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Location : Tampa, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-09
Division: Tampa
Opening Date: 11/02/2023
Representative Duties
This vacancy is for a term Law Clerk to the new United States Magistrate Judge in Tampa. The Law Clerk works in chambers as a legal advisor to the judge. Duties include: researching issues of law; drafting bench memoranda, proposed orders, and proposed reports and recommendations; managing civil and criminal dockets; assisting with and attending court proceedings; serving as a legal advisor to the judge; and performing other duties as assigned. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and the types of cases presented are varied, often involving novel issues of law. The judge and Law Clerks interact daily. Qualified candidates must be capable of producing a high volume of exceptional legal work under considerable time constraints.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
At the time of appointment, the applicant must be a law school graduate. Participation in law review or journal is preferred. Good character, maturity, and willingness to work long hours are required. The applicant must also possess excellent research, writing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, communication, and word-processing skills. Bar membership and post-graduate experience is preferred.
Information for Applicants
Term position for 1 year renewable up to 2 years; Available December 2023. The start date is tentative and may change.
To apply:
Submit a cover letter, current resume with class rank and honors, law school transcripts, and a legal writing sample through
All resumes will be considered when received. Selected interviews will be conducted in Tampa and scheduled until the position is filled.
Employment with the United States District Court offers a generous benefit package, civil and criminal law experience at the federal court level, and an environment providing significant responsibility and challenge. Visit OPM.gov for more information about available benefits and eligibility.
Starting salary will be commensurate with work experience and prior pay history. Salary may be higher with previous experience as a Law Clerk to a federal judge.
Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible to work in the United States. The elected candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Employees of the United States Courts serve under excepted appointments and are considered "at-will" employees. They are, however, eligible for a comprehensive federal government benefits package including participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (career employees), choice of a health benefit plan from several options, dental insurance, life insurance, federal holidays, and periodic salary increases. See the United States Courts Website for an overview of Federal Judiciary benefits.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves a 35-county area in mid-Florida, with a population over ten million people. The Clerk's Office is headquartered in Orlando, with full time divisional offices in Tampa, Jacksonville, Ocala, and Ft. Myers, Florida. The Clerk's Office provides clerical and administrative support to all areas of the federal judicial administrative process.
Location : Tampa, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-09
Division: Tampa
Opening Date: 11/02/2023
Representative Duties
This vacancy is for a term Law Clerk to the new United States Magistrate Judge in Tampa. The Law Clerk works in chambers as a legal advisor to the judge. Duties include: researching issues of law; drafting bench memoranda, proposed orders, and proposed reports and recommendations; managing civil and criminal dockets; assisting with and attending court proceedings; serving as a legal advisor to the judge; and performing other duties as assigned. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and the types of cases presented are varied, often involving novel issues of law. The judge and Law Clerks interact daily. Qualified candidates must be capable of producing a high volume of exceptional legal work under considerable time constraints.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
At the time of appointment, the applicant must be a law school graduate. Participation in law review or journal is preferred. Good character, maturity, and willingness to work long hours are required. The applicant must also possess excellent research, writing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, communication, and word-processing skills. Bar membership and post-graduate experience is preferred.
Information for Applicants
Term position for 1 year renewable up to 2 years; Available December 2023. The start date is tentative and may change.
To apply:
Submit a cover letter, current resume with class rank and honors, law school transcripts, and a legal writing sample through
All resumes will be considered when received. Selected interviews will be conducted in Tampa and scheduled until the position is filled.
Employment with the United States District Court offers a generous benefit package, civil and criminal law experience at the federal court level, and an environment providing significant responsibility and challenge. Visit OPM.gov for more information about available benefits and eligibility.
Starting salary will be commensurate with work experience and prior pay history. Salary may be higher with previous experience as a Law Clerk to a federal judge.
Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible to work in the United States. The elected candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Employees of the United States Courts serve under excepted appointments and are considered "at-will" employees. They are, however, eligible for a comprehensive federal government benefits package including participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (career employees), choice of a health benefit plan from several options, dental insurance, life insurance, federal holidays, and periodic salary increases. See the United States Courts Website for an overview of Federal Judiciary benefits.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves a 35-county area in mid-Florida, with a population over ten million people. The Clerk's Office is headquartered in Orlando, with full time divisional offices in Tampa, Jacksonville, Ocala, and Ft. Myers, Florida. The Clerk's Office provides clerical and administrative support to all areas of the federal judicial administrative process.
