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Judicial Research Attorney

Notice Of Job Opening

Judge Fredericka Homberg Wicker of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal is seeking a full-time, highly qualified attorney to serve as a judicial research attorney working under the judge’s exclusive supervision. In this position, the attorney directly assists the judge on assigned cases, performing comprehensive legal research, reviewing trial records, briefs, and writ applications, drafting memoranda and proposed dispositions, as well as reviewing drafts prepared by other research attorneys.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please email your cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and a recent writing sample to jobs@fifthcircuit.org

The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal is an equal opportunity employer.