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SOS Temporary Law Clerk

Lincoln, NE

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JR2025-00021797 SOS Temporary Law Clerk (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is ... Student Rule. Hourly Rate for Law Clerk I: $15.682 Minimum Qualifications/Requirements Minimum ...

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SOS Temporary Law Clerk

Lincoln, NE · On-site

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Senior Law Clerk

Columbia, SC · On-site

$30/hr

Temporary Full-Time Position Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00) Pay Grade ... Current law student graduating in May 2026. * Recent law graduate from an ABA-accredited law school ...

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SOS Temporary Law Clerk

Son

Lincoln, NE

$18.12/hr

Part-time

Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Administrative Services - Agency 65


Location:

Lincoln, NE


Hiring Rate:

$18.122


Job Posting:

JR2025-00021797 SOS Temporary Law Clerk (Open)


Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):


Job Description:

The Department of Revenue is hiring for Temporary Law Clerks! Gain practical legal experience and serve the public!
We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate your academic schedule during the school year as well.


Under direct supervision, performs paraprofessional legal work researching and providing analysis on a variety of legal subjects for an agency; prepares a variety of legal documents and memorandums; performs related work as assigned.

Job duties include:
1. Conducts research for agency attorneys; reviews, studies, searches, and annotates laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs and related legal authorities.

2. Analyze law sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review, approval, and use by attorney.

3. Assists with preparing legal files and/or documents and/or correspondence such as briefs, affidavits, motions, subpoenas, petitions, or memorandums for use by agency attorneys.

4. Proofreads letters, briefs, memoranda and other material prepared by agency attorneys.

5. May assist in drafting proposed rules, regulations and statutes.

6. May represents agency in administrative hearings under supervision of a licensed agency attorney pursuant to Certified Senior Law Student Rule.


Hourly Rate for Law Clerk I: $15.682

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

Minimum Qualifications for a Law Clerk I: Current enrollment in, and completion of one year of law school (approved by the American Bar Association).

Other

Employees who are currently enrolled in an American Bar Association-approved law school and have completed sufficient legal studies to attain senior standing, making them eligible for Certification as a Certified Senior Law Student under Nebraska Revised Court Rules, Chapter 3, Article 7, may be promoted to Law Clerk II at a rate of $18.122 per hour.


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