What are the responsibilities and job description for the Law Clerk position at City of Champaign?
Current openings are for summer 2025 and the 2025-2026 school year. The starting date for these positions is May 19, 2025. This position is part-time (15 hours a week) during the school year with the possibility of full-time hours through the summer and during school breaks.
Responsibilities of Position
Law Clerks hone and apply legal research and writing skills to a variety of topics related to municipal law. Delve into research topics relating to municipal law such as real estate, planning and economic development, labor and employment, public safety issues, contracts, and municipal finance. You will then use that research to prepare pleadings that may be filed with the court as well as internal legal memos providing research summaries and recommendations for City attorneys or other City Departments. As a Law Clerk, you may appear in court in civil matters advocating the City’s interests or as the City’s prosecutor in court under the supervision of the City Attorney, the Deputy City Attorney, or the Assistant City Attorneys. Law Clerks also transfer documents to and from the courthouse as another way to increase your exposure to members of the local legal community and may assist with administrative tasks in the Legal Department including providing customer service in-person or by phone.
Required Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree and have completed the first year of law school at the time of employment. • Some knowledge of federal and state law.
• A good knowledge of legal reference works and methods of legal research.
• The ability to seek, analyze, appraise, and organize facts, evidence, and precedents.
• The ability to exercise professional judgment and maintain confidentiality of information.
• The ability to accomplish assigned tasks in a timely fashion with a minimum of supervision.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in an office setting, particularly with customer service and handling confidential information.
• Interest or experience in public service.
The starting salary is $20.00 per hour. Applications, including cover letter, resume, writing sample that demonstrates your legal research and analysis ability, and three references (professional or academic), must be submitted online no later than Sunday, February 2, 2025. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of February 17, 2025, at the Champaign City Building, 102 N. Neil Street, Champaign. The City of Champaign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The City of Champaign is committed to promoting a work environment and a community that values and supports diversity and inclusion. Contact the Human Resources Department at (217) 403-8770 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. if you require an accommodation to complete this application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process.
The following locations offer free Internet access and assistance: Champaign Public Library, the Illinois WorkNet Center and the City of Champaign City Building.
Our mission is to provide responsive, caring, cost-effective service in partnership with our community.
These values guide our work:
Personal Integrity We act in the best interests of the City We behave in an ethical and legal manner We are open and honest We follow through on commitments We are loyal to the City
Responsibility We anticipate issues, problems, and opportunities We take initiative We act to prevent and solve problems We take responsibility for the outcome of our actions and decisions We hold ourselves and others accountable
Respect We treat others in a fair, courteous, and equitable manner We actively listen and seek understanding We provide a direct response We embrace ethnic and cultural diversity in the community and our workplace We are positive and cooperative We are willing to apologize
Teamwork We know and respect our roles and responsibilities We ask who needs to be involved and we involve others appropriately We define and agree upon the goals We collaborate to achieve organizational goals We help others accomplish their goals We share authority, responsibility, and credit
Results We take pride in our work We complete assignments and projects on time and within budget We evaluate outcomes and seek feedback on our performance We learn from our mistakes We innovate
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