Civil Assistant

Jules O. Oyumbu

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Legal professional with 13+ years judicial experience and two years of teaching international, criminal and civil law,

seeking a paralegal position in law firms or a role withina nonprofit organization providing legal services

Key Skills

• Wide-ranging interpretation ability of public international, civil and criminal laws and their application to a

wide variety of legal principles and issues

• Expertise in independent legal research on a variety of difficult public international, civil and criminal issues

• Strong analytical skills to support legal briefings, drafting and reviewing legal documents; skilled in

interviewing clients

• Proficient in MS Office

• Written and oral fluency in French, English, and Swahili, Tetela, Lingala, Tshiluba (Congolese dialects) and

the ability to read and understand Latin

• Strong capability to interpret languages to needy people in their daily life such as family members, friends,

even people dealing with legal issues.

EDUCATION

Associate’s Degree Paralegal Studies Expected 2012

Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

Coursework includes: Civil Litigation, Introduction to US Law for Paralegal, Legal Research, Civil Procedure:

Discovery, and Legal Professions.

Bachelor’s Degree – Law(5 year degree) 1993

University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

One of the most prestigious of the country for its high teaching quality

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peace Court of MweneDitu, Kasai Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Dec 1999 – Mar 2007

With 6 judges, and over 40 court personnel

Chief Judge

• Created numerous strong initiatives and programs in order to improve the quality of justice

• Opened three secondary trial court jurisdictions ~1,000 or more km from the main Peace Court administration

in order to make it accessible to more remote population

• Issued decisions on more than 300 cases per year in civil, juvenile, and divorce matters included

• Read and revised more than 2000 decision projects per year from subordinate Peace Court judges

• Delegated weekly a judge to control the detention regularity of detainees and inmates

• Attended all Mwene-Ditu security meetings and acted as security adviser in criminal, human rights, and

juvenile matters on weekly basis

• Received honorary certificate issued by the non-profit organization “Association of Journalist Observers of

MweneDitu” as the Best Judge of the Year 2005

Peace Court of Lodja, KasaiOrientalProvince, Democratic Republic of Congo Feb 1994 – Dec1999

5 judges and morethan 30 personnel

Judge

• Conducted hearings and issued decisions in over 300 claims on issues regarding conflicts over customary land,

juvenile delinquency, divorce cases, criminal cases and civil cases

• Sentenced citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo from one day up to five years maximum prison penalty

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University of LubumbashiMweneDitu, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo Jul 2005 – Mar 2007

Assistant Professor

• Taught International Law and Civil and Criminal Procedure to students at University of Lubumbashi.

• Successfully conducted various academic activities such as conferences, and law and political debates

• Attended monthly conferences and deliberations for eminent local and international law professors

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES

Member of “Chorus of Angels” in MweneDitu

The only choir in the area which could sing the classic and Latino songs

• Performed in numerous classic musicals

Volunteer at SonomaCounty Conservation Action (2009)

• Involved in actions in favor of a safe and protected environment.

HONORS AND AWARDS

International Visitor – Leadership Program

• Received honorary certificate delivered to four Congolese Magistrates delegated by the Congolese State ;

invited by the Department de Sate (USA) on April 6, 2007 to discuss the topic, “Independence of the

Judiciary”

Certificate of Merit awarded by EPOS, Santa RosaJunior College (2009 and 2010)

• Honored for the best students of the year

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R. Elton Leith ESL (English as a Second Language) Scholarship, Santa RosaJunior College (2009)

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

“Organization of African Unity: Protection of Human Rights and of the People.”University of Lubumbashi, 1990

“The Notion of Public Service: Criterion of Choice of Competent Judges in Congolese Positive Law.” University of

Lubumbashi, 1993

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