Job o' the Day: Pro Se Law Clerk (postgrad, salaried position) at the Philly Federal Courthouse
Are you a fan of unruly sports fans and cheesesteaks? Good. Here’s a great postgraduate position (don’t let “law clerk” fool you) in the World’s Most Glorious City….
The Pro-Se Law Clerk provides legal advice and assistance to the Court in connection with petitions and complaints filed by prisoners. The position’s duties and responsibilities include: (1) the substantive screening, after filing, of all prisoner and inmate petitions and motions, including state habeas corpus petitions, federal habeas corpus petitions, motions to vacate sentence, and civil rights complaints; drafts appropriate recommendations and orders for the Court’s signature. (2) reviews all complaints, petitions, and pleadings that have been filed by prisoners so as to determine the issues involved and the alleged basis for relief; (3) performs research, as required, to assist the Court in preparing opinions; (4) evaluates present procedures to determine new innovations for increasing the effectiveness in handling complaints, petitions, and pleadings; reviews the docket of pending prisoner and inmate litigation to assure the proper progress of such cases and advises the Court of those cases where action by the Court is appropriate….
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