Legal Specialist/Paralegal July 2013 - June 2015

Army | 27D | E-9 | vicenza, italy

• Assisted and coordinated with attorneys in filing of appeal briefs for federal and state courts
• Analyzed information, performed legal research, investigated facts, drafted pleadings and motions, and prepared legal documents and reports.
• Interviewed witnesses and supervised other staff.

Legal Specialist/Paralegal June 2001 - June 2015

Army | 27D | E-7 | Vicenza, Italy

• Analyzed information, performed legal research, investigated facts, drafted pleadings and motions, and prepared legal documents and reports.
• Assisted and coordinated with attorneys in filing of appeal briefs for federal and state courts
• Organized and coordinated with attorneys on trials and depositions preparation.

Department Manager January 2008 - July 2013

Army | 27D | E-6 | lknj

• Positioned the organization to achieve the vision and mission of the organization's higher headquarters.
• Engaged in 'ethical reasoning', when determining the right thing to do, even when no one was watching.
• A leader role model who exhibited high standards, discipline and provided effective examples through personal actions.

Manager Human Resources Department December 2008 - January 2011

Army | 27D | E-8 | ,

• Developed human resource planning models to identify competency, knowledge, and talent gaps; and developed specific programs for the filling of the gaps.
• Led and developed a team of human resources functional team leaders and specialists who delivered a comprehensive approach to the management of ## employees of the department and an operational budget of $$.
• Oversaw employee relations issues by responding to employee complaints, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.

Legal Specialist/Paralegal January 2001 - January 2008

Army | 27D | E-8 | adda

• Prepared legal documents that required an advanced legal knowledge of specific subject areas.
• Assisted attorneys acquire the information needed to prepare for hearings, closings, trials and corporate meetings.
• Performed legal and factual cite checking, bluebooking and shepardizing of briefs for Employment, Civil, Real Estate, General Litigation, and Arbitration.