FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LIFE AS AN ARMY LEGAL OFFICER SEARCH ARMY LEGAL OFFICER LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE TRAINING ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Army Legal Services (ALS) is a specialist Whatever your role, you will be working As a Legal Officer, you will spend nine • Must be a qualified solicitor (England & branch that delivers military legal support to the same high standards as any civilian months training before going to your first Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland), to the British Army. From advising and lawyer, but will be offered opportunities legal role. During your first two weeks barrister or Scottish advocate training on operational law and giving and challenges that few regular practices you will conduct your initial training and • Barristers must have completed legal advice on international, civil and could match – including training and administration at the Directorate of Army pupillage military law, the law of armed conflict and support to develop your legal, management Legal Services, after which you will attend • Scottish Advocates must have rules of engagement to prosecuting in the and leadership skills. the Commissioning Course at the Royal completed devilling Court Martial – a legal career in the Army Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). stands out from the crowd. You will learn basic military skills, study • Solicitors must have completed a tactics and take on a range of tasks training contract designed to develop your ability to lead • You should be physically fit and and command. aged between 23 and 32 On completion of your initial legal training, you will spend three months on QUALIFICATIONS attachment, usually with a combat arm BENEFITS unit, such as an infantry battalion. This is The ALS will support your career, offering you considerable opportunities to develop designed to give you first-hand experience, • Competitive rates of pay as a legal professional and Army Officer. Professional qualifications, as well as providing you with an understanding of • 30 days’ annual leave plus qualifications in military skills, sport and Adventurous Training, are open to our the military ethos and the functioning of public holidays Legal Officers. an Army unit. • Travel and adventure • Excellent training • Great prospects • Pension and healthcare benefits • Sports and gym facilities LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE FIND OUT MORE T: 0306 770 4683 E: [email protected] SEARCH ARMY LEGAL OFFICER.