Law Clerk I

Location: Baltimore, MD or Rockville, MD, with a hybrid/remote work arrangement

Salary: $70,000–$80,000 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers technology-enabled services and customized solutions for government agencies, with a focus on legal and litigation support.

What you will do

• Conduct complex legal research for trial staff and review new cases, relevant laws, and legal opinions.
• Prepare and edit draft motions, briefs, memoranda of law, statements of facts, and other legal documents.
• Assist attorneys throughout all phases of litigation and brief them on legal issues and theories.
• Perform cite checking using Westlaw, Lexis, and the Bluebook.
• Review documents, release-of-information materials, amicus briefs, case files, and final decisions.
• Respond to citizen correspondence and support case issuance and document management activities.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree, current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed, or equivalent legal training, experience, or education.
• Working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Thorough knowledge of Westlaw and Lexis, with extensive cite-checking and Bluebook experience.
• Experience performing complex legal research and familiarity with word-processing, database, spreadsheet, imaging, document-review, and file-management applications.
• Ability to consistently deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure.

Nice to have

• Government or litigation-support experience.
• Experience with Relativity.
• Published legal writing or participation in Law Review.
• Current or active security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on government innovation and high-quality client service.
• Professional growth through learning opportunities.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid time off and state and federal holiday observance.