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Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate
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What they do
A Paralegal or Legal Assistant assists attorneys and law offices with a variety of tasks ranging from administrative support to legal research and writing. Maintains and organizes files or file databases. Conducts legal or other background research, assists with preparation for trials or hearings, and drafts documents to be filed. Uses software for electronic discovery of materials such as email for a trial. May specialize in a particular area of the law such as corporate or criminal law, family law or real estate law.
$68,904 / year median in Pennsylvania
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Position Information Posting Number:
20260341V Position Title:
Legal Research Assistant 1 -Health Lab Associate Posting Type Student Hours/week:
No more than 20 hours/week during Spring and Fall; no more than 40 hours/week inSummer Eligibility:
Work study preferred but open to all students Semester 2026-2027 Academic Year Location Widger Law School Building Detailed Work Schedule varies by student schedule Number of positions: variesDepartment:
241-Law School Instruction Contact Name:
Cheryl Baro Contact Phone/Extension:
610-519-7003Position Summary Information Job Description Summary:
Legal Research Assistants (RAs) provide valuable research support for law faculty scholarship. In-depth and sophisticated legal and non-legal research, Analyzing various primary sources including state and federal statutes, caselaw, regulations, constitutions, and secondary legal sources such as law review articles and legal treatises, Communicating research results to faculty verbally and/or in writing, Comprehensive cite checking which requires an understanding of sources from full or partial citations and extensive knowledge and application ofThe Bluebook:
A Uniform System of Citation, Maintaining confidentially of faculty projects and course assignments, Following protocols for academic legal writing regarding proper attribution, plagiarism, and general academic integrity, Working independently without daily supervision; exercising professional judgment when consulting with professor, librarians, and law school staff, Managing time and adhering to time sensitive deadlines, Acquiring and maintaining knowledge of any database or software necessary to support faculty research; examples include Zotero, Juris-M, Endnote, Microsoft Word (footnotes, tables of authorities, complex formatting), complex docket searching and data coding.Requirements:
Must be hired by Professor Ana Santos Rutschman to assist with her health law research. Must be a currently enrolled law student at Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law.Additional Information:
Please click the "Apply to this Job" link at the top of the page and submit the information requested in the application. Please use your permanent address.Physical Demands Summary:
Wage Rate:
$15.00/hour Posting Detail Information Closing Date (11:59pm ET): Open Until Filled Yes Posting Specific Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (- ).
- Are you currently a registered Villanova student? Yes No
- Have you ever worked on campus before? If "Y", what department and semester/year? (Open Ended Question)
- Are you eligible for work study? Yes No I don't know
- What is your availability (days, times)?