Job Number: 01-260128-05: Term Law Clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Company Name:   U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Missouri


Term Law Clerks duties include extensive legal research; writing legal memoranda, orders, and opinions; completing administrative tasks; assisting with seminar materials; supervising interns; and preparing for and attending evidentiary hearings and trials, motions dockets, pretrial conferences, and status conferences.

All applicants should visit https://oscar.uscourts.gov for general information about the Court.



Application Procedure:

Qualified applicants must submit all the following documents to be considered:

• A detailed cover letter;
• A detailed resume;
• Undergraduate transcript;
• Law school grade sheet;
• Three letters of recommendation;
• A legal writing sample unedited by anyone else (please limit to 10 pages or fewer); and
• A completed application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment – form AO78 - Link to form: https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/application-judicial-branch-federal-employment

Apply online at https://oscar.uscourts.gov or mail application materials to:

Judge Fenimore’s Chambers
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Western Missouri
Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse
400 East 9th Street, Room 6552
Kansas City, Missouri 64106