Position: 
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Posting Date: 

Law Clerk  
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania 
Judicial Chambers 
January 4, 2023   

Starting Salary:   
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Benefits: 

         Response Deadline: 

$59,775 
Harrisburg 
link to benefits 
open until position is filled 

Description: 
This is professional legal work as a Law Clerk to a Commonwealth Court judge. 

Typical Duties: 

Legal research pertinent to caseload of judge to which assigned.

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• Reads, analyzes, and interprets lower court record(s), agency briefs, and/or appellate court briefs.
• Searches  for,  interprets  and  applies  statutes,  court  decisions,  and  other  legal  authorities  on  points  of  law  involved  in  the

preparation of legal rulings.

• Prepares drafts of opinions, orders, and memoranda of law.
• Proofreads and reviews circulating opinions.
• Attends court sessions and hearings.
• Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Graduation from an approved school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania within twelve months

of appointment or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training.

Additional Preferences / Requirements: 

• Knowledge of the unified judicial system of the Commonwealth.
• Knowledge of judicial procedures and rule 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 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 for judicial approval orders and opinions on petitions, motions, and appeals filed.
• Ability  to  establish  and  maintain  effective  working  relationships  with  members  of  the  judiciary,  court  and  departmental

administrators, attorneys, and associates.
Law Review preferred, but not required.

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How to Apply: 
Candidates  interested  in  applying  for  this  position  are  requested  to  submit  via  email  a  resume,  transcript  (if  recent  graduate), 
references, and writing sample, along with a cover letter noting position title to:  CommonwealthCourtJobs@pacourts.us. Resumes will 
be accepted until the position is filled. 

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conform to all applicable state and federal laws governing fair and nondiscriminatory hiring and employment practices and are subject 
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