Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
U.S. Workers
13,220
Median Salary
$60,400
10-Year Growth
+2.5%
Annual Openings
1,000
Typical entry: Doctoral or professional degree
19 of 19 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
AI: Fully automatable - AI systems in 2025 can comprehensively perform legal research across statutes, case law, and documents at scale and with high accuracy for clerkship tasks.
Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can draft briefs, legal memoranda, and issue statements with suggested recommendations and legal reasoning sufficiently well for use by clerks and attorneys with normal review.
Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can draft and proofread judicial opinions, decisions, and citations accurately and quickly, producing polished drafts suitable for judicial review and editing.
Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can reliably review filings to identify legal issues, factual predicates, and possible bases for relief, enabling rapid triage and substantive analysis.
Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can continuously monitor statutory and case-law changes and automatically flag affected cases or legal points for judges and staff in real time.
Verify that all files, complaints, or other papers are available and in the proper order.
AI: Fully automatable - Structured verification of files and ordering can be fully automated by systems that compare document inventories, metadata, and formatting against checklists.
Enter information into computerized court calendar, filing, or case management systems.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated extraction and integrations (RPA/APIs) can reliably enter information into court calendars and case management systems.
Coordinate judges' meeting and appointment schedules.
AI: Fully automatable - Scheduling, conflict resolution, and appointment coordination are rules-based tasks that AI and automation tools can fully manage.
Prepare periodic reports on court proceedings, as required.
AI: Fully automatable - AI can compile transcripts, analytics, and summaries into periodic reports automatically from case data and hearing records.
Maintain judges' law libraries by assembling or updating appropriate documents.
AI: Fully automatable - Assembling, indexing, and updating law library materials is a document-management activity that AI can reliably perform.
Compile court-related statistics.
AI: Fully automatable - As of 2025, AI systems can reliably ingest court records and produce statistical reports and summaries from structured and semi-structured data with minimal human intervention.
Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
AI: Partial - AI can prepare analyses, suggested language, and responses for judges but cannot directly fulfill the confidential, interpersonal, and discretionary role of personally conferring with a judge.
Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information.
AI: Partial - AI can transcribe hearings and extract case information but cannot fully replicate human presence, real-time judgment, and assessment of credibility in court.
Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.
AI: Partial - AI can monitor dockets, detect delays, and flag cases that are not progressing, but cannot itself take enforcement actions or make complex case-priority judgments.
Respond to questions from judicial officers or court staff on general legal issues.
AI: Partial - AI can answer general legal questions and cite authorities, but cannot fully replace clerks for nuanced interpretation, ethical judgment, or confidential advice.
Communicate with counsel regarding case management or procedural requirements.
AI: Partial - AI can draft and automate routine communications with counsel, but lacks the discretion and accountability required for sensitive or strategic negotiations.
Participate in conferences or discussions between trial attorneys and judges.
AI: Partial - AI can summarize and support conferences by providing briefs and notes, but cannot actively negotiate or exercise the judiciary's discretionary decision-making in discussions.
Supervise law students, volunteers, or other personnel assigned to the court.
AI: Partial - AI can assist with scheduling, training materials, and monitoring, but cannot fully replace human judgment and legal/ethical supervision required for managing law students and volunteers.
Perform courtroom duties, including calling calendars, administering oaths, and swearing in jury panels and witnesses.
AI: Partial - AI can automate administrative aspects like calling calendars or reminders, but administering oaths and formally swearing jurors/witnesses remains a legally and procedurally human role.