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US Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Alabama
Career Law Clerk to United States Bankruptcy Judge
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A Law Clerk assists judges with research and other legal and administrative work, particularly for cases to be decided in court. Organizes legal files, researches laws and prior decisions, reviews briefs submitted by attorneys. May draft and file legal documents or assist litigation attorneys. Works in a short term position typically held by law students or recent law school graduates
$100,364 / year median in Alabama
+101% projected growth
Job Description
Career Law Clerk to United Stes Bankruptcy Judge Judicial Branch U.S. Courts U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama Summary The United Stes Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama is accepting applicions for a career law clerk in Huntsville. A career law clerk performs substantive legal research, writing, and review of mters pending before the Court and has extensive knowledge of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and court practice. A career law clerk must have strong organizional skills, pay tention to details, and can manage multiple assignments and deadlines. Learn more about this agency Summary The United Stes Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama is accepting applicions for a career law clerk in Huntsville. A career law clerk performs substantive legal research, writing, and review of mters pending before the Court and has extensive knowledge of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and court practice. A career law clerk must have strong organizional skills, pay tention to details, and can manage multiple assignments and deadlines. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
- Apply by 07/26/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 26, 2027 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Huntsville, AL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $77,772
- $170,289 per year Pay scale & grade JS 11
- 14 Promotion potential 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
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Control number 878441500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help The Career Law Clerk's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Drafting orders, memorandum opinions, and other documents; Assisting with the preparion of dockets; Performing legal research; Reviewing and scheduling pleadings filed in Chapter 11 cases, Chapter 12 cases, and Adversary Proceedings; Monitoring deadlines; Attending and assisting with courtroom proceedings and case administrion; Drafting continuing legal educion merial; Assisting with the review and electronic signure of orders; Maintaining and upding the Court's judicial conflict list; Drafting the court calendar; Assisting with administrive tasks of chambers; Working cooperively with other members of chambers staff and employees of the bankruptcy clerk; and Performing other duties as assigned by the Court. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Neither travel expenses nor relocion expenses reimbursed. Only qualified applicants considered for this position, and only the best-qualified applicants selected for interview. As conditions of employment, the candide selected subject to a background check and a subsequent favorable suitability determinion. An applicant may be hired provisionally pending successful completion of the necessary background check. A career law clerk is an " will" employee serving the discretion and instruction of the judge. Accordingly, a career law clerk's employment may be termined " will" by either the judge or the employee. Law clerks are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees as well as human resource policies of the Judiciary. The Code of Conduct is available https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/judiciary-policies/code-conduct/code-conduct-judicial-employees . This position is subject to mandory electronic funds transfer participion for payment of net pay. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement or to withdraw the announcement without any prior written notice or other notice. Qualificions For appointment JSP Grade 11, an applicant must be a law school gradue the time of appointment (or be certified as having completed all law school studies and requirements and merely awaiting conferment of degree) from a law school of recognized standing, and have one or more of the following tributes: Standing within the upper third of the law school class from a law school on the approved list of either the American Bar Associion or the Associion of American Law Schools; Experience on the editorial board of law review of such a school; Graduion from such a school with an LLM degree; or Demonstred proficiency in legal studies, which in the opinion of the Judge, is the equivalent of one of the above. For appointment a JSP Grade 12, 13 or 14, an applicant must also be a member of the Bar of a federal, ste, or territorial court of general jurisdiction, and must possess the following year(s) of full-time legal work experience after graduion from law school: JSP 12- one year of legal work experience; JSP 13
- two years of legal work experience; JSP 14
- three years of legal work experience (two of the three required years of legal work experience must have been served in the federal judiciary).
- Apply by 07/26/27 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 26, 2027 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Huntsville, AL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $77,772
- $170,289 per year Pay scale & grade JS 11
- 14 Promotion potential 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.