Legal Research Fellow​/Attorney - Superior Court

Legal Research Fellow/Attorney - Superior Court of California, County of (San Francisco)

The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, is actively seeking third-year law students and law school graduates interested in a temporary one-year law clerk position with the Court. The Court law clerk position provides a great opportunity to sharpen research and writing skills while being exposed to a wide variety of legal issues and offers insight into the judicial process.

Law clerks perform legal work, legal research, and legal consultation for Court judicial officers and staff and perform other job-related duties as required.

Salary: $88,554 annually ($3,405.94 biweekly)*

The Court offers a generous benefits package including a variety of health and dental insurance plans, paid sick leave, floating holidays, and holiday pay.

* Appointments are made at the first step of the salary range with subsequent increases annually up to the top step of the salary range. All salaries are subject to payroll deductions.

Example of Duties

Legal Research Fellows/Attorneys are generally assigned as law clerks in the Criminal Division or Civil Division (including the departments of the Presiding Judge, Probate, Family, Law and Motion, Asbestos, Complex Litigation, general Civil, the Housing Court, and the Appellate Division). Incumbents provide legal research, briefing memos, and statements of decision to applicable bench officers.

Work is performed in an office environment; continuous contact with judges and other staff; may have contact with the public or attorneys appearing before the court.