Summer law associate vs contract attorney

Differences between summer law associate and contract attorney duties and responsibilities

Summer law associate example responsibilities.

• Manage probate and estates administration.
• Represent international and domestic corporations in commercial transactions, corporate governance and in arbitration and mediation disputes.
• Research legal issues relate to ongoing litigation, present findings in office memorandum and verbally discuss in office meetings.
• Prepare for and participate in collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration and mediation hearings, client meetings, and a CLE presentation.
• Prepare discovery request including interrogatories and admissions.
• Propound and respond to interrogatories and document requests.
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Contract attorney example responsibilities.

• Conduct first-level document review, QC review, and privilege review for complex residential mortgage-backed securities litigation.
• Experience in e-discovery document review teams assessing responsiveness in second requests, pharmaceutical litigation/product liability cases and patent infringement suits.
• Consult with law firms regarding deposition and hearing preparations and provide other litigation support services for various banking and pharmaceutical antitrust matters
• Remove confidential personal information and HIPAA.
• Prepare deposition files, write pleadings, subpoenas and participate in other discovery-relate projects.
• Privilege log line writing and privilege QC in large-scale anti-trust litigation/investigation of several private equity firms.
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