Job o’ the Day: Federal Judicial Staff Attorney with the U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia
From the PSJD job posting:
The Staff Attorney’s Office is accepting applications for staff attorney positions that, subject to the availability of funds, will start throughout 2013.
The Staff Attorney’s Office is a central legal staff, serving the court at large rather than individual judges. The office has approximately sixty attorneys, including career supervisory staff attorneys and staff attorneys who serve on staggered two-year terms.
The principal task of the office is to assist in the disposition of appeals through the preparation of legal memoranda. The types of cases the office presently handles include (1) direct criminal appeals involving sentencing guidelines and guilt/innocence issues, (2) all pro se appeals, including collateral attacks on criminal convictions by state and federal prisoners, and civil rights suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, (3) employment discrimination cases, (4) immigration cases, and (5) social security appeals. There are also three specialized units within the office. The Jurisdiction Unit assists the court in the initial review of all appeals filed for the purpose of determining appellate jurisdiction. The Issue Tracking Unit serves to track and catalog relevant legal issues. The Motions Unit processes certain substantive motions, including those for in forma pauperis status, certificates of appealability for 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 and 2255 appeals, transcripts at government expense, and motions to appoint, withdraw, and/or substitute counsel.
Staff attorneys work in a highly collegial environment with other recent law school graduates and lawyers coming from judicial clerkships or private practice, as well as with more experienced supervisory staff attorneys and senior management. Employment with the office offers a generous benefits package, civil and criminal law experience at the federal court level, and an environment providing significant responsibility and challenge.
The application deadline is June 25, 2013. For more information, view the full job description at PSJD.org (log-in required).