Law Clerk

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP).

The supervisor is Alana Bell, ASLBP Chief Counsel This position IS subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.

This position IS subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements In order to be minimally qualified for the Judicial Law Clerk Program, you must meet the qualification criteria listed below.

A third-year law student (3L) at an American Bar Association accredited law school who will earn a J.D.

degree no later than June of the 2025-2026 academic year; OR - a graduate of American Bar Association-accredited law school who will earn an LL.M.

degree no later than June of the 2025-2026 academic year; OR - a J.D degree and a current judicial law clerk whose clerkship ends no later than September 2026; OR - a J.D degree obtained during the 2024-2025 academic year.

AND Demonstrate a ranking in the top third (33%) of your law school class; OR -have an overall law school grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.25 based on a scale of 4.0; OR -currently serve as a judicial law clerk.

NOTE: If your law school does not calculate class rank, and also does not provide traditional grades or a GPA, you should include a link to the school's grading policy and should provide a narrative explanation of how your law school performance correlates with our requirements.

Graduate law students and judicial clerks should not have any significant post-J.D. legal employment.

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications requirements described above, the IDEAL CANDIDATE will be able to demonstrate the following: Knowledge of the law as demonstrated by an exceptional record of law school academic achievement.

(Provide copies of all your law school transcripts including documentation of your GPA and class ranking).

Demonstrated ability to research and analyze complex legal issues and to share the results both orally and in writing. (Provide a writing sample that demonstrates your abilities in this area.

In your resume, describe your law review experience, comparable journal experience, or moot court experience). Demonstrated interest in Administrative, Regulatory, or Environmental law.

(In your resume, describe coursework, studies, law school clinical experience, internships/externships, or extracurricular activities that demonstrate your interest in Administrative, Regulatory, or Environmental Law).

While a technical or scientific background may be useful, it is not required.

A description of how you possess the minimum qualifications criteria as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume and may also be addressed in the vacancy question provided for your supplemental response.

Brief (e.g., one page resumes are discouraged as they may place you at a disadvantage during the hiring process due to insufficient information. Major Duties:

The successful NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP) Judicial Law Clerk candidate will perform the full range of duties.

Such duties include but are not limited to: Drafting judicial decisions and orders, conducting legal research, preparing legal memoranda, and providing assistance to Licensing Boards during evidentiary hearings.

Evaluating and developing cases from their earliest stages, including drafting rulings on standing and contention admissibility, discovery disputes and, ultimately, helping with the conduct of an evidentiary hearing and drafting merits decisions on those evidentiary presentations.

The two-year clerkship term generally runs from September to September. Selectees from this announcement will generally be expected to start employment in September of 2026.

Only United States citizens can be admitted to the Judicial Law Clerk Program, and each person selected for the program must undergo a complete security/background investigation and be granted a security clearance.