text: Judge Advocate General’s Corps Support to Operations
  BRIGADE JUDGE ADVOCATE
  3-25. The BJA supervises, trains, and mentors subordinate judge advocates and paralegals assigned to the
  brigade. The BJA is the primary legal advisor to the brigade commander. As a member of both the brigade
  commander’s personal staff and special staff, the BJA occupies a unique role on the staff. As a personal staff
  officer, the BJA requires a direct line of communication with the brigade commander on all matters requiring
  legal advice. No officeror employee of the DOD may interfere with the ability of the BJA to give independent
  legal advice to the commander or interfere with direct communication between the BJA and the commander.
  When performing special staff functions not requiring legal advice to the commander, such as participating
  in operational planning, the BJA may be supervised by the brigade executive officer. The BJA deploys as a
  member of the brigade staff and serves as the officer-in-charge of the brigade legal section. As a member of
  the brigade staff, the BJA normally attends the meetings that the brigade staff primaries attend. This judge
  advocate should have completed intermediate level education, recently completed the Judge Advocate
  Tactical Staff Officer Course or equivalent orhave experience with operational planning. The BJA’s primary
  duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to—
  (cid:122) Supervising, training, and mentoring all judge advocates and paralegals assigned to the brigade.
  (cid:122) Advising the commander and staff on national security law, military justice, administrative law,
  contract and fiscal law, and other areas of the law as required.
  (cid:122) Ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of legal services to the brigade across all legal functions.
  (cid:122) Participating in operationsplanning and targeting processes, including plans and orders, training
  concepts,review of isolated Soldier guidance,and other key actions.
  (cid:122) Planning and coordinating for Soldier and Family legal services, Soldier readiness programs, and
  preventive law programs for the brigade, as required.
  MILITARY JUSTICE ADVISOR
  3-26. The MJA advises commanders on all areas of military justice and adverse administrative actions in
  garrison and during deployments. The MJA’s primary duties and responsibilities include—
  (cid:122) Advising commanders on issues pertaining to military justice and adverse administrative actions.
  The MJA assists and coordinates with other members of the brigade staff (for example, S-1,
  retention personnel, and equal opportunity personnel), as required.
  (cid:122) Attorney functions within military justice that are not primarily litigation, such as reviewing
  complicated non-judicial punishment, advising commanders and law enforcement on search and
  seizure issues, and representing the government at pre-trial confinement hearings.
  (cid:122) Reviewing adverse administrative actions and conducting administrative board hearings.
  (cid:122) In brigades, the MJA assists the BJA in the performance of BCT national security law judge
  advocate duties and may assist with the BJA’s responsibilities for administrative law, contract and
  fiscal law, and other support, as required.
  BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM NATIONAL SECURITY LAWJUDGE ADVOCATE
  3-27. Under the direction and supervision of the BJA, the BCT national security law judge advocate advises
  commanders and staff on national security law issues within the brigade. This judge advocate should have
  recently completed the Judge Advocate Tactical Staff Officer Course or equivalent or have experience with
  operational planning. The BCT national security law judge advocate’s primary duties and responsibilities
  include—
  (cid:122) Advising commanders and staff on the DOD Law of War Program, detainee operations,
  status-of-forces and other international agreements, general orders, the law of armed conflict,
  targeting, and predeployment legal preparation.
  (cid:122) Serving as a standing member of operations planning groups, targeting boards, and providing
  direct support to the brigade’s fire support coordinator.
  (cid:122) Participating in planning for operations and providing legal input into plans.
  (cid:122) Assistingthe BJA with administrative law, contract and fiscal law, and other support, as required.