Job Description
A Senior Law Clerk will assist attorneys by providing Legal Clerk and Paralegal / Legal Assistant II & III review and executing the following duties:
- Performs expert legal research and writing on extremely sophisticated issues
- Reviews investigative reports from various executive agencies, prepares summaries of those reports, and identifies matters requiring close Department review
- Conducts high-level analysis of facts, evidence, and legal authorities in connection with domestic and international investigations
- Prepares persuasive legal memoranda, motions, and briefs, which synthesize facts, evidence, and legal authorities
- Drafts reports, develops training curricula, and prepares responses to Congressional and citizen correspondence
- Assists in the policy area, analyzing and drafting comments on legislative proposals
- Prepares correspondence for signature of government officials on a variety of complex issues
- Coordinates with other Contractor support components in order to accomplish work
Requirements
A Senior Law Clerk must meet the following qualifications:
- Law degree
- Bar certified
- At least 2 years post-JD experience
- Demonstrated ability to utilize law library resources and working knowledge of research tools
- Demonstrated outstanding legal writing skills; requires outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in using Corel Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Lexis-Nexis and West Law
- Ability to consistently deliver the highest quality of work under extreme pressure
This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.
