judge Clifford L. Athey, Jr. for a two-year period from fall 2025 to fall 2027.
This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes health insurance, retirement, life insurance, and deferred compensation.
Judge Athey’s law clerks, including his administrative law clerk, conduct legal research; prepare memoranda analyzing and summarizing briefs and case materials including case documents and exhibits, trial transcripts, and related documents; draft court orders for approval; check citations, quotes, appellate briefs, and pleadings for accuracy; and operate the oral argument timer and recorder for oral arguments.
Administrative duties include filing final orders and opinions, making travel arrangements, maintaining office records and files, and performing daily administrative tasks associated with supporting Judge Athey, including but not limited to typing, answering the phone, and interfacing with both the public and the Court of Appeals Administrative Staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation or imminent graduation in 2025 from an ABA accredited law school with outstanding academic and/or extracurricular achievement or membership in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Virginia or the highest court of another state coupled with an intent to be admitted to practice in Virginia. Prior legal or internship experience and familiarity with the trial and appellate court procedures, systems, and rules utilized in the Commonwealth of Virginia is a plus but not required. Applicants should be able to demonstrate excellent analytical and writing skills as well as competence with online legal research (Lexis/Hein Online), computerized word processing software (MS Word), and e-mail (MS Outlook). Job location is in Front Royal, Virginia although occasional travel to other locations in Virginia is required.
Additional Considerations
The successful candidate must demonstrate an exceptional work ethic, be organized, detail-oriented, and be able to digest voluminous materials while meeting critical deadlines. American citizenship or permanent legal residency and completion of a criminal background check and analysis are required before any offer will be extended.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Daisy Duitsman
Phone: No Calls
Email: Humanresources@VACourts.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.