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2028 Term Supreme Court Law Clerk

Lincoln, NE, USFull-time$72k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Full-time Judicial Law Clerk assisting a Supreme Court Justice with case-specific duties including preparing bench briefs, reviewing case records, and researching the law.

Role type

Junior IC legal research and writing assistant

Builds

Legal memoranda and bench briefs for a Supreme Court Justice

Domain

Law / Judiciary

Required skills

Legal research, legal writing, case analysis, legal citation, Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis

Preferred skills

Top 20% law school class ranking, admission to Nebraska State Bar

Technologies

Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis

Responsibilities

Prepares bench briefs on upcoming cases, Reviews the complete record in assigned cases, Researches the law germane to the appeals under submission, Prepares legal memoranda, synthesizing factual analysis and legal research

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC