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Ë Ë Ë Ë C A R E E R O P P O R T U N I T Y Ë Ë Ë ËUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTWESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMAPosition Title:Federal Law Clerk (one year term)Position Number: 13-02 (amended)Location:Oklahoma CityOpen date: April 17, 2013Close Date: May 15, 2013Start Date: June 17, 2013Starting Salary Range: JSP 11/01 to JSP 13/10 ($57,408 to $106,369*)* Starting salary commensurate with qualifications and work experience.REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: This is a Term Law Clerk position with U.S. District JudgeDavid L. Russell beginning June 17, 2013 and ending in August of 2014. The term law clerkprovides legal research and writing assistance to the judge and drafts orders, memorandaand opinions. Applicants must be a law school graduate, with bar membership, andpossess excellent research, writing, proofreading, and communication skills.QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for the position of law clerk on the personal staff of a federaljudge, a person must be a law school graduate, and have demonstrated one of the followingaccomplishments or proficiencies:(a)(b)(c)(d)Standing within the upper 25% of the law school class from a law school onthe approved list of either the American Bar Association or the Association ofAmerican Law Schools; orExperience on the editorial board of a law review of such a school; orGraduation from such a school with an LLM degree; orProficiency in legal studies that, in the opinion of the judge, is the equivalentof one of the above.BENEFITS. Employees of the U.S. District Court are not classified under Civil Service, butare entitled to many of the same benefits as other federal government employees includingparticipation in health and life insurance programs, periodic grade and step increases, andpaid holidays.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in theU.S. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or towithdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice.In the event that a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable

time of the original announcement, the court may elect to select a candidate from theapplicants who responded to the original announcement without re-posting the position.Participation in the interview process will be at the applicant’s own expense and relocationexpenses will not be provided. Interviews by video conference may be accommodated.Only qualified applicants will be considered for this position. Employees of the U.S. DistrictCourt serve under excepted appointments and are considered “at will” employees. FederalCivil Service classifications or regulations do not apply; however, court employees areentitled to the same benefits as other federal government employees.As a condition of employment, the selected candidate will be subject to an FBI fingerprintbackground check. All information provided by applicants is subject to verification andbackground investigation. Applicants are advised that false statements or omission ofinformation on any application material may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal or anoffer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.All employees are subject to mandatory electronic direct deposit of salary payment.Yrs. Legal Exp. Bar Membership Req. Salary Range**Grade JSP 11 0 Yes (for this vacancy) $57,408-$74,628Grade JSP 12 1 Yes $68,809-$89,450Grade JSP 13 2 Yes $81,823-$106,369** starting salary above step 1 requires prior federal work experienceAPPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: To apply, please send resume and writing sample(ie., legal brief, noteworthy publication, legal research memorandum, etc.) by email to:marcia_davis@okwd.uscourts.gov, OR, send by fax to (405) 609-5113.Applications will be reviewed as received, interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible,and an employment offer will be extended to the most qualified candidate on or after closingdate of May 15, 2013.United States District CourtWestern District of Oklahoma200 NW 4 th Street, Rm 1210Oklahoma City, OK 73102An Equal Opportunity Employer