Job Announcement - Supreme Court Law Clerks Tuesday, June 27, 2023

APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS LAW CLERK to the NORTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT FROM AUGUST 1, 2024, TO JULY 31, 2025

Second-year law students interested in applying for a one-year appointment as a law clerk to the North Dakota Supreme Court should submit one (1) copy of the following:

1. A letter of application addressed to:

The Honorable Daniel J. Crothers

North Dakota Supreme Court

Judicial Wing, 1st Floor

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505-0530

2. An autobiographical sketch summarizing your life and career from childhood until the present.

3. A curriculum vitae containing the following information:

(1) Applicant’s name, home address, college address, email address, and telephone number.

(2) Secondary schools attended.

(3) Pre-law and law schools attended.

(4) Class standing.

(5) Law review and other legal writings.

(6) Extracurricular activities.

(7) Awards and honors.

(8) Employment record.

(9) Military record.

(10) Three references. It is acceptable to list the same individuals who provide letters of recommendation.

(11) Any other information the applicant believes would bear upon the applicant’s qualifications as a law clerk.

4. Undergraduate transcript.

5. L.S.A.T. score report.

6. Law school application for admission.

7. Law school transcript to date of application. [One official transcript.]

8. Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a member of the law school faculty.

9. A writing sample that has been edited only by the applicant.

The current salary is $71,364 per year. Depending upon availability of funds and the possibility of legislative action for a pay increase between now and August 2024, that amount may change.

The Court requires an individual selected to serve as a law clerk to be legally authorized to work in the United States and expects the individual to successfully complete law school education, take a bar examination of the applicant’s choice before beginning the clerkship, and commit to completing a full one-year term from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.

Candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JULY 14, 2023.