Legal Specialist | Army Enlist

MOS 71D Legal Specialist

Legal specialists administer and supervise the provision of legal services to unit commanders and staff and assist judge advocates/attorneys in providing professional legal services in diverse legal disciplines, including: organizational legal services (military justice, legal assistance, claims, administrative law, international law, operational law, and contract law); defense legal services; and judicial legal services. Duties for MOS 71D at each level of skill are:

a. Major duties.

(1) MOSC 71D1O. Provides preliminary legal and administrative support to unit commanders and staff and coordinates legal actions with supervising legal office. Prepares and processes legal documents in support of courts-martial, non-judicial punishment, and other military justice matters; line of duty determinations, separation board proceedings, and other administrative law matters; legal assistance services; claims processing and investigations.

(2) MOSC 71D2O. Supervises the operation of a section in a command or installation legal office. Provides technical guidance to subordinates. Maintains law/administrative library and section files and records. Monitors and reviews actions to ensure accuracy and timely dispatch or disposition.

(3) MOSC 71D3O. Supervises the operation of a command legal office. Trains and provides guidance to subordinates on complex legal administrative issues. Coordinates with units concerning taskings and training of legal specialist and noncommissioned officers. Conducts extensive legal research. Adjudicates personal property claims.

(4) MOSC 71D4O. Supervises the operation of an installation legal office or section of a major command legal office. Plans, taskorganizes, and provides logistical support to subsections. Coordinates the requisition and assignment of installation legal specialists/ NCOs. Develops and implements installation training of legal specialists/NCOs.

(5) MOSC 71D5O. Supervises the operation of a major command legal office. Provides technical and professional guidance to and coordinates the requisition and assignment of all command-wide legal specialists/NCO. Advises the senior judge advocate on all matters affecting legal specialists/NCOs. Inspects command legal support activities and recommends actions to correct deficiencies and improve legal support operations.

b. Physical demands rating and qualification for award of MOS.

(Qualifications in subparagraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10 below are required for award or retention of MOS). Legal specialists must possess the following qualifications:

(1) A physical demands rating of light.
(2) A physical profile of 222121.
(3) A minimum score of 110 in aptitude area CL.
(4) A minimum typing speed of 30 net words-per-minute.
(5) Must be a high school graduate.

(6) Formal training (completion of MOS 71D course conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army Adjutant General School, Legal Specialist Course) mandatory. Reserve Component (RC) personnel must complete 121-71D-RC, Phase I by completing the Legal Specialist (RC) Basic Correspondence Course and the Resident Course, Phase II, Fort Jackson, SC (phases I and II available only to SSG and below).

(7) No court-martial conviction or disciplinary action under UCMJ. (Article 15 waivable by HQDA (TAPC-EPM-A) with OTJAG approval).

(8) No record of civil conviction other than minor traffic offenses. (Minor non-traffic offense civil conviction waivable by HQDA (TAPC-EPM-A), with OTJAG approval.

(9) No record of lost time under 10 U.S.C. 972, see appendix 3, MCM. (Waivable by HQDA (TAPC-EPM-A) with OTJAG approval).

(10) No pattern of undesirable behavior as evidenced by civilian or military record.

c. Additional skill identifiers.

(1) C5-Court Reporter (skill level 2 and above).
(2) P5-Master Fitness Trainer.
(3) 2S-Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above).
(4) 4A-Reclassification Training.

d. Physical requirements and standards of grade.

Physical requirements and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the following tables: