Student attorney vs associate attorney

Differences between student attorney and associate attorney 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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Associate attorney example responsibilities.

• Provide litigation support for general civil and probate litigation at trial and appellate levels.
• Attend arbitration hearings, conduct and attend depositions, and negotiate and evaluate settlements in arbitration and litigation disputes.
• Participate in all phases of commercial and construction litigation, arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
• Play instrumental role in all areas of litigation preparation, including authoring interrogatories, participating in depositions and preparing for trial.
• Prepare briefs and counsele clients in matters pertaining to unemployment and workers' compensation, including hearings and appeals.
• Represent contracting officers in administrative appeals.
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