Legal Research Attorney

Overview

This role provides highly complex legal services by performing legal research for the bench in a judicial district. The position also maintains the district’s law library. Courtroom and bailiff duties are not required.

• Job Code: R45020
• Employment Type: Full-time
• FLSA Status: Excluded
• Salary Range: $77,710.44 - $112,679.64
• Talent Pool: This posting may be used to create a Talent Pool. Talent Pools may be used for a period of 10 months after the closing date on a job posting.

Responsibilities

• Research legal issues presented by parties during litigation.
• Advise judges on research results and assist in developing an appropriate course of action in the case.
• Write the first draft of opinions issued by the court.
• Review documents and pleadings filed with the court as assigned by individual judges.
• Compile information gained from research on particular issues in a case.
• Maintain law library materials, including books, CD-ROMs, and electronic research subscriptions, in more than one location.
• Recommend library materials for research and reference purposes.
• Authorize the use of research materials or the district’s law library to those other than district judges.
• Attend meetings and training as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities

• No formal supervisory responsibility.
• Responsibility for one’s own work product and for work within a unit performing similar functions.
• Rarely provides lead function, advice, or explains work instructions to other employees or volunteers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school.
• Possession of a certificate of admission to the Bar of the State of Colorado.
• Eligibility to practice law before the courts of the State of Colorado.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to walk; use hands and arms for repetitive motions; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Occasionally handles emergency or crisis situations.
• Frequently subject to interruptions and multiple calls and inquiries.
• Noise level is usually quiet.

Location

• Remote-eligible position that may require occasional onsite meetings.

Additional Information

• This position reports to the Chief Judge in the designated district.
• A district can convert Law Clerk positions to Legal Research Attorney positions using a ratio of .25 Legal Research Attorneys for every 1.0 District Court Judge, or convert the funding for Law Clerks to Legal Research Attorneys at a ratio of 4:1.
• Each district is allowed a minimum of 1.0 Legal Research Attorneys.
• The Legal Research Attorney is a classified, non-certified position that is considered at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without cause.
• This position may be combined with a term-limited .5 FTE Legal Research Attorney posting to make a full-time position if a single applicant is the successful candidate for both. Applicant must apply for both to be considered.

Colorado Applicants Notice

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, applicants may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation in materials submitted, and will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.