Counselor at law vs staff attorney

Differences between counselor at law and staff attorney duties and responsibilities

Counselor at law example responsibilities.

• Manage annual HIPAA compliance obligations for three years by :.
• Manage civil litigation caseload with a concentration in corporate finance, business formations, and entertainment law.
• Create documents such as subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions and pre-trial agreements from dictation.
• Participate in arbitration and mediation.
• Certify, court-appoint mediator and arbitration panelist.
• Respond to subpoenas and draft take-down letters in response to potential copyright and/or trademark infringements.
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Staff 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 statewide training for attorneys and advocates on education law and also responsible for major impact education litigation and appeals.
• Create and conduct workshops on e-discovery, privilege, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA
• Conduct internal FLSA (wage and hour) compliance and re-classification audits for pre-complaint resolution.
• General practice attorney handling primarily bankruptcy, domestic relations and criminal cases, preparation of wills and trusts and probate.
• Draft wills, powers of attorney, probate estate administration filings, divorce filings, caregiver contracts, and property deeds.
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