Attorney law clerk vs senior attorney

Differences between attorney law clerk and senior attorney duties and responsibilities

Attorney law clerk example responsibilities.

• Draft motions, answers, memos, subpoenas, and client letters for a criminal defense attorney.
• Conduct a general civil and commercial litigation practice, providing co- representation to either plaintiff or defendant parties in civil litigation.
• Draft various motions, interrogatories, letters, memorandum, petitions, and jury charges in both civil and legal fields.
• Draft real estate documents, wills and trusts, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and answers and objections to discovery.
• Litigate contested probate matters and guardianship proceedings.
• Conduct and defend depositions in contest probate proceedings.
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Senior attorney example responsibilities.

• Manage and respond to corporate subpoenas including drafting appropriate objections and preparing witnesses for deposition.
• Manage the death administration department with approximately thirty-five plus estates through trust administration, Medicaid estate recovery or probate.
• Draft charging instruments, pleadings, subpoenas, consent agreements, orders and other documents pertaining to administrative enforcement litigation proceedings.
• Experience litigation attorney, with emphasis on management of civil and matrimonial litigation, from initial interview through trial or settlement.
• Communicate with client and insurance carriers concerning the progress of the litigation and provide recommendations regarding settlement or other claim resolution.
• Represent individual and institutional clients in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, financing and leasing and foreclosure.
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