Law Clerk

Department: Legal Aid Clinic, Law

Salary:Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Assists corporate lawyers by conducting legal research or preparing legal documents. May meet with clients or assist lawyers in court and trial related research.

1. Performs legal research and analyzes legal questions.

2. Interprets and applies legal procedural and evidentiary rules.

3. Applies oral and written communication techniques.

4. Examines and analyzes existing evidence, facts or data against legal precedents.

5. Researches and analyzes law sources to prepare draft memoranda, briefs or arguments for review, approval and use by attorneys.

6. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.

Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.

We are currently hiring for 4 positions.

Additional Job Posting Information:

• The Law Clerk will support the University of Houston Law Center Clinical Programs and work on projects as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Clinical Programs or the directors of one or more in-house clinics. Projects may be assigned in varied areas of law practiced by the UH Law Center Clinical Programs, including immigration, family, guardianship, probate, landlord/tenant, deceptive trade practices, real property, bankruptcy, and debt-collection, transactional, copyright, trademark, military justice (defense), criminal defense, appellate, and juvenile record sealing. Further information about the UH Law Center Clinical Programs is available at http://www.law.uh.edu/clinic.
• The term of the position is one year.
• A strong candidate will have a J.D. degree.
• Spanish language fluency or competency is preferred.
• This search is coordinated by the UH Law Center Clinical Programs. In addition to the formal application made in response to this posting, applicants should send the office a short email to this email address: lawclinic@uh.edu. Please express your interest and attach all application materials required below to that email.

Required Attachments by Candidate: Resume, Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Unofficial Transcripts, Writing Samples

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.