About

Lemja
LEMJA

Lawrence E. Mitchell Jr.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
  • Journalist, National Writers Union.
  • Private Investigator, Commonwealth of Virginia.
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  • United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section, Washington, DC
    Equal Opportunity Specialist (Investigator), (Retired).
  • United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USAODC), Superior Court Division, Community Prosecution/Major Crimes Section
    Community Outreach Specialist (Legal.
  • United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office, Superior Court Division, Homicide Section, Washington, DC
    Paralegal Specialist.
  • United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel, Washington, DC
    Paralegal Specialist.
  • University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, Washington, DC
    Paralegal/Teaching Assistant.
  • CACI Inc., Litigation Support Department, Arlington, Virginia
    Senior Paralegal.
EDUCATION
  • M.A. Legal Studies and Certificate in International Trade Law, Antioch School of Law, Washington, D.C.
  • B.A. Psychology/Philosophy, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
UNITED NATIONS PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS TRAINING
  • Certificate of Training in United Nations Peace Support Operations (COTIPSO), Peace Operations Training Institute, Virginia, USA, Thesis: Community-Based Strategies for Peace and Security (CBSPS).
  • Police Pre-Deployment Training Course, African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana.
  • The 6th International Lessons Learned Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. Military Academy Karlberg, Swedish Armed Forces, and the Folke Bernadotte Academy.
  • International Police Development Course (IPDC), The Life Guards, Swedish Armed Forces International Centre (SWEDINT).
  • International Civilian Peacekeeping and Peace-building Training Program (IPT), Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR).
  • Nonprofit Leadership, Center for Executive and Professional Education, University of Peace, Costa Rica.
PUBLIC SERVICE
  • Martinsville City Council
  • Martinsville School Board