The clerk will be expected to draft orders, communicate with lawyers and other courts to assure that issues are narrowed and that preliminary work is completed before scheduled hearings. As an aid to the judge's administrative responsibilities, the clerk will be responsible for developing a protocol that will allow the court to identify and efficiently route appropriate child deprivation cases to mediation instead of litigation. The clerk will also assist the judge in furthering the Model Deprivation Court effort currently underway in Cobb County. Applicant should be a law student with excellent writing and other communication skills. The student must be willing to work directly with lawyers, caseworkers and clients within the system.
Placement requires a law student.
It is responsible for implementing the policies of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. Ms. Taaffe is willing to supervise a student working on a directed research project.