Solo practitioner vs litigation attorney

Differences between solo practitioner and litigation attorney duties and responsibilities

Solo practitioner example responsibilities.

• Represent clients in foreclosure proceedings.
• Establish client centered practice for homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure.
• Handle all aspects of litigation including hearings on temporary orders, restraining order proceedings, pretrial discovery including depositions and trial.
• Represent plaintiffs in securities class actions.
• Litigate cases involving complex federal governmental statutory benefits programs such as ERISA and Medicare.

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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