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Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate

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Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate

Villanova University
19085 Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
Posted 3 days ago

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Villanova University

Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate


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Position Information
Posting Number:20260341V
Position Title:Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate
Posting TypeStudent
Hours/week:No more than 20 hours/week during Spring and Fall; no more than 40 hours/week in Summer
Eligibility:Work study preferred but open to all students
Semester2026-2027 Academic Year
Location Widger Law School Building
Detailed Work Schedule
varies by student schedule
Number of positions:varies
Department:241-Law School Instruction
Contact Name:Cheryl Baro
Contact 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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  • * Have you ever worked on campus before? If “Y”, what department and semester/year?

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  • * Are you eligible for work study?
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