Student attorney vs district attorney

Differences between student attorney and district 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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District attorney example responsibilities.

• Manage, train and mentore newly hire ADA's in courtroom management and trial advocacy.
• Maintain legal files and filing/tracking systems on all court cases, appeals, invoices and billings.
• Research, analyze and write response to an order to show cause in appeals proceeding.
• Represent county officials in arbitration proceedings and employment litigation matters.
• Prosecute misdemeanor caseload in criminal court through various stages of litigation up until trial
• Calculate restitution, issue subpoenas, and contact victims regarding upcoming trials and other court determinations.
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