About Employment - Louisiana Supreme Court

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<style>a.anchor { display: block; position: relative; top: -100px; visibility: hidden; } </style> <div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title"><a id="JobOpportunities"></a>Job Opportunities</div></div><p>Recruitment and personnel management at the Supreme Court is handled by the Human Resource Department of the Judicial Administrator's Office. &nbsp; Justices at the Supreme Court recruit and hire their own staff; however, recruiting for all other positions is done through the Human Resource Department. Most vacancies are advertised in local newspapers and on internal bulletin boards providing career growth and advancement opportunities to court employees.<br /></p><p><em><strong>The Louisiana Supreme Court is an equal opportunity employer. &nbsp; Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability is strictly prohibited.<br /></strong></em></p><p><strong><a href="/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank">Supreme Court of Louisiana Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement<br /></a></strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Employment at the Supreme Court of Louisiana is based on job related qualifications, skills and experience</span>.</p><p>The Supreme Court currently has 181 employees- 104 in professional and 77 in support positions. Over half of the professional positions are legal research jobs which are staffed by attorneys. The Court also has law librarians as well as information systems, accounting, human resources, public relations, and public administration professionals on staff. Support positions include paralegal, clerical/secretarial, security, and courier jobs. <br /><em>Revised 4-19-2005 </em></p><p align="left">Enquiries about employment may be sent to:</p><p align="center"><strong>Human Resource Director <br />Office of the Judicial Administrator <br />400 Royal Street <br />New Orleans, LA 70130 </strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Supreme Court offers its employees competitive salaries and generous benefits including annual and sick leave, medical insurance, credit union membership, deferred compensation plan, paid parking, and retirement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="col col-md-4"><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading">Quick Links</div><div class="panel-body"><ul><li><a href="#JudicialClerkships" title="Judicial Clerkships">Judicial Clerkships</a></li><li><a href="#CurrentOpenings" title="Current Jobs Openings">Current Jobs Openings</a></li><li><a href="/Employment_?p=ADA_Statement" title="ADA Statement">ADA Statement</a></li><li><a href="/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank" title="EEO Policy">EEO Policy</a></li><li><a href="/employment/HarassmentPolicy.pdf" target="_blank">Harassment in the Workplace</a><a href="/employment/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf" target="_blank"> </a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><a class="anchor" id="JudicialClerkships"></a><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading">Judicial Clerkships</div></div><p>Each justice at the Supreme Court has three law clerks who serve at their pleasure. Justices often stagger hiring to ensure that they always have one senior/experienced law clerk and one junior/new law clerk. &nbsp; Hiring for judicial clerkships is generally done one to one and a half years in advance, therefore, individuals interested in such positions are encouraged to send their applications or letters of interest directly to the justices during the third semester of their second or third year of law school. &nbsp; Updated resumes and transcripts should be sent as soon as practicable after graduation.</p><p>Applications for judicial clerkships should include a one-page cover letter, resume, transcript, writing sample, and list of references. &nbsp; Applications and inquiries should be sent directly to the <a href="/About/Biography">justices</a>.</p><h4>Job Description : &nbsp; Law Clerk--Supreme Court</h4><p>This position performs highly responsible legal work directly assisting a Supreme Court justice with case-specific duties. &nbsp; Law clerks work under their justice's exclusive supervision.</p><p>Work involves preparation of bench briefs and legal memoranda on upcoming cases following a thorough review of the record, research of pertinent law, and analysis of facts submitted.</p><p>Clerks must have considerable knowledge of the principles, methods, materials, and practices of legal research and be able to analyze, appraise, and organize facts, evidence, and precedents in difficult and complex cases. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, is a necessity along with skills in word processing.</p><p>Individuals are required to have a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school. (New graduates must be able to pass the bar exam prior to renewal of appointment for a second year.) Prior experience as a practicing attorney or law clerk in a lower court is preferred but not required.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><a class="anchor" id="CurrentOpenings"></a><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading">Current Openings</div></div>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>Louisiana State Court Judicial Administrator<br />Executive Level Job Opportunity
 </strong></span></p><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court invites highly qualified applicants to apply for the position of <strong>Judicial Administrator</strong>, the highest-ranking non-judicial officer of the state judiciary. This position works under the general direction of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices and serves at the pleasure of the Court.  The Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s office is the managerial arm of the Louisiana Supreme Court and is the staffing and fiscal agent for several court departments and programs, the Judicial Council, and court-appointed task forces and committees.</p><p>Salary Range: $170,000 to $182,000</p><p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p><p>The Judicial Administrator is responsible for the overall planning, direction, and supervision of administrative functions for the Louisiana Supreme Court and the broader state judiciary. The Administrator also provides direct support to the Justices in executing their constitutional duties related to court system administration.&nbsp; This is a full-time, executive-level position based in New Orleans, Louisiana.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="white-space:pre;"></span>Provide strategic leadership and executive oversight of the Administrative Offices of the Courts.</li><li>Serve as Chief Executive Officer of the state judicial disciplinary body&mdash;Judiciary Commission.</li><li>Assists in training newly elected judges in administrative functions and court operations.</li><li>Advise judges on handling complex operational challenges such as ethics issues and court administration.</li><li>Direct financial management functions, including:<ul><li>Oversight of appropriated funds for the Office of the Judicial Administrator.</li><li>Payroll administration for all state judges.</li></ul></li><li>Supervise all divisions within the Administrative Offices of the Court, including ten Deputy Judicial Administrators as direct reports and their staff members.&nbsp;</li><li>Respond to requests from the Legislature and information requests from the public.</li><li>Provide staffing support to numerous court committees, task forces, etc.</li><li>Serve as a key member of the Human Resources Committee overseeing personnel policies for the state appellate court system.</li><li>Present Continuing Legal Education at judicial conferences as needed.</li><li>Serves as contact person at Louisiana Supreme Court for state judges.</li><li>Other responsibilities incumbent upon operating the Office of the Judicial Administrator, or as requested by the Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>A Juris Doctor (JD) or doctoral degree and at least eight years of experience in judicial administration is preferred. </li><li>Alternatively, a master&rsquo;s degree in judicial administration, public administration, law, or a related field and at least ten years of experience in judicial administration.</li><li>Must possess excellent interpersonal, oral and written and communication skills, as well as a working knowledge of the Louisiana Judicial system.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Information:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="white-space:pre;"></span>Position requires on-site office presence.</li><li>Must be able to travel within the state and nationally to conferences as needed.</li><li>Executive Parking in the LA Supreme Court Building</li></ul><p><strong>How to Apply:</strong><br /></p><p><strong>Application Deadline: September 8, 2025&nbsp;</strong><br /></p><p>Qualified applicants must apply online and must submit a cover letter, resume, and references via the application link below:<br /><a href="https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johschwf7/aa0" target="_blank">https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johschwf7/aa0</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.lasc.org/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>DATA INPUT/COORDINATOR<br />LOUISIANA PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY </strong></span></p><p><strong>LPOR&mdash;a Division of the Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office of the Louisiana Supreme Court</strong> is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Data Management team to handle data entry of electronically submitted and time sensitive data regarding Restraining and Protective Orders issued statewide into the data system for law enforcement agencies to access as needed. Duties also include proofing, reviewing and analyzing information from external agencies for inclusion in the Registry, communicating with court personnel and/or clerk&rsquo;s offices to resolve issues with the orders, and order processing. Also performs other clerical duties as needed including answering phones.</p><p>These positions function as part of the LPOR Division&rsquo;s On-Call Team which utilizes a rotating schedule of on-call staff to respond to calls and email messages, including those received after hours, overnight and weekends seven days a week from various law enforcement agencies for verification of data involving restraining or protective orders. Position requires flexibility of work hours, especially when assigned on-call duties. Employees in these positions earn Comp time and on-call pay.</p><p>A high school diploma or GED plus two to three years of office experience preferred along with excellent computer and data entry skills. Excel or Access experience is a plus! Background check required and pre-employment testing administered.</p><p>Excellent state benefits including health, dental, life insurance and Lasers&rsquo; retirement as well as paid parking.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lasc.org/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong>PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO APPLY:<br />&nbsp;<a href="https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a23johszy1gz/aa0" target="_blank">https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a23johszy1gz/aa0</a><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>Public Information Specialist<br />Community Relations --Louisiana Supreme Court
</strong></span></p><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court is seeking an experienced Public Information Specialist to serve as a liaison between the Court and the general public, media, government and community organizations for specific court information and outreach efforts.  This position reports to the Deputy Judicial Administrator of Community Relations in the Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office and works as a valuable member of the Community Relations team and other Court offices to execute communication strategies that align with the Court&rsquo;s objectives and foster positive public relations.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities Include:</strong>
</p><ul><li>Media Relations &amp; Communications: May assist with or write and distribute press releases, media advisories, and other Court communications to inform the public and media about the Court's  
  activities, rulings, and initiatives. </li><li>Public Engagement &amp; Outreach: Serve as a primary point of contact and respond as needed for public records requests, media inquiries, and public information requests, ensuring timely and 
  accurate responses.</li><li>Content Creation &amp; Editing: Write and edit press releases, newsletters, fact sheets, reports and publications that communicate the Court's work to the public and stakeholders.</li><li>Event Representation: Represent the Louisiana Supreme Court at public events, including speaking engagements, tours, and community outreach programs, effectively communicating the 
  Court&rsquo;s mission and vision. </li><li>Assist with special projects or tasks as directed.
</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Education</span>: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Journalism, Business, Law, Public Administration, or a related field preferred. </li><li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Experience</span>: Minimum of five years of professional level experience in media/public relations, marketing, journalism, or communications. </li><li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Skills</span>: Requires exceptional writing, editing, and oral communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly    
                InDesign and Photoshop, is preferred.  Ability to work independently and as part of a team, handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong organizational skills and  
                attention to detail.
</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Information:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Salary will be commensurate with experience. </li><li>Benefits&mdash;Excellent state benefits package, including paid parking in the French Quarter, health insurance, and retirement plans. </li><li>Background Check--candidate must pass a background check.</li></ul>&nbsp;
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Click to apply</span>:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johs4cm7w/aa0" target="_blank">https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johs4cm7w/aa0</a><br /></p><p>Deadline: June 4th</p><p><a href="https://www.lasc.org/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase;">Court Security Officer &ndash; Security &ndash; Louisiana Supreme Court</span></strong></span></p><p>The Louisiana Supreme Court, located in the French Quarter, seeks candidates with a minimum of three years law enforcement experience for Court Security Officers with the ability to work flexible days, shifts and holidays. Position requires Current Peace Officers Standards Training--P.O.S.T. certificate from an accredited Louisiana police academy along with strong investigative and report writing skills. Responsibilities include law enforcement related duties to ensure safety and protection of judicial personnel and visitors on-site. Duties include making rounds for inspection and security of our facility, grounds, and parking areas as needed, screening building entrants via electronic screening stations, using security card access system and video surveillance systems. Also performs personal protective details on occasion and writes up incident reports as needed.</p><p>Candidate must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office, especially Word documents and Outlook email. Candidate must possess excellent interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills. Professional demeanor is a must. Must be able to pass background check and skills testing and possess a valid Louisiana driver&rsquo;s license. May require travel on occasion. Excellent state benefits, including OGB health, life insurance, dental and Louisiana Clerk&rsquo;s Retirement System along with paid parking. Applications will be accepted until filled. <a href="https://www.lasc.org/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>TO APPLY: Please click the following link. <a href="https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johs2ai4c/aa0" target="_blank">https://lasc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a23johs2ai4c/aa0</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<div><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title">Louisiana Court Openings</div></div></div>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase;">Research Attorney<br />4th Circuit Court of Appeal</span></strong></span></p><p>The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal seeks attorneys to perform advanced legal research and prepare recommendations for criminal and civil matters before the Court. Applicants must hold a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana. Recent law school graduates will be considered, but must take and pass the Louisiana State Bar within 12 months of hire. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Applicants should submit a resume&rsquo; and writing sample, not to exceed seven (7) pages, by June 9, 2025 in care of:</p><p>WILLIAM MARGOLIES<br />Director of Central Staff<br />410 Royal Street<br />New Orleans, LA 70130</p><p>or submit via E-MAIL: HR@LA4TH.ORG</p><p><a href="https://www.lasc.org/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase;">First City Court of ORLEANS PARISH <br />COURT CRIER</span></strong></p><p>The First City Court of Orleans Parish is seeking to fill a full-time Court Crier position for Section &ldquo;A&rdquo;.  Position requires excellent communication skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications and be able to effectively operate other database applications; ability to multi-task and prioritize duties; must be professional, prompt and dependable.  Other duties include: Open Court and monitor Courtroom conduct of parties; maintain the Judge&rsquo;s bench and Courtroom with a docket; enter dispositions in Case Management System; prepare evictions; complete Judgements of Evictions and Dismissals of Evictions; prepare Notices of Signing Judgments; maintain monthly Evictions, Hearings and Trial log; assist with walk-ins and answering telephone calls.  Mail cover letter and resume to:  Judicial Administrator, Judicial Expense Fund, 421 Loyola Ave., Room 320, New Orleans, LA  70112; fax to 504-592-9279 or email to <a href="mailto:resumes@orleanscdc.com">resumes@orleanscdc.com</a>.</p><p><a href="/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase;">First City Court of ORLEANS PARISH <br />Law Clerk</span></strong></p><p>The First City Court of Orleans Parish is seeking to fill a full-time Law Clerk position for Section &ldquo;A&rdquo;.  Position requires the candidate to be a Law School graduate; excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications and be able to effectively operate other database applications; ability to multi-task and prioritize duties; must be professional, prompt and dependable.  Other duties include: Review and analyze Motions, prepare Judgments requested by Judge; schedule Trials, Settlement Conferences, and Motions for Section; responsible for entering dates in the Case Management System and the Section&rsquo;s Docket Book; participate in Conferences; and attend all Trials, Hearings, and Eviction Hearings. Mail cover letter and resume to:  Judicial Administrator, Judicial Expense Fund, 421 Loyola Ave., Room 320, New Orleans, LA  70112; fax to 504-592-9279 or email to  <a href="mailto:resumes@orleanscdc.com">resumes@orleanscdc.com</a>.</p><p><a href="/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ORLEANS PARISH JUVENILE COURT<br />COURT REPORTER</span></strong></p><p><a href="/employment/OPJC_Court_Reporter2022.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for job details</strong></a></p><p><a href="/Employment/EEO_Policy.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>EOE/M/F/V/D</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr />
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