text: Chapter 3
  CIVILIAN ATTORNEYS
  3-17. Civilian attorneys assigned to the OSJA perform many of the same legal duties as judge advocates.
  They regularly provide a depth of expertise and continuity in a particular legal discipline. They may also
  have supervisory responsibilities, to include those of a division chief. Civilian attorneys do not enter an
  appearance at courts-martial. Their role in administrative board proceedings is also more limited than that of
  judge advocates—they may serve as legal advisors to administrative boards, but not as recorders.
  CIVILIAN PARAPROFESSIONALS
  3-18. Civilian paraprofessionals assigned to the OSJAperform many of the same legal duties as uniformed
  paralegals. They regularly provide a depth of expertise and continuity in a particular legal discipline. Like
  paralegal Soldiers, they do not provide legal advice or practice law, but they support the legal services
  provided by judge advocates and civilian attorneys at all levels within the Army.
  BRIGADE LEGAL SECTION
  3-19. The brigade legal section consists of legal personnel assigned to the brigade headquarters. It also
  includesbattalion paralegal Soldiers.
  BRIGADE LEGAL SECTION PERSONNEL
  3-20. Brigade legal section personnel are assigned directly to the brigade headquarters or the subordinate
  battalions, but not to the division. A BCT legal section includes three judge advocates: a brigade judge
  advocate (BJA), a national security law attorney, and a military justice advisor (MJA). Functional and
  multifunctional brigade legal sections have a BJA and may have an MJA.
  3-21. The brigade legal section also includes a brigade senior paralegal NCO. BCTs are authorized a sergeant
  first class to fill the position of a brigade senior paralegal NCO. Functional and multifunctional brigades are
  authorized a staff sergeant to fill the same position. Paralegal Soldiers, private through sergeant, are assigned
  to subordinate battalions. While in garrison, paralegal Soldiers are consolidated within a legal office at the
  brigade headquarters, brigade equivalent, or higher echelon, to include in the OSJA atthe discretion of the
  SJA. All JAG Corps Soldiers in a brigade work under the direction and supervision of the BJA and the
  brigade senior paralegal NCO to ensure timely and efficient legal support to all supported units and to
  facilitate paralegal training. (See AR 27-1 for more information on legal services.)
  3-22. The BJAand the brigade senior paralegal NCO are assigned to the brigade. The brigade headquarters
  is the primary place of duty for the BJA and the senior paralegal NCO. If anMJA advises units within only
  one brigade, the MJA will ordinarily be co-located with that brigade. If an MJA advises units within more
  than one brigade, the MJA may be located at the OSJA, at the discretion of the SJA. The BCT national
  security law judge advocate will typically be co-located with their assigned brigade, but could also work in
  the OSJA, depending on mission requirements. The SJA, in coordination with the BJA, may task organize
  an MJA or a BCT national security law judge advocate in accordance with mission requirements.
  3-23. While not directly supervising all brigade legal personnel, the SJA of the higher echelon retains
  responsibility for legal oversight, mentoring, and technical guidance. However, the brigade commander
  determines the BJA’s routine, day-to-day duties. An MJA co-located with the brigade is ordinarily supervised
  bythe BJA. In other circumstances, anMJA is ordinarily supervised by the OSJA’s chief of justice. The BCT
  national security law judge advocate is supervised by the BJA during training exercises and operational
  missions, and itis supervised by the OSJA’s chief of national security law, or as the SJA directs, if working
  in the OSJA.
  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BRIGADE LEGAL SECTION PERSONNEL
  3-24. Paragraphs 3-25 through 3-30outline the primary duties and responsibilities of personnel assigned to
  the brigade legal section. These duty descriptions are not exhaustive, but they provide an overview. The
  actual day-to-day duties and priorities of brigade legal section personnel vary based on the brigade
  commander and brigade sergeant major’s priorities, the SJA’s legal priorities, and the brigade’s mission.