<p>Posting Number: 20255794V 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 in Summer Eligibility: Work study preferred but open to all students Semester 2026 Spring Location Widger Law School Building Detailed Work Schedule</p> <p>varies by student schedule</p> <p>Number of positions: varies Department: 241-Law School Instruction Contact Name: Cheryl Baro Contact Phone/Extension: 610-519-7003</p> <p>Position Summary Information</p> <p>Job Description Summary:</p> <p>Legal Research Assistants (RAs) provide valuable research support for law faculty scholarship.</p> <ul> <li>In-depth and sophisticated legal and non-legal research, </li><li>Analyzing various primary sources including state and federal statutes, caselaw, regulations, constitutions, and secondary legal sources such as law review articles and legal treatises, </li><li>Communicating research results to faculty verbally and/or in writing, </li><li>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, </li><li>Maintaining confidentially of faculty projects and course assignments, </li><li>Following protocols for academic legal writing regarding proper attribution, plagiarism, and general academic integrity, </li><li>Working independently without daily supervision; exercising professional judgment when consulting with professor, librarians, and law school staff, </li><li>Managing time and adhering to time sensitive deadlines, </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>Requirements:</p> <p>Must be hired by Professor Ana Santos Rutschman to assist with her health law research.</p> <p>Must be a currently enrolled law student at Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law.</p> <p>Additional Information:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Physical Demands Summary: Wage Rate: $15.00/hour</p> <p>Posting Detail Information</p> <p>Closing Date (11:59pm ET): Open Until Filled No</p>