| LAW Applicant |
This program is open to college seniors, law students, and bar certified lawyers.
You must meet the basic requirements for the PLC ground program and achieve a
minimum score of 150 on the Law School Aptitude Test (LSAT). After completing a
ten-week session at OCS, you are commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps and placed on inactive duty without pay or allowances while you
complete your law degree. You will receive credit for your time in service for
promotion and pay purposes while you are in law school. Upon graduation from law
school and admittance to the state bar of your choice, you will attend The Basic
School, followed by the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. Then you
will serve as a Judge Advocate (attorney) for the Marine Corps.
As a judge advocate, you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of fields
such as international, criminal, environmental, labor and family law, and you will
make an impact very early in your career. Your initial assignment will most likely be
in the courtroom, as either a prosecutor or as a defense counsel in military
courts-martial. As you gain experience, you may also have the opportunity to serve
as a military judge, overseeing courts-martial spanning a range of appellate cases.
You must meet the basic requirements for the PLC ground program and achieve a
minimum score of 150 on the Law School Aptitude Test (LSAT). After completing a
ten-week session at OCS, you are commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps and placed on inactive duty without pay or allowances while you
complete your law degree. You will receive credit for your time in service for
promotion and pay purposes while you are in law school. Upon graduation from law
school and admittance to the state bar of your choice, you will attend The Basic
School, followed by the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. Then you
will serve as a Judge Advocate (attorney) for the Marine Corps.
As a judge advocate, you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of fields
such as international, criminal, environmental, labor and family law, and you will
make an impact very early in your career. Your initial assignment will most likely be
in the courtroom, as either a prosecutor or as a defense counsel in military
courts-martial. As you gain experience, you may also have the opportunity to serve
as a military judge, overseeing courts-martial spanning a range of appellate cases.
