Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate

Villanova University

Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate

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Position Information Posting Number:20260341VPosition Title:Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab AssociatePosting TypeStudentHours/week:No more than 20 hours/week during Spring and Fall; no more than 40 hours/week in SummerEligibility:Work study preferred but open to all studentsSemester2026-2027 Academic YearLocation Widger Law School BuildingDetailed Work Schedulevaries by student scheduleNumber of positions:variesDepartment:241-Law School InstructionContact Name:Cheryl BaroContact Phone/Extension:610-519-7003 Position 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 of The 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 FilledYes

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