NCdotGov
Research Assistant I
Pay$72100.00 / year
LocationRaleigh/North Carolina
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 4728925
- Provide administrative support.
- Conduct required legal research.
- Analyze legal data and issues.
- Prepare legal memoranda.
- Process emergent motion applications.
- Proofread published opinions and proposed opinions.
- Assist the Judge in evaluating cases filed with the court.
- Prepare draft opinions.
- Work with Justices on complex cases involving difficult issues of law.
- Track current developments in the law.
SALARY GRADE: Flat Rated
The North Carolina Court of Appeals seeks two (2) qualified Research Assistants to provide legal research, analysis, and interpretation of case law on a variety of court cases to a Court of Appeals Judge.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Knowledge of: N.C. General Statutes; N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure; N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals case law; N.C. Rules of Appellate and Civil Procedure; and some federal statutes and case law.
Ability to: conduct legal research and analysis; draft appellate opinions; and comprehend abstract legal concepts.
Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Attach cover letter, résumé, transcript, writing sample, and a list of three (3) references.
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