Job Description:

NOTICE: This job position is to serve as an active duty Marine Judge Advocate Officer. The application process will take place with an Eastern Pennsylvania Selection Officer but the location of the job will vary once a Judge Advocate Candidate completes entry level training.Background:The Marine Corps Judge Advocate program is a government organization that operates like a court system. Its practitioners are known as Marine Officer Judge Advocates (JA) and are licensed attorneys qualified to represent the Marine Corps and Marines in military legal matters. Often tasked to represent clients during courts-martials, JA's will also be involved in civil litigation, tort claims, labor law, environmental law and international law. After training you will begin to immediately gain legal experience in a competitive legal field. In addition to earning immediate legal experience you will have the honor of earning a commission as a Second Lieutenant. You will be entrusted with complicated tasks and added levels of responsibility leading small teams to collaborate on any and all cases. You will provide timely, efficient, and appropriate legal advice and support to commanders, Marines, Sailors, and their families to promote the readiness of the force and contribute to Marine Corps mission accomplishment. You will have education opportunities for Continuing Legal Education, L.L.M for both military law and specialized fields, Command and Staff College, special military training and more. In addition to advancing your education, you will be given opportunities to command large units of personnel, supervisory positions, appellate practice, military judges, teaching, and have the opportunity to serve as a United States Marine.Judge Advocates manage the prosecution and defense of military law but they take on many more challenges in today's Department of Defense. Here are some of the opportunities involved:Straight to the courtroom, no legal clerk work or having to "do your time"Criminal litigation; Marine commanders are very involved in legal matters of misconduct for Marines and Sailors under their command. You will act as defense counsel or prosecution.After experience as a trialdefense counsel, Judge Advocates may act as Senior Trial or Defense Counsel, managing a team of Judge AdvocatesOperationalinternational lawEducate Marines on international treaties and agreements on armed conflict (Geneva Conventions). Facilitate resolution of legal disputes with other nations and interpret Status of Forces Agreements (oil spill, Japan example)Deploy with operational units and provide legal services to commander s and deployed Marines; rules of engagement, laws of war, detention operations, investigations, fiscal law, claims, military justice.Primary practice of Judge Advocates is criminal litigation and operational law, they also do Civil Law: legal assistance (estate planning, family law, tax matters), tort claims (represent interest of the US in tort issues such as Federal Tort Claims Act to the Military Claims Act), labor law (arbitration hearing, equal opportunity), contract law (multi-billion dollar contracts of new military technologies and supplies)Advanced Billets - Staff Judge Advocate, Judge, Legal Support Service Section Officer in Charge, Appellate counsel (arguing cases on behalf of USNUSMC)To apply, you must meet the below criteria:Must be a U.S. CitizenMust be 34 years old or younger (age waivers considered for exceptional applicants)Prefer LSAT of 150 or higher (lower scores waivable for exceptional applicants)SAT score of 1000 (math and verbal combined) or an ACT score of 22Must be a current Law Student or have graduated from Law School