Each judge appoints his or her own personal staff, including law clerks, subject to the qualification standards adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States.  Law Clerks are appointed for a period of at least one year, but no more than three years.  The average appointment is for a two-year term.

        The law clerk provides assistance to a judge with administrative and legal tasks.  A broad range of duties include legal research, preparing bench memos, drafting orders and opinions, editing and proofreading the judge's orders and opinions, verifying citations, and performing other duties as assigned.

        To qualify for the position of law clerk, an applicant must be a law school graduate.  The salary range for a law clerk is grade JSP-9 to grade JSP-14 depending upon qualifications and legal work experience.   Graduation in the upper third of the class or with an LL.M. degree; publication of a noteworthy article in a law school; or winning a moot court competition, etc. is desirable and considered qualifying for grade JSP-11.  An applicant with one year of full-time legal work experience after graduation from law school, and who is admitted to a bar of general jurisdiction of a state, territorial, or federal court, may qualify for appointment at the grade JSP-12 level.

        Additional general information about the Court and the position of law clerk may be obtained from:  Mary Jane Mulvehill, Human Resources Manager, One Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0001 (telephone 212-264-1799). For specific opportunities with individual judges, please consult the hiring policies delineated by the judges on their respective pages of this site.

        The United States Court of International Trade is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has adopted an Employment Dispute Resolution Plan.

  
note: Some Judges do not list their employment opportunities on the website.  Some Judges may accept applications in electronic or facsimile formats, while others may not.  Interested persons are encouraged to contact chambers before submitting an application.

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