Legal department manager vs student attorney

Differences between legal department manager and student attorney duties and responsibilities

Legal department manager example responsibilities.

• Prepare and distribute payroll manage daily office operations and equipment and maintain supplies for office to run effectively.
• Coordinate with litigation department on state and federal government subpoenas on customer account activity.
• Provide expert testimony at NASD/NYSE arbitration hearings.
• Handpick arbitration ready accounts and oversee the legal department.
• Review and analyze third-party subpoenas, garnishments and other document requests and coordinate require responses.
• Work hand-in-hand with legal representation in litigation discovery process, development of legal arguments and exhibits as well as deposition preparation.
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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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