Pro Se Law Clerk

Pro Se Law Clerk at U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia Pro Se Law Clerk at U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia in Roanoke, Virginia Posted in 5 days ago.

Job Description:

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2026-16 Pro Se Law Clerk Full-time/Regular, Excepted Roanoke, Virginia $74,678- $163, 514 (JS 11-14) Starting grade and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia seeks a full-time Pro Se Law Clerk to provide legal advice and assistance to the Court in connection with prisoner petitions and complaints. The Western District currently consists of 10 judicial officers and staff located in five divisions throughout the district to encompass Abingdon, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. This position is located in the Roanoke office. Occasional travel, including overnight, within and outside the district is required. To qualify for this position, a person must be a law school graduate (or be certified as having completed all law school studies and requirements and merely awaiting conferment of degree) and must have demonstrated one of the following accomplishments: standing within the upper third of the class from a law school on the approved list of the American Bar Association or that of the Association of American Law Schools; or experience on the editorial board of a law review of such a school; or graduation from such a school with an LLM degree; or demonstrated proficiency in legal studies which, in the opinion of the appointing official, is the equivalent of the above.

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Salary/Compensation:

$74,678 - $163,514 per year recblid 3ajpurz292gy1fekyy9e9j3bwla7p1