Student attorney vs assistant counsel

Differences between student attorney and assistant counsel duties and responsibilities

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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Assistant counsel example responsibilities.

• Manage outside counsel relate to mortgage fraud recovery litigation, including cost management, litigation strategy and settlement terms.
• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Sell, consult and demonstrate office automation and conveyance software technology.
• Respond to lawsuits, subpoenas, as well as draft any need legal documents.
• Assist in drafting subpoenas, search warrants and preservation letters for social media content and mobile devices.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-effectively litigation strategies in order to secure convictions and facilitate preferential sentencing negotiations.
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