Commandant
2100 Second Street, SW
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-LPD
Phone: (202) 267-2256
COMDTINST 5230.53
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5230.53
Subj:
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEGAL AUTOMATED WORKSTATION DATABASE
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction establishes policy and procedures for use of the Legal
Automated Workstation Database (LAWS-db) throughout the Legal Program.
2.
ACTION. District commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands and
all divisions in the Office of Chief Counsel shall comply with this instruction. The staff legal
officers at the Coast Guard Academy, TRACEN Cape May, CG Yard, RTC Yorktown, and
SUPRTCEN Kodiak shall comply with this Instruction upon receiving the LAWS-db
software and initial training.
3.
BACKGROUND. At any given moment Coast Guard legal offices and divisions around the
nation have thousands of legal matters under consideration. These matters must be tracked to
ensure they are processed efficiently. In addition, the Chief Counsel must be able to measure
program processes, work load, and results in order to meet external requirements and to
manage the Legal Program. Because no off the shelf software compatible with the the
Standard Workstation exists to meet these requirements, the Office of Chief Counsel
developed a custom application called the "Legal Automated Workstation Database" (LAWS-
db). This Instruction implements use of the LAWS-db within the Legal Program and
provides standardized procedures for information collection.
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