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[Remote] Legal Externs Spring 2027 - Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Supreme Court of Ohio is hiring spring 2027 legal externs to support Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy. Externs will conduct legal research, write and analyze legal materials, and observe oral arguments.
Responsibilities
- The majority of the extern’s time will be spent researching, writing, and analyzing legal issues
- This may involve the preparation of draft opinions, bench memos and memos discussing discretionary appeals and complaints for writs, speeches, or individualized research projects
- The extern will be assigned to a judicial attorney and will have their work reviewed by that attorney
- Externs will also be able to observe oral arguments on the merits of cases when the Court is in session
- Students will assist with legal research, case memos, etc
Skills
- Current enrollment in an accredited Juris Doctor (J.D.), Juris Master (J.M.), or Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) program
- The ideal extern is a 2L or 3L
Benefits
- Medical coverage for eligible full-time and part-time employees, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after the eligibility period, for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year, for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness, for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Public retirement systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) and optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation), for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
- Flexible schedule; typically 8 hours per week.
- Hybrid or virtual work arrangement; onsite preferred, but remote accepted.
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