Staff Attorney

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States U.S. Courts Full time

Panel staff attorneys routinely conduct legal research, identify and assess possible courses of Panel action, draft memoranda and proposed opinions and orders, and communicate the results of any research and analysis to judges, court staff, and the parties. A Panel Staff Attorney must exercise largely independent responsibility for monitoring and initiating the conditional transfer or remand process with respect to a substantial number of MDL dockets.

The Panel was created by Congress in 1968 and is a statutory national court under federal jurisdiction. It is governed principally by Section 1407, which gives the Panel the authority to "centralize" related actions pending in different districts by ordering the transfer of all such actions to a single district for pretrial management. The statute provides that the Panel shall consist of seven Article III judges appointed by the Chief Justice, each of whom must reside in a different Circuit. The Panel is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Representative Duties
The Staff Attorney's duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Monitoring approximately 50 multidistrict dockets, and independently determining, based on research, analysis, and knowledge of those dockets, whether to transfer conditionally cases to, or remand conditionally cases from, their assigned dockets.
Conducting legal research on issues that form the basis for the disposition of motions (primarily motions to centralize) or show cause orders, preparing memoranda, and presenting recommended dispositions, orally and in writing, for the Panel judges' consideration.
Reviewing and analyzing the district court, appellate court, and agency records, as well as the motions and briefs filed in cases related to motions (primarily motions to centralize and motions to vacate conditional transfer or remand) before the Panel.
Drafting opinions and orders for the Panel judges' consideration and signature.
Arranging and coordinating Panel hearing sessions, including taking oral argument appearances from multiple counsel at each hearing session, and an annual conference for MDL judges.
Drafting presentations and reference materials on jurisdiction, substantive law, and MDL practices, for distribution and use by Panel judges, transferee judges, other Panel personnel, and other court personnel throughout the country.
Conducting research on specific legal questions from judges and preparing memoranda on the results of that research.
Assisting newer staff attorneys, including providing training, guidance, and advice, reviewing, editing and checking draft documents, offering constructive criticism, and similar tasks.
Remaining current on, and tracking developments in the law of, all circuits and district courts affecting multidistrict, complex, mass tort, and class action litigation, as well as legislative developments in those areas, and updating legal personnel and judges on those developments.
Some travel is required (generally, seven 4-day trips annually).


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