Title: Judicial Law Clerk - Court of Appeals

State Role Title: Senior Law Clerk

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: Court of Appeals

Agency Website: WWW.Vacourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Court of Appeals of Virginia is accepting applications for a full-time judicial law clerk.

This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes vacation and sick leave, 12 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation, and short- and long-term disability.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The judicial law clerk provides staff support to the Senior Judges of the Court and the Office of the Chief Staff Attorney. In both roles, the judicial law clerk will conduct independent research and legal analysis for each assigned case and recommend a disposition to the Court; review appellate filings to ensure compliance with all procedural rules and requirements; draft memoranda; and, perform specialized research and writing projects for the Judges or Chief Staff Attorney as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

The successful applicant will be an individual interested in a long-term professional opportunity. Qualifications include graduation with high academic standing from an accredited law school; participation in moot court competition or a law school journal or, in the alternative, prior legal writing experience; excellent research and writing skills; thorough familiarity with the Bluebook system of legal citation; and competence with on-line legal research and Microsoft Word.

Please submit a cover letter, a current resume, and a writing sample that is solely the applicant’s work product.

Additional Considerations

The most competitive candidates will have outstanding written and oral communication skills, be conversant with the Rules of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, have exemplary organizational skills, and possess the ability to prioritize assignments with minimal oversight.

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: Te'Aria Bennett

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.