(a) The Alabama Staff Judge Advocate for the Alabama Army and Air National Guard shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain ultimate responsibility for the overall supervision and administration of the Legal Assistance Program. (2) Through the Director of Legal Services within the Office of General Counsel: a. Execute program director responsibilities for the Legal Assistance Program; b. Exercise technical oversight over judge advocates and civilian attorneys serving in the Legal Assistance Program; c. Provide technical guidance over attorneys serving as Alabama National Guard/NGB Special Victims’ Counsel; and d. Develop policies and procedures for the Legal Assistance Program’s Manual of Legal Assistance. (b) The MACOM Judge Advocate Office shall provide legal assistance if they have a separate legal assistance judge advocate. Otherwise, the Legal Services Office, through the Legal Assistance Program, shall advise and counsel all legal services issues within MACOMs. MACOM judge advocates may provide emergency legal assistance, if approved by the Director of Legal Services.
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