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5J0X1 Paralegal

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Overview

Paralegal specialists work under Judge Advocate General attorneys to provide legal counsel and services to clients. They conduct research and interviews, process cases, and manage discovery across a range of legal practices.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: G 51

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 5J011 helper · 5J031 apprentice · 5J051 journeyman · 5J071 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Operational and international law research
  • Trial, defense, and victim advocacy support
  • Wills and powers of attorney preparation

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Military legal research, document preparation, and attorney support in trial, defense, and victim advocacy transfer directly to civilian paralegal work.

How to prepare: Practice preparing a civilian pleading and an organized exhibit set using public court materials from your target jurisdiction.

What the civilian work involves
  • Prepare, edit, or review legal documents, including legislation, briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
  • Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
  • Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Acrobat

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: PARALEGAL (5J0X1)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PARALEGAL"; normalized cached text lines 13823-13851; explicit AFSC match for 5J0X1

    Supports: Operational and international law research, Trial, defense, and victim advocacy support, Wills and powers of attorney preparation, Paralegals and Legal Assistants (O*NET 23-2011.00)

  2. O*NET: Paralegals and Legal Assistants

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Paralegals and Legal Assistants (O*NET 23-2011.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 5J0X1

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 5J0X1. Each history page explains the change.

88110Paralegal Helper88130Apprentice Paralegal Specialist88150Paralegal Specialist88170Paralegal Technician

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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