Newly Appointed Law Clerk Instructions

Congratulations on your recent appointment as a law clerk with the Maryland Judiciary! All Maryland State employees must begin employment at the beginning of a pay period which is always on a Wednesday. Please plan accordingly with the chambers you are joining. To ensure you are able to start in a timely manner, please review the onboarding processes provided below.

Pre-employment Forms

The incoming law clerk must fill out our online application by following the instructions below:

  1. Visit https://mdcourts.gov/careers
  2. Click Find Your New Career at the bottom of the page
  3. Search for Job Opening 10888 in Keywords Section
  4. Apply to Law Clerk (Continuous Job Opening)

Failure to complete the above steps will result in a delay in employment processing and/or start date.

Onboarding Sessions

Each Judiciary law clerk must attend onboarding session on official start date. During the sessions, Human Resources will review employment policies, payroll and benefits available to State employees. Information Security Administration and Compliance will also review security and compliance for the judicial information systems.

You will receive an invite from [email protected] for a remote onboarding session that will take approximately 90 minutes, on your first day of employment. Please report to your normal work location, unless otherwise specified.

The following documents are essential and originals will be required to send to:

Maryland Judiciary Human Resources
Attn: Sarah Grissom and/or Janean Thompson
187 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401