Job Description

Posting number: PT913-4211

Department: Code Enforcement Administration

Division: 4211 - Code Enforcement Administration

Job classification: Part-Time Law Clerk (Non-Exempt)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Paraprofessional, Miscellaneous

Research appropriate statutes and case law.

Examples of duties

• Attend meetings, hearings, and other court proceedings with attorneys;
• Perform title search work, memo preparation and title updates;
• Research Municipal Law, constitutional and legislative issues, statutes, and case law;
• Research federal, state, and local statutes, case law, and draft memoranda and legal documents accordingly;
• Draft legal opinions;
• Perform related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Completion of first semester of law school;
• Knowledge of legal terminology and legal research;
• Knowledge of Westlaw, WestlawNext, LexisNexis, LexisNexis Advance; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Ability to work twenty (20) hours per week;
• Valid Current Driver's License

Supplemental information

Ability to:

• Research statutes and case law by both traditional and electronic means;
• Use a computer and reference books/materials

• Frequently sit and occasionally stand and walk during the shift;
• Reach above, at and below shoulder height;
• Occasionally carry up to 10 pounds;
• Occasionally flex upper trunk forward, partial flexing of knees.