Legal

Job:

The Vermont Army National Guard has only one Enlisted Legal Career Field. A Paralegal Specialist is not like being a legal assistant, they are expected to provide legal/administrative support in all areas of criminal law, international law, civil/administrative law, contract law and fiscal law. They assist judges, Judge Advocates and unit commanders with a wide range of legal matters and judicial work.

Training:

Training for a paralegal specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training, and 10 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. 

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Legal terminology and research techniques
• Preparation of legal documents
• Army judicial process
• Interviewing witnesses