Judicial Law Clerks
Tasks Include:
- Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information.
- Communicate with counsel regarding case management or procedural requirements.
- Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
- Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
- Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.
- Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
- Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
- Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.
- Respond to questions from judicial officers or court staff on general legal issues.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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National: 0.0%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$57,490.00
State
$56,430.00
Regional
Judicial Law Clerks
Description
Career Cluster: | Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
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Judicial Law Clerks
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 51.87%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 20.21%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 16.52%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 7.16%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 2.18%
- Master's Degree = 2.05%
Related Work Experience
- None = 32.94%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 24.58%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20.21%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.86%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.11%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 4.11%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.18%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 72.38%
- Up to and including 1 month = 12.12%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.29%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.97%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.05%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 62.07%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 16.49%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.72%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.66%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.05%
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Judicial Law Clerks
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information.
- Communicate with counsel regarding case management or procedural requirements.
- Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
- Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
- Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.
- Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
- Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
- Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.
- Respond to questions from judicial officers or court staff on general legal issues.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Participate in conferences or discussions between trial attorneys and judges.
- Verify that all files, complaints, or other papers are available and in the proper order.
- Compile court-related statistics.
- Coordinate judges' meeting and appointment schedules.
- Enter information into computerized court calendar, filing, or case management systems.
- Maintain judges' law libraries by assembling or updating appropriate documents.
- Perform courtroom duties, including calling calendars, administering oaths, and swearing in jury panels and witnesses.
- Prepare periodic reports on court proceedings, as required.
- Supervise law students, volunteers, or other personnel assigned to the court.
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Judicial Law Clerks
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
86.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
62.50 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
81.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
81.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
78.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
62.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
81.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
81.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
78.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
89.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
77.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
74.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
72.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
70.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
68.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
65.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
62.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
56.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
55.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
95.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
93.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
89.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
88.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
78.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
68.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
68.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
66.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
65.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
59.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
97.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
92.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
91.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
90.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
88.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
85.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
81.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
81.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
77.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
76.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
73.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
70.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
67.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
66.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
60.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
58.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
55.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
54.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
51.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
51.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
49.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
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Judicial Law Clerks
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Judicial Law Clerks
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $38,850.00 | $57,490.00 | $76,600.00 |
Virginia | $46,100.00 | $56,430.00 | $65,460.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $55,044.36 | $57,690.29 | $89,542.23 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $62,238.64 | $66,945.87 | $75,053.97 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Judicial Law Clerks
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 16,200 | 16,200 | +0.0% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Judicial Law Clerks
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Judicial Law Clerks
Titles
- Appellate Law Clerk
- Chancery Clerk
- Child Support Officer
- Clerk to Justice
- Court of Appeals Law Clerk
- Deputy Clerk
- Federal Appellate Clerk
- Federal Appellate Law Clerk
- Federal Court of Appeals Law Clerk
- Federal District Clerk
- Federal District Law Clerk
- Federal Judicial Law Clerk
- Federal Law Clerk
- Judicial Clerk
- Judicial Law Clerk
- Law Clerk
- Principal Law Clerk
- State Appellate Clerk
- Trial Court Law Clerk
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Judicial Law Clerks
Related Schools
- Appalachian School of Law
- George Mason University
- Liberty University
- Regent University
- University of Richmond
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Washington and Lee University
- William & Mary
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