Occupations/23-1012.00
Judicial Law Clerks
Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
80%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
24%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
66%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Task
Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
- Task
Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- Task
Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
- 02Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- 03Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
- 04Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
- 05Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
- 06Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.50
- Degree of automation1.84
- Time sitting4.54
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations2.41
- Hands-on objects/tools2.55
- Outdoors / weather1.00
- Disease exposure1.03
- Decision freedom3.67
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.50
- Written Expression4.25
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Oral Expression4.12
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.50
- Active Listening4.25
- Writing4.12
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics1.88
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking4.25
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 42 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $185,760 2 yr $180,752 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $177,207 2 yr $174,714 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Law 22.0101 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $176,087 2 yr $170,971 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $172,423 2 yr $165,340 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $163,869 2 yr $170,457 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Law 22.0101 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $160,316 2 yr $142,470 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $145,898 2 yr $119,805 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Law 22.0101 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $145,235 2 yr $139,927 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Law 22.0101 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $110,067 2 yr $101,128 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $109,286 2 yr $92,743 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | Law 22.0101 | $11,700 | 31% | 88% | 1 yr $106,117 2 yr $100,607 Professional · CIP 22.01 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Law 22.0101 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $99,325 2 yr $101,072 Professional · CIP 22.01 |