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Legal Research Assistant 1 - Health Lab Associate

Villanova University
Villanova, PA, USA
Aug 21, 2026

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Job Description

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 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	2026-2027 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 Filled	Yes

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