Judicial Law Clerk

Job Duties

The Court of Appeals of Virginia is seeking applicants for full-time judicial clerkships, on a term basis, to start in the 2025 and 2026 calendar years for one- and two-year appointments. Selected applicants will complete their clerkship in Virginia, in the location of the selecting Judge’s chambers; however, occasional travel to other locations in Virginia may be required. The Court’s Judges are distributed across four regions, including eastern Virginia (Region 1 : Yorktown, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach); central Virginia (Region 2 : Richmond, Charlottesville, and Halifax); western Virginia (Region 3 : Roanoke); and northern Virginia (Region 4 : Manassas, Front Royal, Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Leesburg).

The Court encourages applications from candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, qualities, and skillsets.

Job duties :

• Prepare memoranda and other written products for Court Judges, analyzing and summarizing briefs and case materials, including transcripts, pleadings, and exhibits.
• Draft Court orders and opinions.
• Check citations and quote-check briefs, pleadings, and Court documents.
• Collaborate closely with other clerks and members of the Court, including Judges, to resolve cases.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements

Compensation

Additional Considerations

To apply, please send a cover letter including interested regions in order of preference and term sought (e.g., 2025 and / or 2026, one-year or two-year term), resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and three references, all in a single PDF format document, to

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and considered active until December 1; however, priority consideration will be given to applications received by March 1.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and / or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name : Daisy Duitsman

Phone : No Calls

Email :

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS / DBVI to get their AHP Letter.