Posting Date: 05/29/2024

Vacancy Number: TLC-0529

Position Title: Term Law Clerk to United States Senior District Judge John A. Ross

Salary Range: JSP 11: 74,299-$96,586, JSP 12: $89,054-$115,766, JSP 13: $105,896-$137,669

(dependent on qualifications)

Position Location: St. Louis, MO

Closing Date: Open until filled

** Anyone who has previously applied must submit a new application **

The position of Term Law Clerk to the Honorable Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Ross is a full-time position. The position is located in St. Louis, MO. This position duration is subject to a term time limit and the term September 2024.

Principal duties of the position include:

• Research substantive issues of federal and state law
• Draft legal memoranda, opinions and orders
• Prepare the Judge for hearings, trials or mediations
• Assist the Judge with case management
• Generally, provide legal counsel and support to the Judge
• Exhibit the highest standards of excellence and integrity

To qualify for the position of term law clerk, an individual must be a law school graduate (or be certified as having completed all law school studies and requirements and merely awaiting conferment of degree) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools, and have demonstrated one of the following accomplishments or proficiencies:

(a) Standing within the upper third of the law school class from a law school of the approved list of either the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools;

(b) Experience on the editorial board of a law review of such a school;

(c) Graduation from such a school with an LLM degree; or

(d) Proficiency in legal studies that, in the opinion of the appointing Judge, is the equivalency of one of

the above. Some examples of criteria that are considered to be acceptable as equivalent include:

1. Publication of a noteworthy article in a law school student publication or other scholarly publication;

2. Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif;

3. Winning of a moot court competition or membership on a moot court team that represented the law school in competition with other law schools.

This list is not all-inclusive; the determination of an acceptable equivalence rests with the appointing Judge. One or more years of practice experience as a litigation attorney is preferred.

The number of years of legal work experience possessed, as well as bar membership, impacts salary. Legal work experience is progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, in legal research, legal administration, or equivalent experience received after graduation from law school.

Benefits include federal employees’ group health insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter or parking subsidy, dental and vision insurance.

Background Investigation Requirements

The selectee considered for this position is required to undergo an FBI Background Check and/or Investigation and social media inquiry as a condition of employment. The selectee may be appointed provisionally, and retention will depend upon favorable suitability determination of the background investigation.

Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the United States. Appointment is contingent upon providing proof of United States citizenship or proof of authorization to work in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Applicants selected for interviews must travel at their own expense and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed. Judiciary employees serve under excepted appointments (not civil service). Excepted appointments are at will and can be terminated with or without cause.

Qualified persons are invited to submit; current résumé, cover letter, and one legal writing sample.

Candidates may, but are not required to, submit letters of recommendation, two or more professional or academic references, undergraduate transcripts, and law school academic transcripts.

Please note that if selected for an interview candidates are required to complete an application for judicial branch employment, form AO-78 (available at http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/AO078.pdf ), undergraduate academic transcripts, and law school academic transcripts.

Application materials may be e-mailed to MOED_Employment@moed.uscourts.gov with TLC-0529 in the subject line.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. In the event that a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Appointing Judge may elect to select a candidate from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without re-posting the position. Employees are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is available to applicants for review upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $74,299.00 - $137,669.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• St. Louis, MO 63102: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person