This law clerk position, full-time or part-time, is with a solo firm involved in
- commercial and residential real estate negotiations, sales, and purchases and tax treatment.
- partition of properties to liquidate interest acquired via a contingency award in an equal protection case
- recovery of attorney fees in probate where an equal protection appeal led to a settlement (Chavana, below)
- negotiating sales of non-real-estate assets, including oil and gas interests from the ReedU.S. case below
- tax issues of small business, investor, and real estate, including IRC 1033 treatment of capital gains (after eminent domain taking)
- advising attorneys who form or counsel small businesses
The job involves project management, research, writing, and settling partition and probate interests. The office is in West Campus near the Drag, and the work will largely be remote.
Required
- At least one semester of law school (paralegal classes or degree do not fulfill the requirement)
- Clear organized writing
Pluses
- Experience or courses involving legal research or real estate
- Legal writing kudos
Pay
Law clerk: $33 an hour or higher depending on experience, education, recognition, writing kudos
To apply
We welcome you to apply. Please send an email about your current situation, your qualifications and interests in the position, requested salary range, resume, and writing sample to Lee1@rsmcnallylaw.com.
Employer:
Stephen McNally is a solo attorney who has won civil rights appeals overturning discrimination based on gender or “illegitimacy” while helping expand intermediate scrutiny under the 14th Amendment Equal Protection to a standard more accurately now called “exacting scrutiny.” His cases include:
Reed v. Campbell, 476 U.S. 852, (United States Supreme Court), (1986). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/476/852/
Dickson v. Simpson, (807 S.W.2d 726, Texas Supreme Court), (Tex.1991). https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1665245/dickson-v-simpson/
In Re Estate of Chavana, (993 S.W.2d 311, Texas Court of Appeals), (Tex. App. - - San Antonio, 1999, n.w.h.) https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1763315/in-re-estate-of-chavana/
Keywords: law clerk, legal intern, attorney, lawyer, research, legal writing, legal practice, appeal, appellate, brief writing, part-time, full-time, law student
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $33.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- Have you completed at least one semester of law school or are currently in your first semester?
Education:
Location:
- Austin, TX 78701 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78701
