Death Penalty Law Clerk
Permanent
Part-time Position
Judicial Salary Plan Grade: 11-14
Starting Salary: $28,704
Starting grade and salary dependent upon experience
and qualifications
Open to All Applicants
Open Date:
01/11/2012
Closing Date: 01/31/2012
The
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, is accepting applications for
the position of part-time Death Penalty Law Clerk. This position is located in Montgomery, AL.
The work schedule for this position is 40 hours every two (2) weeks.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
·
Make
summary entries of documents and proceedings. Receive and docket terminating
documents.
·
Perform
case management activities as well as conduct substantive reviews of all state
death penalty habeas corpus petitions or motions to vacate federal death
sentences.
·
Perform
legal research and prepare recommendations to the Court in regards to stays of
execution, jurisdiction, scheduling, exhaustion of remedies, discovery, motions for evidentiary hearing, disposition on the merits
and certificates of appealability.
·
Draft
appropriate recommendations, opinions, orders and correspondence for the Court.
·
Evaluate
and determine that petitions and pleadings meet the requirements of federal and
local procedural rules, form, payment of fees, and service. Return those
documents that do not conform to the statutes or rules, with instructions for
necessary correction or compliance.
·
Communicate
with counsel for petitioners regarding procedural requirements, supplying them
with appropriate forms, documents and instructions as required, and performs
similar work as assigned by the court.
·
Inform
the Court as to filing of death penalty cases and execution dates.
· Perform
other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
All candidates must be a law school graduate, and must have
a thorough knowledge of the law and legal procedures. Skill in writing
legal memoranda, opinions, orders, and other documents is required. Skill
in the oral presentation of complicated legal matters to judges is required.
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
· Excellent organizational skills and experience handling
multiple tasks and projects.
· Strong
verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively
with a variety of people either in person or on the phone.
· Ability to
work without supervision.
· Previous experience working in Microsoft Office and
familiarity with WordPerfect.
· Ability to
work with strict deadlines and in fast paced environment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
· Only qualified applicants will be considered for this
position.
· Applicants
must be United States
citizens or eligible to work in the United States.
· Applicants
selected for interviews must travel at their own expense.
· A background investigation with law enforcement agencies,
including fingerprint and criminal record check, will be conducted as a
condition of employment. Any applicant selected for the position will be hired
provisionally pending successful completion of investigation. Unsatisfactory
results may result in termination of employment.
· Employees
of the US District Court are “At Will” employees and are subject to a one year
probationary period. Employees must adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial
Employees.
· Payment of
salary is subject to the mandatory electronic fund transfer (direct deposit) to
a financial institution.
· Incomplete
or late submissions will not be considered.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, qualified applicants
should submit a cover letter summarizing related skills and interest for this
position along with an Application for Federal Judicial Employment (the application,
form AO 78, and a summary of Federal Judiciary benefits can be located
at http://www.uscourts.gov/careers
via email to webmaster@almd.uscourts.gov or by regular mail to:
Human Resources 12-01
US District Court
PO Box 711
Montgomery, AL
36101
.
This Court is an Equal Opportunity / EDR Employer
