Law Clerk/Staff Attorney - Domestic Relations Court

Serves as legal counsel and judicial advisor to the Judge and Magistrates of the Domestic Relations Court. Conducts advanced legal research, prepares legal memoranda, draft decisions, and procedural recommendations related to divorce, dissolution, custody, parenting time, support, contempt, post-decree, domestic violence, and related family law matters.

Supports the Court through the use of modern legal technology, electronic case management systems and legal research tools consistent with Ohio law, judicial ethics, and Court policy.

Assists in managing high-volume and complex domestic relations cases while promoting timely case resolution, procedural fairness, and access to justice for self-represented litigants.
 

Serves at the discretion of the Judge.

Conducts legal research and analysis involving domestic relations law, Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Evidence, local rules, appellate decisions, and emerging family law issues.

Prepares draft opinions, magistrate decisions, entries, memoranda, administrative orders, and legal correspondence for review by the Court.

Utilizes electronic legal research platforms, digital case management systems, and approved AI-assisted legal research tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and case workflow management.

Reviews filings, digital exhibits, transcripts, financial records, and evidentiary materials.

Assists Judges and Magistrates in evaluating legal issues involving custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, property division, contempt, enforcement actions, and post-decree litigation.

Tracks and manages complex and high-conflict cases
 

Graduation from an accredited law school required. Prior legal experience in domestic relations, family law, litigation, judicial clerkship, legal research, or comparable legal practice preferred.

Experience with electronic case management systems, e-filing platforms, legal technology, and digital legal research tools preferred.

Demonstrated ability to conduct legal research, draft legal memoranda, opinions, entries, and correspondence, while managing multiple assignments in a high-volume court environment with professionalism, discretion, and impartiality.

Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required, along with the ability to work effectively with judicial officers, court staff, attorneys, and the public.

Ability and willingness to complete judicial education programs and ongoing continuing legal education requirements.