Salary: $74,678.00 - $125,776.00 Annually
Location : Tampa, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 27-05
Division: Tampa
Department: Chambers Staff
Opening Date: 10/28/2026
Representative Duties
This vacancy is for a term law clerk to the Honorable Natalie Hirt Adams, United States Magistrate Judge in Tampa. The law clerk works in chambers as a legal advisor to the judge. Duties include: researching issues of law; drafting bench memoranda, proposed orders, and proposed reports and recommendations; managing civil and criminal dockets; assisting with and attending court proceedings; serving as a legal advisor to the judge; and performing other duties as assigned. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and the types of cases presented are varied, often involving novel issues of law. The judge and law clerks interact daily. Qualified candidates must be capable of producing a high volume of exceptional legal work under considerable time constraints.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
At the time of appointment, the applicant must be a law school graduate. Participation in law review or a journal is preferred. Good character, maturity, and willingness to work long hours are required. The applicant must also possess excellent research, writing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, communication, and word-processing skills. Bar membership and post-graduate experience are preferred.
Information for Applicants
This is a term position for a minimum of 1 year, but is renewable for up to 2 years, beginning in August 2027.
All resumes will be considered when received.
Submit a cover letter with resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and list of three professional references as a PDF through
Starting salary will be commensurate with work experience and prior pay history. Salary may be higher with previous experience as a law clerk to a federal judge.
Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States. The elected candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.
Employees of the United States Courts serve under excepted appointments and are considered "at-will" employees.
Federal employees are eligible for a comprehensive federal benefits package. This includes participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (for career employees), health insurance options, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and up to 5% matching contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan (the federal 401(k) equivalent). Federal employees also receive generous paid time off, including paid vacation and sick leave, 11 federal holidays per year, and paid parental leave after meeting eligibility requirements. Employees may also be eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for qualifying federal student loans. For an overview of Federal Judiciary benefits, refer to the United States Courts website.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves a 35-county area in mid-Florida with a population of more than ten million residents. The Clerk's Office, headquartered in Orlando, operates full-time divisional offices in Tampa, Jacksonville, Ocala, and Ft. Myers. The Clerk's Office provides essential clerical and administrative support to all components of the federal judicial administrative process.
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Location : Tampa, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 27-05
Division: Tampa
Department: Chambers Staff
Opening Date: 10/28/2026
Representative Duties
This vacancy is for a term law clerk to the Honorable Natalie Hirt Adams, United States Magistrate Judge in Tampa. The law clerk works in chambers as a legal advisor to the judge. Duties include: researching issues of law; drafting bench memoranda, proposed orders, and proposed reports and recommendations; managing civil and criminal dockets; assisting with and attending court proceedings; serving as a legal advisor to the judge; and performing other duties as assigned. The caseload in the jurisdiction is heavy, and the types of cases presented are varied, often involving novel issues of law. The judge and law clerks interact daily. Qualified candidates must be capable of producing a high volume of exceptional legal work under considerable time constraints.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
At the time of appointment, the applicant must be a law school graduate. Participation in law review or a journal is preferred. Good character, maturity, and willingness to work long hours are required. The applicant must also possess excellent research, writing, analytical, proofreading, organizational, communication, and word-processing skills. Bar membership and post-graduate experience are preferred.
Information for Applicants
This is a term position for a minimum of 1 year, but is renewable for up to 2 years, beginning in August 2027.
All resumes will be considered when received.
Submit a cover letter with resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and list of three professional references as a PDF through
Starting salary will be commensurate with work experience and prior pay history. Salary may be higher with previous experience as a law clerk to a federal judge.
Employees are required to use Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States. The elected candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.
Employees of the United States Courts serve under excepted appointments and are considered "at-will" employees.
Federal employees are eligible for a comprehensive federal benefits package. This includes participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (for career employees), health insurance options, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, and up to 5% matching contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan (the federal 401(k) equivalent). Federal employees also receive generous paid time off, including paid vacation and sick leave, 11 federal holidays per year, and paid parental leave after meeting eligibility requirements. Employees may also be eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for qualifying federal student loans. For an overview of Federal Judiciary benefits, refer to the United States Courts website.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves a 35-county area in mid-Florida with a population of more than ten million residents. The Clerk's Office, headquartered in Orlando, operates full-time divisional offices in Tampa, Jacksonville, Ocala, and Ft. Myers. The Clerk's Office provides essential clerical and administrative support to all components of the federal judicial administrative process.
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