Legal Research Attorney

Hybrid

Job Code JD05338

Location Colorado Springs / El Paso County

Department Combined Court

Posted 11-Jun-2025

Closes 22-Jun-2025

Position Number 60305

FTE Level 1.0

POSITION INFORMATION

Job Code: R45020
Full Time Salary Range: $76,941.00 - $111,564.00

FLSA Status: Excluded

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

General Statement Of Duties:
Provides highly complex legal service performing legal research for the entire bench in a judicial district.

Distinguishing Factors:
Positions in this classification are distinguished from law clerks and other positions due to the concentration on legal research for all district judges in a judicial district and maintenance of the district's law library. Courtroom and bailiff duties are not required of this position.  This position reports to the Chief Judge in the designated district.  A district can convert Law Clerk positions to Legal Research Attorney positions using a ratio .25 Legal Research Attorneys for every 1.0 District Court Judge, OR convert the funding for Law Clerks to Legal Research Attorneys at a ratio of 4:1. Each district is allowed a minimum of 1.0 Legal Research Attorneys.  The Legal Research Attorney is a classified, non-certified position that is considered at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without cause.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Compensation offers start at the base salary as advertised; relevant experience will be considered.  A talent pool may be established as a result of this recruitment.  Resume and cover letter are required.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education:
Graduation from an accredited law school; possession of a certificate of admission to the Bar of the State of Colorado; and eligibility to practice law before the courts of the State of Colorado.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and arms to perform repetitive motions; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
Occasionally handles emergency or crisis situations; frequently subject to interruptions, and multiple calls and inquiries.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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