Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mid-level legal-office preparation in military criminal law, evidence, procedure, civil law, and administrative law provides a foundation for civilian case preparation and legal support.
How to prepare: Take a civilian litigation-procedure course that includes practice preparing legal documents and organizing trial exhibits.
What the civilian work involves
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- 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