Legal adviser vs associate attorney

Differences between legal adviser and associate attorney duties and responsibilities

Legal adviser example responsibilities.

• Prepare and distribute payroll manage daily office operations and equipment and maintain supplies for office to run effectively.
• Draft and negotiate business-to-business SaaS contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and vendor agreements for domestic and international software platform transactions.
• Aid in drafting arbitration reports, discovery requests, and responses to discovery requests.
• Monitor issues surrounding corruption, cyber-crime and arbitration.
• Conduct legal analysis of confidential pending international corporate environmental liability litigation.

Associate attorney example responsibilities.

• Provide litigation support for general civil and probate litigation at trial and appellate levels.
• Attend arbitration hearings, conduct and attend depositions, and negotiate and evaluate settlements in arbitration and litigation disputes.
• Participate in all phases of commercial and construction litigation, arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
• Play instrumental role in all areas of litigation preparation, including authoring interrogatories, participating in depositions and preparing for trial.
• Prepare briefs and counsele clients in matters pertaining to unemployment and workers' compensation, including hearings and appeals.
• Represent contracting officers in administrative appeals.
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