Marine Corps MOS · Support

4430 Legal Administrative Officer

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

A Legal Administrative Officer manages the administrative, functional, and financial aspects of legal services support for commanders, service members, retirees, and dependents. Depending on the billet, the officer monitors, executes, or supervises inspections, claims, investigations, separation boards, post-trial processes, budgets, witness production, and court reporting.

Core Skills

Legal information technology administration
Legal office fiscal and budget advising
Law center facilities and operations management

Civilian Career Paths

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Administrative Services Managers

Managing law center operations and advising on budgets, facilities, and legal information technology transfers directly to administrative services management, particularly in legal offices.

How to prepare: Build a sample legal-office operations report that tracks budget needs, facilities issues, and recommended process changes for use in applications and interviews.

What the civilian work involves

Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Set goals and deadlines for the department.
Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 4430
[1] MOS 4430 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 14008; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01
Supports: Legal information technology administration, Legal office fiscal and budget advising, Law center facilities and operations management, Administrative Services Managers (O*NET 11-3012.00)
[2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 4430: Related SOC titles · MOS 4430 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"
Supports: Administrative Services Managers (O*NET 11-3012.00)
O*NET: Administrative Services Managers
[3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Administrative Services Managers (O*NET 11-3012.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 4430

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