MCO 5800.16 Vol 1 - Legal Support Within the Marine Corps

What this volume is

MCO 5800.16 Volume 1, LEGAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS. One of 17 volumes of the Legal Support and Administration Manual, short title LSAM, the Marine Corps legal services authority issued by CMC (JA). Signed 20 FEB 2018. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04 archive snapshot.

Chapters

• Chapter 1: Staff Judge Advocate To The Commandant Of The Marine Corps And Judge Advocate Division
• Chapter 2: Command Legal Advice And Legal Services

Lead excerpt

Pursuant to statute and regulations, the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA to CMC) is the senior uniformed legal advisor to the Commandant. The SJA to CMC is responsible for overseeing and supervising the provision of legal support within the Marine Corps, as well as the professional responsibility oversight of individual Marine judge advocates, legal administrative officers, legal services specialists, and certain civilian legal support providers. This Order does not address the [...]

Quoted from the opening section of the volume.

Audience

Commanders seeking legal advice, SJAs, and legal administrative officers. The framework volume every other volume hangs from.

Connections

• SECNAVINST 5800.12. Senior official allegation routing cross-references this volume.
• MCO 5000.14D MCAP Enclosure 3. The commander discipline responsibilities legal support serves.
• Command investigation pages across the portal cite this volume beside Volume 11 and the JAGMAN.

Access

The external link opens the official landing page for the current version.