Area counselor vs associate attorney

Differences between area counselor and associate attorney duties and responsibilities

Area counselor example responsibilities.

• Manage employment and commercial litigation.
• Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
• Attend corporate leadership and management courses.
• Prepare and review requests for litigation and settlements.
• Supervise international business litigation and arbitration.
• Supervise international business litigation and arbitration.

Associate attorney example responsibilities.

• Provide litigation support for general civil and probate litigation at trial and appellate levels.
• Attend arbitration hearings, conduct and attend depositions, and negotiate and evaluate settlements in arbitration and litigation disputes.
• Participate in all phases of commercial and construction litigation, arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
• Play instrumental role in all areas of litigation preparation, including authoring interrogatories, participating in depositions and preparing for trial.
• Prepare briefs and counsele clients in matters pertaining to unemployment and workers' compensation, including hearings and appeals.
• Represent contracting officers in administrative appeals.
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