Assistant corporation counsel vs associate attorney

Differences between assistant corporation counsel and associate attorney duties and responsibilities

Assistant corporation counsel example responsibilities.

• Garner significant employment-relate litigation experience, including civil defense, motion practice, discovery practice, legal research and persuasive writing.
• Draft depositions, petitions, subpoenas and motions.
• Investigate and litigate all grievance and arbitration matters.
• Type pleadings, motions, subpoenas and court documents for court filing.
• Engage in arbitration hearings and review depositions.
• Experience at handling large-scale and complex litigation with multiple defendants and plaintiffs in police misconduct and sexual harassment/pregnancy discrimination cases.
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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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