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5. COMPETENCIES.
a. L1. Informal Title: Legal Technician. The Legal Technician designation represents "entry
level" competencies for yeomen assigned to support Coast Guard attorneys. It reflects skills
needed to provide basic legal assistant support in any legal office. Particular attention is given to
skills supporting the military justice and legal assistance legal practice areas. Specific skills and
competencies for this designation are found in enclosure (1).
(1) Eligibility. Assignment to a YN billet in a Coast Guard legal office or staff or otherwise
demonstrate a requirement to provide technical legal support to a CG attorney.
(2) Required Training. Successful completion of the Coast Guard Legal Technician course at
the Naval Justice School, Newport, RI (The Chief Counsel may grant waivers of this
requirement if the requestor is deemed to possess an equivalent level of knowledge, skills
and ability).
b. L2. Informal Title: Court Reporter. The Court Reporter competency reflects qualification to
record and provide verbatim transcripts of military courts-martial or other proceedings where
such transcripts are required. This competency is being phased out with reliance on commercial
court reporting services to perform these duties. However, since some of our yeomen have
received this training, it is appropriate to replace the 02 qualification code recognizing this
competency.
(1) Eligibility. Successful completion of a formal course of instruction in court reporting
offered by one of the DoD JAG schools (or commercial equivalent) and certification by the
JAG school or civilian institution.
c. L5. Informal Title: Coast Guard Paralegal. The Paralegal designation represents the highest
level of legal skill and competency for a yeomen assigned to the Coast Guard legal program. It
reflects the level of skill and experience recognized generally for paralegals and legal assistants
in government service or the private sector. Award of this competency code and designation
identifies the yeomen as a highly qualified legal professional. A discussion of the skills and
competencies for this designation are found in enclosure (2).
(1) Eligibility. Earn the L1 Qualification Code and completion of two years in a legal billet.
(The Chief Counsel may grant waivers of this requirement if the requestor is deemed to
possess an equivalent level of experience, knowledge, skills and ability).
(2) Required Training. Completion of a formal course of instruction leading to a paralegal
certificate, undergraduate or advanced degree in paralegal studies; or, completion of a DoD
JAG Corps program deemed equivalent; or a combination of completion of other training,
education and Coast Guard legal experience deemed equivalent by the Chief Counsel.
d. The L3 and L4 competency codes are reserved for future use.
e. The existing three legal qualification codes (02/Court Reporter, 03/Legal Clerk, 08/Both) are
eliminated.
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