Judge Advocate office: Regulations for excellence Published Aug. 7, 2018 By Airman 1st Class Rhett Isbell 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate office wade through oceans of fine print during their daily work hours, giving legal consultations and poring over regulations as they advise base members on cases. The legal office on Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, covers civil law topics and handles claims, wills, powers of attorney, interpreting Air Force instructions and legal reviews of topics such as contracts, fundraisers and financial matters. “Our mission is to provide agile and dependable legal advice,” said Senior Airman Peter Davis, 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate general law paralegal. “Being able to help people, especially, right before they go on deployment would probably be the most rewarding part of the job for me. Just being able to run through that mental checklist to make sure they’re good to go is nice.” Enjoying this unique and demanding work schedule of providing swift legal advice goes hand-in-hand with being a part of the Judge Advocate team. From late-night calls to constant paperwork and meetings with hundreds of clients monthly, paralegal Airmen exemplify service before self and an interest in their craft from day one. “You never know exactly what’s going to walk through that door, so you have to know you’re doing,” Davis said. Keeping a close eye on easily overlooked details comes in handy for judge advocate Airmen when they’re dealing with important or stressful cases. Being able to scrutinize such large volumes of legal documents during this process doesn’t just come from extensive training, but also an innate interest in the role of an Airman. “What drew me to this career field is being able to help people directly,” said Captain Nate Freeman, 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate chief of legal assistance. “It’s one of the things that keeps me going during afterhours work.” Maintaining a vigilant guardianship of the well-being of Team Little Rock member, the Judge Advocate team works day and night to solve the issues clients walk into their office with every day. “Sometimes we like to refer to ourselves as firefighters because of the all the legal fires we put out,” Freeman said. For more information on what legal assistance may be available to you, contact the 19th AW Legal Office at (501) 987-7886.