Career Law Clerk for the Honorable Patricia Tolliver Giles

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Salary

$121K-$185K From the posting source

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Seniority

Mid From the posting source

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Hires in: VA From the posting source

About this role

Career Law Clerk for the Honorable Patricia Tolliver Giles Alexandria, Virginia Summary The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia invites applications for the position of Career Law Clerk for United States District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles. This position is available September 15, 2025, and is a permanent law clerk position rather than a term or temporary law clerk position. Duties Law clerk duties will include, but are not limited to, reviewing briefs and other case filings; performing legal research; writing bench memoranda; and drafting orders and opinions in a wide variety of civil and criminal cases. Administrative duties will include serving as principal administrative manager of chambers; reviewing the active case docket daily and drafting standard scheduling orders as necessary; training and assisting the term law clerks; and managing the judge's schedule. Exceptional writing and editing skills are required, and candidates with prior federal judicial clerkship experience will be preferred. Respect for the role of the judiciary and the rule of law is required. Law Clerk Duties Research and analyze novel and complex legal issues in diverse areas of federal criminal law and civil litigation. Draft orders and memorandum opinions in civil and criminal cases for the judge's review. Prepare bench memoranda and other written materials for motions hearings and trial proceedings, as directed. Provide information and guidance to the judge on individual cases, as directed. Perform extensive computer legal research via Westlaw and/or Lexis. Monitor significant changes in federal statutes, sentencing guidelines, and Supreme Court

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