Job Description

Macdonald & Cody, LLP, an established insurance defense litigation firm specializing in catastrophic personal injury cases, is actively recruiting a highly motivated full-time Law Clerk.

Responsibilities include: 

• Prepare legal drafts by assembling and organizing information for legal forms and documents, including complaints, declarations, discovery requests, responses, and other pleadings.
• Conduct research by studying laws, statues, constitutions, regulations, court opinions, including precedents and reasoning, and trends using standard print texts and computers; preparing legal memorandum.
• Assemble case materials by collecting, organizing, and summarizing information, documents, reports, and evidence.
• Prepare initial case evaluations and advise attorney on litigation strategies.
• Communicate with clients, when necessary.

Skills/Qualifications: 

• Current law student.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and ensure timely completion.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal court rules and filing procedures.
• Works independently with minimal supervision and instruction.
• Proficients in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc. and Adobe).
• Has a team-player attitude and is reliable.

Education: 

• Bachelors’ Degree.
• Current law student.

Benefits: `

Our company is offering the right person a career path – not just a job. We offer a competitive benefits package which includes health insurance, personal time off, paid holidays, 401(k), plus a variety of other voluntary benefits such as dental and vision. We also offer a friendly, family-oriented environment.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, writing sample, and list of references to resumes@macdonaldcody.com .

Please do not apply if you do not meet the above-mentioned qualifications or cannot perform the above-mentioned responsibilities.

No communications from recruiters, please.

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