Pro Se Law Clerk

ANNOUNCEMENT NO: 2026-16
Pro Se Law Clerk
Full-time/Regular, Excepted Roanoke, Virginia
$74,678- $163, 514 (JS 11-14)
Starting grade and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia seeks a full-time Pro Se Law Clerk to provide legal advice and assistance to the Court in connection with prisoner petitions and complaints. The Western District currently consists of 10 judicial officers and staff located in five divisions throughout the district to encompass Abingdon, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, and Roanoke. This position is located in the Roanoke office. Occasional travel, including overnight, within and outside the district is required.

To qualify for this position, a person must be a law school graduate (or be certified as having completed all law school studies and requirements and merely awaiting conferment of degree) and must have demonstrated one of the following accomplishments: standing within the upper third of the class from a law school on the approved list of the American Bar Association or that of the Association of American Law Schools; or experience on the editorial board of a law review of such a school; or graduation from such a school with an LLM degree; or demonstrated proficiency in legal studies which, in the opinion of the appointing official, is the equivalent of the above.

Visit https://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/court-information/employment/ for a detailed job announcement with complete instructions for applying.

The United States District Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary/Compensation: $74,678 - $163,514 per year

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