The California Supreme Court, located in San Francisco, is accepting applications for a Supreme Court Chambers Attorney or Law Clerk on the personal staff of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar.
Supreme Court Chambers Attorney responsibilities include assisting the Justice in drafting bench memoranda and opinions in cases assigned to the Justice, reviewing memoranda and proposed opinions in cases assigned to other justices of the Supreme Court, and advising the Justice on a variety of legal issues. These responsibilities require a Supreme Court Chambers Attorney to carefully and accurately review appellate briefs, trial records and other documents; thoroughly research and analyze existing law; draft clear, well-written memoranda and proposed opinions; and make recommendations to the Justice on the resolution of legal issues presented in cases before the court. A Supreme Court Chambers Attorney may also assist the Justice concerning issues related to the administration of justice in California’s judicial system.
Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk responsibilities include assisting the Justice in drafting bench memoranda and opinions in cases assigned to the Justice, reviewing memoranda and proposed opinions in cases assigned to other justices of the Supreme Court, and advising the Justice on a variety of legal issues. These responsibilities require a Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk to carefully and accurately review appellate briefs, trial records and other documents; thoroughly research and analyze existing law; draft clear, well-written memoranda and proposed opinions; and make recommendations to the Justice on the resolution of legal issues presented in cases before the court. A Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk may also assist the Justice concerning issues related to the administration of justice in California’s judicial system.
Justice Cuéllar directs, reviews, and edits all his staff’s work. The applicant must anticipate that all written work will be extensively revised by Justice Cuéllar, or that Justice Cuéllar may request research that he may or may not use in opinions or internal court memoranda. The selected individual must also be able to work closely and collegially with other members of the justice’s staff, and other court staff members. The individual’s work will be reviewed and critiqued by other attorneys on the Cuéllar staff, and by the other justices and their staffs.
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