1. RachelDekerlegandDupre’
9851 Jefferson Hwy., #H12 Baton Rouge LA 70809 • M: 337-351-1934 • E: rdupre5@gmail.com
Profile Summary
Mitigation investigator with over 15 years of experience working in the legal field with a strong passion for
criminal defense. Quick and eager learner of new skills and technologies.
Core Strengths
 Conduct in-depth, on-location, personal interviews
 Produce detailed written interview summaries in a timely fashion
 Collect, analyze and summarize records
 Compose thorough life history narratives in the form of chronologies and social histories
 Provide social and/or psychological support services for clients and their families
 Assist clients with inferior intellectual and/or adaptivefunctioning abilities
 Demonstrated ability to work with diverse client populations
 Ability to quickly assess a person’s character through intuition
 Effectively communicate and advocate with an inherent ability to manage all types of personalities,
diffuse stressful situations, and proactively resolve issues
 Innate ability to establish rapport quickly, build trust, interact with and relate to individuals on many
levels
 Strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytic skills
 Consistently recognized for ability to establish and maintain solid relationships with co-workers
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Mitigation Investigator January 2006-Present
Baton Rouge Capital Conflict Office
(1) Developing and maintaining positive and productiveworking relationships with clients, client’s family
members, and significant other case participants; (2) Locating and interviewing witnesses, including mitigation
witnesses, victims’ family members, guilt phase witnesses and jurors; (3) Writing thorough interview summaries;
(4) Investigating the facts and circumstances of the client’s background; (5) Traveling to correctional
institutions to visit with incarcerated clients and witnesses; (6) Requesting, reviewing, analyzing, and
summarizing records and information; (7) Organizing and administering the case file; (8) Preparing useful
chronologies, social histories and other summary documents for attorneys and experts; (9) Providing support
for attorneys preparing for, and in, litigation and court proceedings, including but not limited to issuing
subpoenas, witness relations, and the development of demonstrativeexhibits; (10) Assisting in the
identification, selection, preparation, and presentation of expert witnesses; (11) Assisting the defense attorneys
in preparing witnesses to testify at trials and hearings; (12) Assisting with jury selection, and securing affidavits;
(13) Locating, organizing and maintaining contact information of potential witnesses; (14) Researching a
variety of related subjects, including mental health and intellectual disability; (15) Investigating the facts and
circumstances of the alleged offense and the circumstances of any prior charged or uncharged misconduct that
could be used as aggravating circumstances; (16) Conducting court record searches on the client, family
members, victim(s), and potential mitigation and fact witnesses in the case; and (17) Providing additional
services and duties as the needs of the office dictate

2. Continued
RachelDekerlegandDupre’ Resume-Page2
Administrative Assistant to theDistrict Attorney Jan 2005-Jan 2006
St. Landry Parish District Attorney’s Office, 27th
JDC
(1) Worked directly with the District Attorney on a day-to-day basis; (2) Answered and directed phone calls; (3)
Organized and scheduled meetings and appointments, (4) Maintained contact lists; (5) Produced and
distributed correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms, including preparing press releases for Grand Jury
verdicts; (6) Maintained a filing system; (7) Booked travel arrangements; (9) Providedgeneral support to
visitors; (10) Planned coordinated, and oversaw social events and fundraisers; (11) Updated and maintained
constituent databases; (12) Liaised with local and state government officials; (13) Assisted in other
departments within the District Attorney’s Office
Receptionist/Legal Assistant 1993-2000
Law Office of Chris Richard
Although I was the legal assistant for Mr. Richard, I was the receptionist for 3 additional attorneys.
(1) Performed duties typical of a skilled receptionist and legal assistant; (2) Prepared case briefs and
summarized depositions, interrogatories and testimony; (3) Conducted statistical/documentary research; (4)
Searched legal literature and case law; (5) Draftedpleadings and motions to be filed in court; (6) Drafted
contracts, mortgages and divorce petitions; (7) Tracked hours and billing to clients; (8) Monitored and
managed deadlines
EDUCATION
2004 Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology
GPA: 3.66
Honors: Kappa Delta Sigma
1993 South Louisiana CommunityCollege, T. H. Harris Campus
Account Clerk Certification
Additional Information
 Attended death penalty seminars and other mitigation-related workshops annually
 Proficient in Microsoft Office 2016, OneNote; Lexis-Nexis Accurint, and computer research