Term Law Clerk to the Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps, Chief Judge

Two-year term beginning August 2027. 

Job grade JSP 11/1 - JSP 13/1.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The judicial law clerk to a U.S. District Judge performs substantive review, research and writing and is responsible for calendar management and preparing bench memos and orders on matters pending before the judge. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and the types of cases presented are varied, sometimes involving novel issues of law. There is daily interaction with the Judge and the other law clerks concerning legal and court-related issues.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To qualify for the position of law clerk at salary level JSP 11, a person must be a law school graduate and have one or more of the following attributes:
•Standing within the upper third of the law school class from a law school on the approved list of either the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools.
•Experience on the editorial board of a law review of such school.
•Graduation from such a school with an LLM degree; or
•Demonstrated proficiency in legal studies, which, in the opinion of the judge, is the equivalent of one of the above. Some examples of criteria which are considered to be acceptable as equivalent include:
Publication of a noteworthy article in a law school student publication or other scholarly publication;
Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif;
Winning of a moot court competition or membership on a moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools;
Participation in the legal aid or other law school clinical program sanctioned by the law school;* or
Summer experience as a law clerk to a state or local judge or law clerk experience on a continuing basis in a private firm while attending school (i.e., working one’s way through college).*
*In order to receive credit, participation and experience could not have been for academic credit.
This list is not all-inclusive; the determination of an acceptable equivalence rests with the appointing judge.
To qualify for the position of law clerk at salary level JSP 12, a person must be a law school graduate, have one year of legal work experience performed after graduation from law school, be a member of the bar of a state, territorial, or federal court of general
jurisdiction and have one or more of the attributes listed in the first paragraph under Minimum Qualifications.

To qualify for the position of law clerk at salary level JSP 13, a person must be a law school graduate, have two years of legal work experience performed after graduation from law school, and be a member of the bar of a state, territorial, or federal court of general jurisdiction and have one or more of the attributes listed in the first paragraph under Minimum Qualifications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preference will be given to those applicants who possess law review/journal experience, are in the top 20% of class, and who have post-law-school legal work experience. Demonstrated legal writing of the highest quality and experience with Westlaw are required.

Applicants must submit the following:
1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. Unofficial or Official Law
School Transcripts
4. A writing sample of up to
ten pages in length
5. Three (3) References

Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts to submit an online application, including the items listed above, for consideration. Attachments should be submitted only as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. Other formats are not acceptable. Applications will be considered complete when the online application and all required attachments (in proper format) are received by the Human Resources Division. Applications and/or attachments received after the closing date may not be considered.