Agency Marketing Statement:

• The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is currently accepting applications for the position of Pro Se Law Clerk. The position will be in Denver, Colorado and is a part-time permanent position at thirty-five (35) hours per week. This appointment is eligible for pro-rated federal government benefits including Federal Employees Retirement System.
  The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is currently accepting applications for the position of Pro Se Law Clerk. The position will be in Denver, Colorado and is a part-time permanent position at thirty-five (35) hours per week. This appointment is eligible for pro-rated federal government benefits including Federal Employees Retirement System.
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Duties:

• The Pro Se Law Clerk performs substantive screening of all prisoner petitions and motions, including state habeas corpus petitions, motions to vacate sentence, and civil rights complaints; performs substantive screening of other pro se litigation; drafts appropriate recommendations and orders for the Courts signature; performs research to assist the Court in preparing opinions; maintains liaison between the Court and litigants; reviews the docket of pending prisoner litigation to assure the proper progress of such cases and advises the Court of those cases where action by the Court is appropriate; compiles statistics and prepares periodic reports which reflect the status and flow of cases, and performs other duties, as assigned.
  The Pro Se Law Clerk performs substantive screening of all prisoner petitions and motions, including state habeas corpus petitions, motions to vacate sentence, and civil rights complaints; performs substantive screening of other pro se litigation; drafts appropriate recommendations and orders for the Courts signature; performs research to assist the Court in preparing opinions; maintains liaison between the Court and litigants; reviews the docket of pending prisoner litigation to assure the proper progress of such cases and advises the Court of those cases where action by the Court is appropriate; compiles statistics and prepares periodic reports which reflect the status and flow of cases, and performs other duties, as assigned.
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