1. (a) Under the direction of the Adjutant General and in coordination with the State Staff Judge Advocates, the General Counsel shall do all of the following:

   1. (1) Advise and support the State Staff Judge Advocates on all judge advocate legal service matters.
   2. (2) Advise the Adjutant General, State Military Department, Governor, chief of staff of each service, and Director of the Joint Staff, as necessary.
   3. (3) Serve as Chief Information Officer for the Office of General Counsel.
   4. (4) Inspect, supervise, and manage judge advocate activities as directed by the State Staff Judge Advocates consistently with the Adjutant General’s policies and directives.
   5. (5) Supervise all Alabama National Guard and State Military Department litigation.
   6. (6) Supervise and provide advice on all contract and fiscal issues.
   7. (7) Supervise and provide technical guidance regarding military justice and administrative law.
   8. (8) Supervise the Office of General Counsel, including employment, professional responsibility, and office management matters.
   9. (9) Establish policy and operational guidance for all aspects of the Alabama National Guard and State Military Department Legal Services Office.
   10. (10) Supervise the Deputy General Counsel, associate general counsels, deputy staff judge advocates, judge advocates, all legal services personnel, and others who are members of the Judge Advocate Legal Services Office to assist the Office of General Counsel in supporting the Adjutant General, State Military Department, and State Staff Judge Advocates, when not in conflict.
2. (b) The Office of General Counsel full-time staff shall include a general counsel, deputy general counsel, chief paralegal, and associate general counsels.

(Act 2025-104, §1; Act 2026-289, §1.)