Corporate counsel vs student attorney

Differences between corporate counsel and student attorney duties and responsibilities

Corporate counsel example responsibilities.

• Lead and conduct interrogatories and depositions.
• Develop, implement and manage key business ethics programs including FCPA compliance and other anti-bribery/anti-kickback programs.
• Manage all product liability, general commercial, environmental, intellectual property and real estate relate claims and litigation matters.
• Manage all aspects of lease-relate litigation involving commercial, collection and personal injury lawsuits, including case planning and discovery processes.
• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Prepare corporate governance documentation, codes of ethics and negotiate acquisition, ventures and outsourcing.
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Student attorney example responsibilities.

• Generate an internal memorandum exploring VAWA and special immigrant juvenile cases that lead to the establishment of a new clinic program.
• Provide direct representation to low-income clients on a range of matters including family, criminal, probate, and post-conviction review.
• Issue subpoenas for opposing party's financial records, records for businesses own by opposing party and records of government organizations.
• Compose subpoenas and collect discovery.
• Represent clients before administrative and probate judges.
• Handle trial and arbitration preparation and document review.
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