Judicial Law Clerk - State Court

Announcement Open Until Wednesday November 18, 2026, at 5pm Grade 16: Salary Dependent on Qualifications Dept/Div: State Court/N/A--- FLSA Status: Exempt General Definition of Work Performs intermediate professional work conducting legal research, preparing legal memoranda, attending court proceedings, acting as a liaison with judges, and completing any related apparent or assigned work.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Chief Judge of State Court, as well as the other State Court judges. Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Performs legal research on applicable statutory and case law authority on issues requested by the judges or presented in motions and jury instructions. Prepares legal memoranda summarizing conclusions produced by the research. Attends court proceedings and case conferences to assist the judges in the preparation of orders that memorialize their rulings.

Recommends specific dispositions regarding various civil and criminal issues. Drafts, edits, and proofreads legal correspondence and proposed orders for the judges’ review. Acts as an effective, professional and tactful liaison between judges and court personnel, courthouse employees, attorneys, and litigants. Reviews case files for pretrial motions.

Stays abreast of current case law and pending legislation. Encourages and promotes a culture of excellent service. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities General knowledge of related industry, organization and department policies, practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry, organization and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances and laws; thorough knowledge of Lexis + or Westlaw online legal research; general knowledge of standard office equipment and software; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with judges, attorneys, elected officials, judicial assistants, law enforcement officers, court staff, pro se litigants and citizens.

Education and Experience

Juris Doctorate required from an ABA accredited school of law. Admission to practice law in the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the Superior Courts of Georgia, and the State Courts of Georgia, or other courts as necessary or eligible to be admitted to these Courts. Physical Requirements This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.

g. business office, light traffic). Special Requirements Possession of license to practice law in the State of Georgia or eligible to obtain a Georgia Bar license. Active member of the Georgia State Bar in good standing or eligible to sit for the Georgia Bar Examination. Favorable background history as determined by review of local, State and Federal records.

Valid driver’s license in the State of Georgia with a favorable driving history (MVR). Last Revised: 10/14/2026