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Description:
Description:This posting is open to candidates who have been offered and accepted a clerkship for the 2024-2025 term.
Court Term: August 26, 2024, through August 30, 2025
Salary Information Salaries listed are based on a 53-week court term. These are salary levels for the 2024-2025 Court Term. The salaries for the 2024-2025 Court Term are to be determined based on funding availability.
Tax/Law/Family Division $55,267
General Equity/AJ $59,993
Individuals who have served or are currently serving a trial court or Tax Court clerkship may be eligible to serve an additional one-year clerkship in the Appellate Division or Supreme Court.
Start your legal career in a court system recognized as one of the best in the nation and enhance your future career prospects. Professional Law Clerk positions are available in the New Jersey Judiciary for individuals with strong communication and analytical skills. Supreme Court Law Clerks work with justices on complex cases involving difficult issues of law. Appellate Division Law Clerks conduct research, analyze legal data, prepare legal memoranda, process emergent motion applications, and proofread published opinions. Law clerks for assignment judges learn all aspects of court administration and assist with processing emergent motions. Trial court Law Clerks gain practical experience while gaining valuable insight into the judicial process. Under the direction of one or more judges over the course of the year, trial court Law Clerks observe judicial proceedings, attend conferences with attorneys and judges, receive training in mediation and mediate small claims cases and summarize information for judges. Tax Court Law Clerks perform duties similar to those assigned to Law Clerks in the Appellate Division and trial courts, but do not mediate cases. Applicants may apply directly to justices or judges through the Judiciary's web-based portal. Applications will not be accepted before that date. Applicants will be contacted directly by the justices or judges for interviews.
Example of Duties:
Examples of duties are depending on assigned clerkship.
Qualifications:
Law clerks must have graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association by the time of their Law Clerk appointment. The Judiciary's Law Clerkship program is intended for recent law school graduates, which is defined as graduating within the last four years. Selected candidates will be required to provide an official, final law school transcript, not a photocopy, which includes the date of graduation from their law school at the time of hire. Excellent writing and analytical skills are essential.
It is helpful to have completed a course in mediation prior to the start of the clerkship. Under Court Rule, all trial court Law Clerks who will serve as mediators must first complete the Judiciary sponsored 12-hour mediation training or its equivalent. Applicants selected for clerkships can request a waiver from attending the Judiciary's training program at the start of the court term by providing documentation that confirms that they successfully completed an approved alternative dispute resolution course.
