Judicial assistant vs summer associate

Differences between judicial assistant and summer associate duties and responsibilities

Judicial assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage highly complex case processing and coordination for judicial activities for judges, magistrates and clerks of the court.
• Maintain records of probate documents and matters.
• Assist attorney with preparing clients for arbitration, depositions and/or court hearings.
• Process motions, identify and notify necessary parties and issue subpoenas, if applicable.
• Organize and submit subpoenas, process transmittal documents and entry forms as a seasonal employee.
• Organize litigation files and other legal documentation.
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Summer associate example responsibilities.

• Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
• Gather and analyze statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes using Lexis Nexis research software.
• Perform citation checks and proofread supervisor's work before publishing.
• Proofread, edit, and research various issues relate to a forthcoming law review article submission focusing on animal law
• Perform firm strategy research and create PowerPoint presentations for management and executive teams.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations on regulatory and policy matters affecting the health care industry.
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