Patent attorney vs student attorney

Differences between patent attorney and student attorney duties and responsibilities

Patent attorney example responsibilities.

• Advise client in requirements to achieve and maintain critical FCPA compliance.
• Conduct extensive legal research and prepare pleadings, discovery requests and responses and motions in trademark and copyright litigation matters.
• Conduct trademark oppositions, cancellations and appeals before TTAB.
• Review and execute infringement and invalidity analyses for patents relating to telecommunications and call routing in support of major infringement litigation.
• Represent individual and institutional clients in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, financing and leasing and foreclosure.
• Handle subpoenas, discovery requests, and occasionally legal research to provide counsel to senior attorneys regarding statutory and regulatory issues.

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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