(a)The Legal Services Office shall be a joint office shared by the Alabama Army and Air National Guard. There shall be a State Staff Judge Advocate for both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(b)Each State Staff Judge Advocate shall do all of the following:
(1)Perform the duties as prescribed by the Adjutant General and state and federal law.
(2)Serve as the primary legal adviser to the Adjutant General regarding the State Military Department and all officers and agencies of the department.
(3)Provide independent legal advice in coordination with the Office of General Counsel and directly to the Director of the Joint Staff, chief of staff of each service, joint staff, and members of the Alabama National Guard, generally.
(4)Provide legal advice in the following areas
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(a) The Legal Services Office shall be a joint office shared by the Alabama Army and Air National Guard. There shall be a State Staff Judge Advocate for both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(b) Each State Staff Judge Advocate shall do all of the following:
(1) Perform the duties as prescribed by the Adjutant General and state and federal law.
(2) Serve as the primary legal adviser to the Adjutant General regarding the State Military Department and all officers and agencies of the department.
(3) Provide independent legal advice in coordination with the Office of General Counsel and directly to the Director of the Joint Staff, chief of staff of each service, joint staff, and members of the Alabama National Guard, generally.
(4) Provide legal advice in the following areas:
a. Military justice.
b. Administration and operation of the State Military Department.
c. Business, property, and financial operations under the jurisdiction and authority of the State Military Department and the Armory Commission.
d. Administration, control, discipline, status, civil relations, and activities of all State Military Department personnel.
(5) Provide legal advice to the Adjutant General, Director of the Joint Staff, chief of staff of each service, and joint staff in all legal matters concerning the State Military Department, including environmental law, labor and civilian personnel law, contract law, and fiscal and tax law.
(6) Develop legal office management policies and procedures to accomplish all legal services within the Alabama National Guard.
(7) Direct the members of the Alabama National Guard Judge Advocate General Corps in the performance of their duties, including leading and managing all aspects of the Legal Service Office.
(8) Exercise technical supervision over the delivery of legal services in the Alabama Army and Air National Guard and all legal services personnel under the authority of the Adjutant General.
(9) Certify that all judge advocates are professionally qualified and maintain the highest levels of ethical and moral behavior and professional proficiency to perform legal duties.
(10) Manage the professional legal training within the Alabama National Guard.
(11) Determine the requirements for the Alabama National Guard’s acquisition of legal research materials, software, applications, and programs.
(12) Provide legal services to the Alabama National Guard through the Legal Services Office and the Office of General Counsel.
(13) Direct the delivery of Alabama Army and Air National Guard legal services across a broad spectrum of legal disciplines, including military justice, international and operational law, administrative and civil law, contract and fiscal law, claims, and legal assistance.