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The Army Legal Services Branch (ALS) is a branch of the Adjutant-General's Corps (AGC) in the
The head of the Army Legal Services Branch is its director. The director general holds the rank of major general.
Army Legal Services
{{The British Army British administrative corps Legal organisations based in the United Kingdom United Kingdom military law Adjutant General's Corps Military units and formations established in 1978
British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
. Before 1992, the branch existed as the independent Army Legal Corps (ALC).
History
Many of the functions of the ALS were once carried out by the Judge Advocate General (JAG) whose own origins can be traced back to medieval times. FollowingWorld War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, the growing demand for legal services within the army led in 1923 to the creation of the Military Department of the Office of the Judge Advocate General.
The Directorate of Army Legal Services was formed from the JAG's office on 1 October 1948 and would go on to receive full corps status as the Army Legal Corps on 1 November 1978. It was always the smallest corps in the Army. On 6 April 1992, the corps became the Army Legal Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps, but retains a separate identity and its own cap badge
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.
Activities
Army Legal Services Branch is a group of qualified solicitors, barristers and Scottish advocates providing legal support to the Army.List of directors general
The head of the Army Legal Services Branch is its director. The director general holds the rank of major general.
See also
* RAF Legal Branch *Judge Advocate General (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the Judge Advocate General is a judge responsible for the Court Martial process within the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. As such the post has existed since 2006; prior to this date the Judge Advocate General ...
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Army Legal Services
{{The British Army British administrative corps Legal organisations based in the United Kingdom United Kingdom military law Adjutant General's Corps Military units and formations established in 1978
United Kingdom
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