{"id":59351,"date":"2018-08-08T16:13:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=59351"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:13:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T20:13:16","slug":"douglas-wy-judicial-law-clerk-spring-2019-district-court-of-the-eighth-judicial-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2018\/08\/08\/douglas-wy-judicial-law-clerk-spring-2019-district-court-of-the-eighth-judicial-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas, WY \u2013 Judicial Law Clerk \u2013 Spring 2019 \u2013 District Court of the Eighth Judicial District"},"content":{"rendered":"

AkronLawJobs No. 9489 Overview:<\/strong> The Eighth Judicial District is currently accepting applications\u00a0for a law clerk position. This clerkship is an excellent opportunity for recent law school graduates to gain both trial and appellate experience. The Eighth Judicial District Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction. The law clerk will gain trial experience working on a wide variety of cases and subject matters including felony criminal cases, family law, civil cases exceeding\u00a0$50,000 in controversy, juvenile proceedings, probates, and appeals. The District Court also serves as the court of appeals for lower courts and administrative agencies in Wyoming.<\/p>\n

Duties may include: <\/strong>Attending hearings and trials with the judge, taking notes, and discussing cases in chambers; Conducting legal research; Drafting and editing bench memoranda, orders, and decision letters; Preparing jury instructions; Keeping up to date on developments in the law and apprising the judge of important developments; and\u00a0Assisting with office management.<\/p>\n

Qualifications: <\/strong>3L graduating in December 2018.\u00a0 Anticipated start date is March 1, 2019. Expected to commit for approximately two years and the position is at-will.\u00a0Admittance to the Wyoming State Bar is required within one year of hire.<\/p>\n

Benefits:<\/strong> The clerkship provides State employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement, and vacation and sick leave.<\/p>\n

Questions?<\/strong> Any questions regarding the position or application\u00a0procedures may be directed to Kelli Blomberg at jd8lawclerkb@courts.state.wy.us<\/p>\n

How to Apply: <\/strong>The following documents should be merged into ONE PDF document<\/strong>, if possible, with the exception of the letters of recommendation and sent to Kelli Blomberg at jd8lawclerkb@courts.state.wy.us<\/a>
\nResume, Cover Letter, one writing sample, preferably not heavily edited by others (sample pleadings, bench memos, and other court-related type documents are ideal); both undergraduate and law school transcripts (as well as graduate transcripts, if applicable); and THREE letters of recommendation, emailed directly from the recommender to jd8lawclerkb@courts.state.wy.us<\/p>\n

Within your cover letter,<\/strong> applicants should discuss any judicial internships or clerkships previously held, as well as participation in law school clinics or other experiential opportunities that would be relevant to serving a law clerkship. Candidates should also discuss their interest in serving a judicial clerkship and their post-clerkship career interests. Any connections to Wyoming and the communities within the Eighth Judicial District should be mentioned in the cover letter but are not necessary.<\/p>\n

Deadline:\u00a0 September 15, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AkronLawJobs No. 9489 Overview: The Eighth Judicial District is currently accepting applications\u00a0for a law clerk position. This clerkship is an excellent opportunity for recent law school graduates to gain both trial and appellate experience. The Eighth Judicial District Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction. The law clerk will gain trial experience working on … Continue reading “Douglas, WY \u2013 Judicial Law Clerk \u2013 Spring 2019 \u2013 District Court of the Eighth Judicial District”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-opportunities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59355,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59351\/revisions\/59355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}