Attorney
Company: Marine Corps Recruiting
Location: Boise
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Marine Judge Advocates take responsibility for caseloads
immediately in their first tour. With the assistance of supervisory
judge advocate mentors, new attorneys immediately begin practicing
law in the fields of criminal litigation, institutional compliance,
government ethics, and administrative law.
If you think you have the fighting spirit in you to win on
battlefields, as well as in courtrooms, the Marine Corps presents
the opportunity to prove yourself as a Marine Judge Advocate.
Marine Judge Advocate Candidates, law school students or practicing
lawyers, begin their training at the Officer Candidates School
(OCS) in Quantico, Virginia. Here, you will demonstrate your
leadership potential and prove yourself worthy of being
commissioned an Officer of Marines.
After completing OCS and commissioning as an Officer of Marines,
bar certified lawyers remain in Quantico to complete The Basic
School (TBS) where you will learn the duties and skills of a Marine
Officer. Upon graduating from TBS, you will report to Naval Justice
School (NJS) in Newport, Rhode Island where you will be given the
tools to be an effective Marine Corps Judge Advocate.
After completing OCS and commissioning as an Officer of Marines,
law school students return to law school to obtain your Juris
Doctorate. Second Lieutenant law school students will have the
ability to intern with Marine Judge Advocates in the Fleet Marine
Force during the summer time, as well as pre-bar and post-bar
timeframes. Upon bar certification, you will report to TBS in
Quantico followed by NJS in Newport.
To apply, you must meet the below criteria:
US citizenship (dual citizenship is acceptable)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
Currently attending or graduated from an ABA accredited Law
School
22+ on the ACT or 1000+ on the SAT
2.0+ undergraduate GPA
150+ on the LSAT (waiverable if below)
Age 28 and under (waiverable up to 33 in most cases)
Physically fit with no major health issues
Additional information:
The Judge Advocate Division is much like a large firm, composed of
more than 400 judge advocates and a comparable support staff. While
you will most likely serve as a prosecutor or defense counsel in
military courts-martial during your first tour, you will also have
the opportunity during your career to practice law in areas as
diverse as operational law, family law, environmental law, labor
law and international law. Additionally, you may argue appellate
cases before the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals or the
United States Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces. As a Marine
Corps Judge Advocate, there are many areas of specialty in which
you may practice law.
As a prosecutor, defense counsel or litigator, you will try cases
before a military judge or before a jury of Marines and/or Naval
personnel. You may also argue appellate cases before the
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals or the United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
As you gain experience, you may transition to other areas of law,
such as Civil Law and Legal Assistance, or act as in-house counsel.
You will write ethics opinions and research issues pertaining to
Environmental, Fiscal, Government Contracting, Labor and
Employment, Claims and Tort Litigation Law and other legal matters.
You will also work closely with Marines and Marine families on
Family, Consumer, Tax, Estate and Immigration Law issues.
After being appointed a Judge Advocate, you may have the
opportunity to obtain a Master of Laws Degree at the government's
expense. Additionally, you will be able to attend professional
courses conducted by law schools and institutes throughout the
country. The Marine Corps sends more than one-third of its judge
advocates to courses like these every year.
Marine Judge Advocates have addressed difficult international law
issues such as arms control, the Geneva Conventions, and military
commissions. Marine Judge Advocates serve worldwide in such places
as Southern California, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Japan, Spain,
Italy, and Germany.
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