Assistant Law Clerk

Duties

This position is assigned to Hon. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster, Supreme Court Justice in Bronx County Supreme Court – Civil Term. Duties include but are not limited to: research and analysis of complex legal issues; drafting orders, opinions, and correspondence; proofreading opinions; scheduling and conducting discovery, status, and settlement conferences; and preparing jury charges and jury verdict forms.

Assistant Law Clerks are appointed in the Civil Term by Justices of the Supreme Court, are assigned to Judges designated as Acting Supreme Court Justices for one or more full terms, or are appointed by Justices in the Appellate Divisions, Court of Appeals, and NYC Surrogate's Courts.1 They research and analyze legal issues raised in complex civil term motions and are responsible for preparing memorandums, drafting orders, opinions and verifying citations. Assistant Law Clerks are appointed to a one-year clerkship, renewable four times, and are personally appointed by the Justice for whom they work and serve at their pleasure.

1 Judges who appoint an Assistant Law Clerk agree to forego the appointment of a Secretary and waive the right to such an appointment under section 36 of the Judiciary Law for the period of service for the Assistant Law Clerk.

LOCATION: SUPREME COURT, BRONX COUNTY - CIVIL TERM

BASE SALARY: $ 84,659 + $ 4,920 LOCATION PAY

Salary

• $89,579/year

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited law school no more than three (3) years prior to appointment and admission to the New York State Bar within eighteen months of appointment. or Appointment within three (3) years of first admission to any bar in the United States.

How to Apply

All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) a cover letter, a resume, two writing samples, and law school transcript (optional) by email to: BXSUPCIVHR@NYCOURTS.GOV.