Careers

Career Description

Whether providing legal counsel to commanders or legal services to Airmen, as a Paralegal Specialist, you'll play a vital role in the Air Force legal system. Under the supervision of Judge Advocate Generals (attorneys), you'll be involved in multiple areas of the Air Force's legal practices, including operations law, military justice, claims and civil law. Your responsibilities will range from doing research to investigating accidents, but no matter what your daily task, your overall mission will be to uphold the order and discipline of the Air Force.

Career Tasks

• Conduct legal research
• Interview witnesses and victims
• Draft opinions and documents
• Process cases.
• Provide legal services to clients and legal counsel to commanders

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Law
• Research
• Debate

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Paralegal Specialist technical training:

School location: Maxwell AFB [AL]

Length of course: 35 days

College degree earned: Paralegal

College credits earned: 10