United States Army ReserveParalegal NCO
Sep. 2012 - Sep. 2014Mobile, Alabama Area- Examined, prepared and processed legal documents such as motions, pleadings, judgments, powers of attorney, Article 15s, courts-martial, and investigation - Reviewed and analyzed all legal actions and investigations to ensure the adequacy of the offense, and checking for legal merit and compliance with the Constitution, US Code, and Uniform Code of Military Justice - Provided assistance to attorneys with court martial preparation.
- Initiated contact with defendants, trial defense services, commanders and attorneys - Informed commanders of the various actions they were permitted to take. - Produced a variety of written documents and materials using many office software applications, such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher.
- Maintained calendar of assigned active and closed cases.
- Used a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information for attorneys and commanders, as well as for fellow Soldiers
- Taught military justice classes to Commanders, Officers, and Noncommissioned Officers to better ensure that laws were being upheld.
- Maintained the legal appointment calendar for the Battalion Commander.
- Established and maintained the filing system for internal office use.
- Briefed the Battalion Staff on all legal administrative functions and operations.
- Developed administrative guidelines and SOPs for the battalion and conducted weekly inspections to ensure compliances with those SOPs, guidelines, and all regulations.
- Independently planned, managed, developed, and controlled a wide varieety of administrative programs necessary for day-to-day operations within the office.
- Prepared affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepared for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
- Gathered and analyzed research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents
- Called upon witnesses to testify at hearing