Position Available: Alabama Appellate Courts - Assistant Reporter of Decisions

Applicants must be members of the Alabama State Bar, preferably with one to five years of experience.  An undergraduate or graduate degree in English would be helpful but is not required, and experience in editing is preferred.   The position requires knowledge of legal-citation formats and strict attention to detail.

The assistant reporter is a full-time employee expected to work in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in Montgomery and not remotely.   Submit application letter with résumé by June 16, 2025, to:

Sean Blum, Office of Reporter of Decisions

Alabama Appellate Courts

Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building

300 Dexter Avenue

Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3741

Duties include editing and proofreading; reading the advance sheets of the Southern Reporter (3d) to ensure that the headnotes accurately state the legal principles in the case and to ensure the accuracy of the reports of the opinions of the Alabama Supreme Court, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals for publication in the Alabama Reporter; drafting and editing amendments to various rules of procedure adopted by the Alabama Supreme Court; preparing the documentation for, and assisting in, releasing opinions of the Alabama appellate courts for publication in the official reports; and coordinating publication of the opinions of the appellate courts with the publisher of the official reports.

The assistant reporter serves at the pleasure of the Alabama Supreme Court and is not a merit-system employee.   As a confidential court-system employee, the assistant reporter deals with confidential and sensitive matters.