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AI appellate law clerk

Prepares legal documents and researches court decisions to assist judges in reviewing cases and determining issues.

Amir Te Huia“I research laws and prepare briefs for the court cases.”An example character, not a real person.
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Appellate law clerk · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases.
  2. Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases.
  3. Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Judicial Law Clerks” (O*NET 23-1012.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
  • Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
  • Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.

Appellate law clerk · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits