Law Clerk

Overview

This position is located in the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP). The supervisor is Alana Bell, ASLBP Chief Counsel. This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements and security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans;
Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care;
Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and /benefits

In order to be minimally qualified for the Judicial Law Clerk Program, you must meet the qualification criteria listed below.

- a graduate of American Bar Association-accredited law school who will earn an LL.M. degree no later than June of the  academic year; OR

- a J.D degree and a current judicial law clerk whose clerkship ends no later than September 2026; OR

- a J.D degree obtained during the  academic year.

AND

-have an overall law school GPA of at least a 3.25 based on a scale of 4.0; OR

-currently serve as a judicial law clerk.

NOTE:

If your law school does not calculate class rank, and also does not provide traditional grades or a GPA, you should include a link to the school’s grading policy and should provide a narrative explanation of how your law school performance correlates with our requirements.

Graduate law students and judicial clerks should not have any significant post-J.D. legal employment.

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications requirements described above, the IDEAL CANDIDATE will be able to demonstrate the following:

While a technical or scientific background may be useful, it is not required.

A description of how you possess the minimum qualifications criteria as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume and may also be addressed in the vacancy question provided for your supplemental response. Brief (e.g., one page resumes are discouraged as they may place you at a disadvantage during the hiring process due to insufficient information.