CHRISTINA BAXTER

3602 Oak Villa Drive

Temple, Texas 76502
Home: 254-899-5173
Christina.m.baxter27@gmail.com

Education: B.S. in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Criminal Justice, Texas A & M University, Central Texas,
December 2014.
Completed the Face to Face Institute as a requirement for the Alternative Certification Program
through A.C.T. Central Texas, March 2015.
SKILLS
Creative Thinker; Organizational Skills; Technical/Analytical Skills; Competency; Independent Worker, Self Starter;
High Energy/Motivation; Strong Work Ethics; Excellent Oral and Written Skills; Skilled in Microsoft Office
Programs such as Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, and Access; Skilled in Electronic Discovery Programs such
as Clear Well; Works daily with Risk Master, a Risk Management database
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: To become a Texas Certified Teacher and to fulfill a lifetime dream of educating
young minds.
Took the TExES Generalist EC-6 Exam and passed in December 2014.
ABA Approved Certified Paralegal certificate from the United States Army, April 2005.
Attended the 2011 Key Personnel and & Victim Assistance Coordinators Seminar conducted by the Texas District
& County Attorneys Association, November 2011
Certified operator of a National Criminal Information Center Terminal, 2008 and recertified annually by the
Department of Public Safety
Related Work:
- Substitute Teacher; have performed substitute teaching duties since November 1, 2014 at all levels of
education for Temple ISD.
- Reading Interventionist for 8th Grade ELA students in 2015 for a middle school in Temple ISD
- Taught Sunday School from 2013 2014
- Volunteered over 200 hours at Clarke Elementary in a Kindergarten classroom as well as served on the
PTA.
- Mentored numerous students various elementary schools in North Carolina from 1999 2002
Previous Work Experience: Paralegal for the Risk Management/Legal Department at Scott & White Memorial
Hospital, Temple, Texas, April 2012 November 2014
- Selected and served as in-house Paralegal on the largest Construction Law Suit
ever in Texas History
- Managed and maintained 17 claims, which includes drafting correspondence to the plaintiffs attorney,
gathering evidence and submitting a detailed report to Senior Leadership for authority
- Managed and maintained 12 current law suits to include drafting pleadings, working in discovery/ediscovery, setting up and attending depositions, mediations, and initial suit meetings with outside
counsel
- Handpicked out of 5 other paralegals to assist an attorney on 3 Civil Investigative Demands which
entails setting up meetings with interested parties, collecting of hard copy documents and electronic
documents and preserving them in their truest formats

Paralegal for the Federal Litigation Division for the United States District Court, Waco, Texas, 2007 April 2012
- Manage and maintain 3000 cases, which includes opening case files, organizing the documents and
maintain accountability of all documents
- Sole Paralegal for two attorneys; maintain their schedules and their case loads
- Review incoming material and draft appropriate legal documents
- Prepare criminal informations, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, affidavits, notices, applications,
summonses, judgments, subpoenas
- Interviewed witnesses and victims
- Conduct extensive legal research for attorneys
- Work with discovery, e-filing within the Federal District Court, and Pacer
- Prepare cases for court, set up court room prior to trial with multimedia
- Maintain calendar for cases and as well as trial dates and motion deadlines
- Fostered a working relationship with outside agencies such as the U.S. Marshalls Service, the FBI,
local law enforcement agencies, the IT Professionals, and other court house personnel.
- Coordinate with potential defendants to inform them of their upcoming case or to answer any
questions they may have
- Train incoming Special Assistant United States Attorneys that are new to the job annually on their
assigned duties and task
- Maintain and operate a National Criminal Information Center Terminal and have passed on-the-spot
inspections with 100% approval rating
Paralegal for the United States Army, Various locations throughout the world, 2005 2007.
- Prepared over 900 non-judicial punishment documents on Soldiers
- Processed more than 2000 Army separations
- Assist with the preparation of over 150 Courts Martial
- Interviewed victims and witnesses
- Maintained over 120 cases
- Transcribed hearings and separation boards
- Create charts and graphs for briefings concerning current case load as well as trends throughout the
year
- Assisted the Garrison Command Office from 2002 2005 in preparing and hearing Juvenile Review
Boards
Activities: Volunteer 2005 Present
- Coached girls Cheerleading for the Child Services Youth, Fort Hood, Texas
- Volunteered over 200 hours at Clarke Elementary School, Fort Hood, Texas
- Volunteered over 40 hours at Cater Elementary School, Temple, Texas
- Continuously Volunteers at First United Methodist Church, Temple, Texas
- I work with the organization Kids Against Hunger and have helped feed over 3,000 people in Haiti
- Serve as a Grunt Parent for the Temple High School Band 2012 to Present
- Currently serving as the Vice President of Fundraising for the THS Band Booster