Judicial Law Clerks

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Salary
High: $106,670.00
Average: $66,310.00
Hourly
Average: $31.88

What they do:

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

On the job, you would:

  • Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
  • Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
  • Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

98% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
95% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
93% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
89% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
88% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
78% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
72% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
69% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
68% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
67% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
65% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
59% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

78% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
72% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
56% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
56% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

88% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
81% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
81% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
78% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
69% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
63% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

70% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
66% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
63% Writing  -  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
61% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
61% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
59% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
52% Complex Problem Solving  -  Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
52% Judgment and Decision Making  -  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Record information from legal proceedings.
Direct courtroom activities or procedures.
Confer with court staff to clarify information.
Prepare documentation of legal proceedings.
Prepare legal documents.
Meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.
Confer with court staff to clarify information.
Prepare documentation of legal proceedings.
Prepare legal documents.
Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.
Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.
Identify implications for cases from legal precedents or other legal information.
Maintain the order of legal documents.
Record information from legal proceedings.
Coordinate legal schedules or activities.
Maintain the order of legal documents.
Prepare legal documents.
Coordinate legal schedules or activities.
Administer oaths to court participants.
Prepare documentation of legal proceedings.
Confer with court staff to clarify information.
Supervise activities of other legal personnel.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

98% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
97% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
96% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
91% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
89% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
89% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
85% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
82% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
77% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
77% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
74% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
72% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
71% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
67% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
63% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
60% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
57% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
64% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

96% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
89% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
78% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
74% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
73% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
71% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
68% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
65% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
63% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
57% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
56% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Getting Started

Education:
52%
Doctoral Degree
20%
Post-Doctoral Training

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