Pre-Deployment Brief
The Legal Assistance Office is available to give presentations on the wills and powers of attorney to deploying units. The unit's legal officer or training Officer/Chief should contact the Legal Assistance Office to schedule a brief no later than 3 months prior to the deployment in order to give the Legal Assistance Office enough time to prepare the unit's wills and powers of attorney. Please read the letter of instruction below and contact the Legal Assistance Office by faxing or mailing a completed questionnaire with the required information.
The Joint Legal Assistance Office (JLAO) is also available to participate in briefs given to deploying Marines and their family members. The JLAO portion of the brief provides information on Service members Civil Relief Act and its application, Immigration Law and general Consumer Law pitfalls.



