AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 23-1012.00
Will AI replace Judicial Law Clerks?
Judicial Law Clerks: AI can already handle 14 of 18 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 18 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Judicial Law Clerks, from most to least exposed. 14 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Verify that all files, complaints, or other papers are available and in the proper order. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Keep abreast of changes in the law and inform judges when cases are affected by such changes. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Attend court sessions to hear oral arguments or record necessary case information. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Enter information into computerized court calendar, filing, or case management systems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Communicate with counsel regarding case management or procedural requirements. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Respond to questions from judicial officers or court staff on general legal issues. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Participate in conferences or discussions between trial attorneys and judges. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Prepare periodic reports on court proceedings, as required. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Supervise law students, volunteers, or other personnel assigned to the court. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Perform courtroom duties, including calling calendars, administering oaths, and swearing in jury panels and witnesses. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Coordinate judges' meeting and appointment schedules. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Maintain judges' law libraries by assembling or updating appropriate documents. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 18 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 17 of 18. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 93% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 93% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 7% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 13,290
- Median annual wage
- $64,920
- Middle half of earners
- $52,870 to $80,420
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +2.5%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure65
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure34
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 65% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure66
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure66
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure72
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Judicial Law Clerks and AI
Will AI replace Judicial Law Clerks?
AI already handles 14 of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 64 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Judicial Law Clerks?
64 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 18 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 17 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Judicial Law Clerks tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations; Verify that all files, complaints, or other papers are available and in the proper order; Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court. They are three of the 14 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 93% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Judicial Law Clerks, and what do they earn?
13,290 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $64,920 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +2.5% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Judicial Law Clerks. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/judicial-law-clerks
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