For Soldiers who want direct access to the portal sponsored by JAGCNet, go to the Legal Services Web site. Unsure if you qualify for legal assistance? Refer to the following information:
Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers and their Dependents are eligible for limited legal assistance services through the Army Legal Assistance Program, pursuant to AR 27-3.
General Eligibility
Those Soldiers, and their Dependents, must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible for limited legal assistance:
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Serve on active duty for more than 29 days, pursuant to orders
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Serve on active duty for a period of 29 days or less duty, pursuant to orders *
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Undergo Pre-Mobilization Legal Preparation (PLP) *
*Supervising attorneys may limit legal assistance to emergencies or to certain categories of cases based on availability of expertise or resources.
Reserve Component Eligibility
RC Soldiers and their Dependents who do not meet eligibility criteria above may be entitled to receive legal assistance from RC Judge Advocates. These Soldiers and their Dependents include:
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RC members on military administrative matters
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RC members and their family members as part of PLP
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RC members assigned to Troop Program Units (TPU) or as Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA), or alerted for mobilization, or with personal legal matters and needs that may adversely affect readiness
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RC members with personal legal problems and needs that have arisen from, or been aggravated by, their mobilization. (Such assistance must commence not later than two years following the mobilized member's release from active duty.)
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RC members of the Armed Forces of the United States, and their family members, who are receiving military retirement or disability
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Surviving family members of AC, RC, and retired members of the Armed Forces of the United States who would be eligible for legal assistance if the service or retired member were alive
Supervising attorneys may limit legal assistance to emergencies or to certain types of cases based on the availability of expertise or resources.
Military Assistance/Information Portal
The JAG encourages RC members to explore the military legal assistance/information portal, sponsored by the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. This portal provides general legal information and assists one in finding a legal assistance office. Use this site as a starting point of your personal legal preparedness, or to locate a local legal assistance provider.
Additional links that may provide general information or assistance