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LN Legalman

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Overview

A Legalman performs paralegal duties under the supervision of Judge Advocates for military justice, administrative discharges, claims, admiralty law, and legal assistance. Legalmen conduct interviews and legal research, prepare legal correspondence and court documents, transcribe proceedings, and provide trial and defense support.

Minimum ASVAB: VE+MK 105 or VE+AR 105

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: milpersman-1306-618-rating-list-2026-04 (source date 2026-04). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Court-martial charge and document drafting
  • Legal proceeding recording and transcription
  • Trial and defense paralegal support
  • Claims and administrative discharge legal support

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Legal research, interviews, legal document drafting, and trial and defense support under Judge Advocate supervision transfer directly to civilian paralegal work.

How to prepare: Build a mock civilian case-preparation packet using public court materials, including a research summary, sample legal correspondence, and an exhibit index.

What the civilian work involves
  • Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
  • Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
  • Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft Outlook

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Recording legal proceedings, preparing required records and reports, and supporting legal administration align with the court-clerk side of this occupation.

How to prepare: Use a target court's public filing guide to practice assembling and checking a mock filing packet for that court.

What the civilian work involves
  • Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.
  • Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members.
  • Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft Outlook

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol I (NEOCS, Jan 2026 edition): LEGALMAN (LN)

    [1] Rating chapter "SCOPE OF RATING"; cached text line 48500; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition

    Supports: Court-martial charge and document drafting, Legal proceeding recording and transcription, Trial and defense paralegal support, Claims and administrative discharge legal support, Paralegals and Legal Assistants (O*NET 23-2011.00), Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (O*NET 43-4031.00)

  2. O*NET: Paralegals and Legal Assistants

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Paralegals and Legal Assistants (O*NET 23-2011.00)

  3. O*NET: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (O*NET 43-4031.00)

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