Law Clerk
Law Clerk Job Description
Law Clerks Assist lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal documents. Search for and study legal documents to investigate facts and law of cases. Prepare affidavits of documents and maintain document files and case correspondence. Research and analyze law sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review, approval and use by attorney. Review and file pleadings, petitions and other documents relevant to court actions. Deliver or direct delivery of subpoenas to witnesses and parties to action, serve copies of pleas to opposing counsel.
Law Clerk Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Law Clerk is $32513 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $56186. The lowest salary reported was $20766. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Law Clerk is $16.17 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $27.94. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $10.33. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Law Clerk are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $1600 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Law Clerk. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $28,673 – $64,779
Georgia – n/a
Illinois – $23,908 – $46,462
Louisiana – $31,444 – $42,500
New York – $22,500 – $69,435
Texas – $29,748 – $48,404
These are the highest paying cities for a Law Clerk. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Los Angeles, California –
New York, New York –
Chicago, Illinois –
San Francisco, California –
Washington, District of Columbia –
Dallas, Texas –
Baton Rouge, Louisiana –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Law Clerk from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $32513 while in 2007 it was just $30152
Job Outlook
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 41% of Law Clerks were males while 59% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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