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Magistrate Resume Sample
Magistrate Resume Sample Bullet Points
- Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law.
- Sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines.
- Determine liability of defendant in civil cases.
- Perform wedding ceremonies.
- Read documents on pleadings and motions to ascertain facts and issues.
- Rule on admissibility of evidence and methods of conducting testimony.
- Instruct juries on applicable laws, direct juries to deduce the facts from the evidence presented, and hear their verdicts.
- Award compensation for damages to litigants in civil cases in relation to findings by juries or by the court.
- Monitor proceedings to ensure that all applicable rules and procedures are followed.
- Preside over hearings and listen to allegations made by plaintiffs to determine whether the evidence supports the charges.
- Research legal issues and write opinions on the issues.
- Write decisions on cases.
- Advise attorneys, juries, litigants, and court personnel regarding conduct, issues, and proceedings.
- Interpret and enforce rules of procedure or establish new rules in situations where there are no procedures already established by law.
- Settle disputes between opposing attorneys.
- Impose restrictions upon parties in civil cases until trials can be held.
- Provide information regarding the judicial system or other legal issues through the media and public speeches.
Magistrate Resume Sample Keywords and Simple Resume Phrases
- Guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates
- Evaluating information to determine compliance with standards
- Judging the qualities of things, services, or people
- Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Documenting and recording information
- Communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates
- Communicating with persons outside organization
- Thinking creatively
- Updating and using relevant knowledge
- Performing administrative activities
- Identifying objects, actions, and events
- Interpreting the meaning of information for others
- Monitor processes, materials, or surroundings
- Analyzing data or information
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Interacting with computers
- Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others
- Scheduling work and activities
- Performing for or working directly with the public
- Examine evidence to determine if it will support charges
- Analyze legal questions
- Use administrative law
- Examine data against legal precedents
- Monitor order or court procedure in courtroom
- Analyze data to discover facts in case
- Conduct legal hearings
- Understand legal terminology
- Mediate or arbitrate disputes
- Make presentations
- Organize legal information or records
- Explain government laws or regulations
- Judge criminal or civil cases
- Follow copyright laws
- Use research methodology procedures in legal cases or issues
- Determine liability
- Use building or land use regulations
- Use conflict resolution techniques
- Apply legal concepts to medical reports or documents
- Follow confidentiality procedures
- Follow contract, property, or insurance laws
- Communicate technical information
- Write legal documents
- Review civil rights laws
- Use case logic or precedent
- Follow court operation procedures
- Follow rules of evidence procedures in legal setting
- Use public speaking techniques
- Analyze existing evidence or facts
- Identify laws or court decisions relevant to pending cases
- Determine whether evidence is admissible
- Use knowledge of relevant laws
- Follow professional ethics principles in law practice
- Use knowledge of legal procedural rules
- Write legal correspondence
- Apply court rules or strategy
- Use knowledge of judicial system