Litigation attorney vs general counsel

Differences between litigation attorney and general counsel duties and responsibilities

Litigation attorney example responsibilities.

• Supervise and manage plaintiff's personal injury practice.
• Develop litigation strategies including discovery, deposition, arbitration, and jury trial.
• Draft internal memos, subpoenas and various discovery documents.
• Direct and determine all aspects of plaintiff litigation and resolution strategy.
• Review documents for FINRA arbitration concerning poaching of traders between inter-dealer brokers.
• Respond to investigative subpoenas from U.S. government regulatory agencies requesting production of relevant client and third party material.
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General counsel example responsibilities.

• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Review subpoenas and attorney letters for compliance with HIPAA and institutional guidelines and coordinate non-party depositions as needed.
• Prepare dozens of complex commercial transactions in connection to equity and debt securities offerings.
• Handle regulatory, compliance, licensing, and registration matters for securities broker- dealer and register investment adviser.
• Supervise commercial litigation, arbitration and claims, including case strategy, pleadings preparation, hearings, depositions and settlement negotiations.
• Supervise and train unit charge with securing patient medical records, ensuring compliance with Medicare and HIPAA regulations and accreditation standards.
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