Judicial law clerk vs principal law clerk

The differences between judicial law clerks and principal law clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a principal law clerk has an average salary of $55,583, which is higher than the $54,006 average annual salary of a judicial law clerk.

The top three skills for a judicial law clerk include legal issues, district court and litigation. The most important skills for a principal law clerk are litigation, settlement conferences, and legal issues.

Judicial law clerk vs principal law clerk overview

	Judicial Law Clerk	Principal Law Clerk
Yearly salary	$54,006	$55,583
Hourly rate	$25.96	$26.72
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	67,469	106,314
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 51%	Doctoral Degree, 54%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Judicial law clerk vs principal law clerk salary

Judicial law clerks and principal law clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Judicial Law Clerk	Principal Law Clerk
Average salary	$54,006	$55,583
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $86,000	Between $32,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Wright, Constable & Skeen	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between judicial law clerk and principal law clerk education

There are a few differences between a judicial law clerk and a principal law clerk in terms of educational background:

	Judicial Law Clerk	Principal Law Clerk
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 51%	Doctoral Degree, 54%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Judicial law clerk vs principal law clerk demographics

Here are the differences between judicial law clerks' and principal law clerks' demographics:

	Judicial Law Clerk	Principal Law Clerk
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%	Male, 61.5% Female, 38.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 10.4% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between judicial law clerk and principal law clerk duties and responsibilities

Judicial law clerk example responsibilities.

Review wills and applications to ensure that they meet the statutory requirements to be admit to probate.
Research and write judicial orders in civil, criminal, family, juvenile, child protection, and probate matters.
Compile accurate information from other departments in order to answer complaints, interrogatories and other legal documents on a timely basis.
Appeal of deny Medicaid eligibility; settlement result in reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility and services.

Principal law clerk example responsibilities.

Represent clients in commercial arbitration.
Analyze petitions for allowance of appeal, appellate briefs, and intermediate appellate opinions in preparing for disposition of discretionary appeals.
Develop presentations for state police officers to reinforce drunk driving and highway safety initiatives via PowerPoint.

Judicial law clerk vs principal law clerk skills

Common judicial law clerk skills

Legal Issues, 10%
District Court, 8%
Litigation, 6%
Legal Memoranda, 6%
Appeals, 6%
Court Proceedings, 5%

Common principal law clerk skills

Litigation, 36%
Settlement Conferences, 26%
Legal Issues, 14%
Legal Research, 13%
Real Estate, 11%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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