Law Clerk

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Law Clerk

Duties : Will perform research appeals and prepare drafts of preliminary briefs or arguments based on statutory law or decisions. Conduct legal research through the use of computerized legal research systems such as Lexis and Westlaw, or statutes, U.S. Constitution, legal periodicals, law reviews, digests, legal encyclopedias, codes, regional and federal reporters, slip opinions and various case law. Researches points and rules of law and prepares written reports summarizing research. Updates or shepardizes case law to distinguish and analogize the case to the fact situation at hand. Identifies applicable statutes or rules that are in force and effect for the particular matter. Researches points and rules of law and prepares written reports summarizing research. Performs research and studies legal records and comments to obtain data applicable to the case under consideration. Drafts motions, responses and legal memoranda; Interviews victims and witnesses. Serves copies of pleadings on opposing counsel and delivers documents to various county offices. Conducts routine investigations on less serious charges for background and basic information;

Confers with attorneys regarding legal issues. Maintains appropriate security and confidentiality of information created or encountered in the performance of assigned duties. May supervise, train, and assign and review the work of other law clerks. Maintains electronic and paper files as necessary.

Company info

Pima County Public Defender .
32 N. Stone Ste. 400
Tucson
Arizona
United States 85701
Phone : 520-724-8028
Website : http://www.pima.gov/publicdefender/