Legal research assistant vs summer associate

Differences between legal research assistant and summer associate duties and responsibilities

Legal research assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Collect and organize customer information in response to subpoenas.
• Attend depositions and prepare interrogatories in personal injury and other tort cases.
• Assemble case information and draft specific interrogatories and requests for production of documents.
• Draft responses to commissioner complaints and subpoenas; explain mortgage-servicing issues to homeowners after conducting research; edit form letters.
• Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.
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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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