Contract attorney vs senior attorney

Differences between contract attorney and senior attorney duties and responsibilities

Contract attorney example responsibilities.

• Conduct first-level document review, QC review, and privilege review for complex residential mortgage-backed securities litigation.
• Experience in e-discovery document review teams assessing responsiveness in second requests, pharmaceutical litigation/product liability cases and patent infringement suits.
• Consult with law firms regarding deposition and hearing preparations and provide other litigation support services for various banking and pharmaceutical antitrust matters
• Remove confidential personal information and HIPAA.
• Prepare deposition files, write pleadings, subpoenas and participate in other discovery-relate projects.
• Privilege log line writing and privilege QC in large-scale anti-trust litigation/investigation of several private equity firms.
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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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