71D: Legal
Specialist
Major Duties: 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:
- Skill Levels
- Skill Level 1 MOSC 71D10. 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.
- Skill Level 2 MOSC 71D20. 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.
- Skill Level 3 MOSC 71D30. Supervises
the operation of a command legal office. Trains and
provides guidance to subordinates on complex legal administrative
issues. Coordinates with units concerning task-ings
and training of legal specialist and noncommissioned
officers. Conducts extensive legal research. Adjudicates
personal property claims.
- Skill Level 4 MOSC 71D40. Supervises
the operation of an installation legal office or section
of a major command legal office. Plans, task-organizes,
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.
- Skill Level 5 MOSC 71D50. 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.
Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial
award of MOS. The legal specialist must possess the following
qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
light
(2) Physical Profile: 222121
(3) Minimum score of 110 in aptitude
area CL.
(4) The ability to type at a minimum speed of 30 WPM.
(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 OT-JAG
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.
MOS 71D has changed to the alphanumeric designator
of 27D in fiscal year 2002.
The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and
skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.
MOS List for Adjutant General's Corps
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