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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $68.1k - $80.9k / year

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🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Assistant

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Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏛️ Government

📚 Education

⚖️ Legal

Government • Education • Legal

Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is the administrative arm of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, responsible for executing the Court’s policy and directives. It provides vital support to courts across Pennsylvania in various areas including information technology, communications, human resources, finance, law, court programs, research, education, and security.

📋 Description

• Research legal data pertinent to the caseload of the assigned judge. • Read, analyze, and interpret lower court records, agency briefs, and/or appellate court briefs. • Search for, interpret, and apply statutes, court decisions, and other legal authorities. • Prepare drafts of opinions, orders, and memoranda of law. • Proofread and review circulating opinions. • Attend court sessions and hearings. • Travel as required. • Perform related work as required. • Interact extensively with the Judge and staff while researching complex legal issues in the court’s original and appellate jurisdictions.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduation from an approved school of law. • Admission, in good standing, to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania within twelve months of appointment. • A satisfactory criminal background check is required. • Resume, legal writing sample, references and a transcript required with application. • Knowledge of the Unified Judicial System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. • Knowledge of judicial procedure and rules of practice. • Knowledge of the principles, methods, materials, and practices of legal research. • Skill in analyzing, appraising, and organizing facts, evidence, and material, and presenting such material in a clear and logical form for oral or written presentation as opinions, memoranda, orders, or decisions. • Ability to understand and interpret constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and precedents. • Ability to prepare orders and opinions for judicial approval. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of the judiciary, court, and departmental administrators, attorneys, and staff. • Ability to self-motivate and work with minimal supervision. • Law Review preferred, but not required. • Well suited for a recent law school graduate or an individual with legal experience. • Outstanding research and writing skills are required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits begin on first day of employment. • Generous annual and sick leave plus thirteen scheduled holidays per year. • Retirement plan with the State Employees' Retirement System. • Other benefits and full details can be found at www.pacourts.us under Human Resources