Senior Leader Legal Course (SLLC)
The Senior Leader Legal Course is a three-day course designed to prepare O-5 and O-6 commanding officers, executive officers, and senior enlisted leaders/advisors (SEL/SEA) for the legal issues they will likely face as a command triad and team. Previously, the SLLC was called the Senior Officer Course (SOC). NJS has integrated the SOC with the Senior Enlisted Legal Course (SELC) to form the SLLC. The SELC will no longer be offered.
Senior enlisted should register for the SLLC to obtain legal training when detailed to a SEL/SEA billet. The topics covered include investigations, 31b rights, non-punitive measures, nonjudicial punishment, administrative separations, officer misconduct, government ethics, gifts, fundraising, military justice, sexual harassment, sexual assault, legal assistance, overseas legal issues, freedom of expression, political activities, religious accommodation, grievances/FOIA, civilian personnel law, and reserve personnel law.
For Navy students, if you do not include an email address in the registration notes on eNTRS, your quota will be denied 4-6 weeks prior to the start of the course and your seat will be given to someone else. You will receive a welcome email for the course 4-6 weeks prior to its start date.
Course Materials
The primary resource used in the SLLC is the USN/USMC Commander’s Quick Reference Legal Handbook (QUICKMAN). Students will be provided with personal copies of the QUICKMAN at check-in on the first day of the course (links to the QUICKMAN for virtual). Additional reference materials will also be provided via email at the outset of the course. This guide provides procedural information to assist commanders with legal matters within their command. While this guide serves as a useful tool to spot and develop solutions for legal issues, it is not a substitute for the informed advice of a judge advocate. This reference, like all reference material, is meant as a guide and is not, by itself, authoritative legal or regulatory information. Statutes and service regulations always supersede contradictory guidance that may be contained in this reference. Under all circumstances, commanders ‐ whether utilizing this guide or not ‐ are strongly urged to contact a judge advocate to seek personal guidance in handling all legal issues that may arise in execution of command responsibilities.
Course Schedule
SLLC is primarily conducted as an in-person course at NJS designed for attendance as an intermediate stop in the execution of attendees' PCS orders. The course generally commences on Tuesday morning and concludes on Thursday afternoon, with occasional exceptions due to holidays. For each day of the SLLC, instruction commences at 0800 and concludes by 1630. Attendance at all blocks of instruction is required in order to receive credit for completing the course so we recommend you book your flights accordingly.
For personnel who are unable to attend the in-person course, NJS also offers a number of virtual SLLC courses throughout the year. These are dedicated online courses, specially tailored to the virtual environment to take advantage of the tools it provides and overcome the challenges typically associated with online instruction. The course uses the Zoom for Government platform; in order to participate, you will need access to Zoom for Government from a non-NMCI computer. Virtual SLLCs generally run from Tuesday through Thursday, with instruction beginning at 0900 and ending by 1700 each day in the United States Eastern Time Zone.
FY24 Course Offerings
| CDP 0258 | In-person at Naval Justice School | CDP 24M5 | Virtual Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2402 | 10-12 Oct 23 | 2401 | 3-5 Oct 23 |
| 2403 | 31 Oct - 2 Nov 23 | 2404 | 7-9 Nov 2023 |
| 2405 | 12-14 Dec 23 | 2408 | 13-15 Feb 2024 |
| 2406 | 16-18 Jan 24 | 2413 | 30 Apr - 2 May 2024 |
| 2407 | 6-8 Feb 24 | 2416 | 11-13 Jun 2024 |
| 2409 | 20-22 Feb 24 | 2419 | 30 Jul - 1 Aug 24 |
| 2410 | 12-14 Mar 24 | ||
| 2411 | 2-4 Apr 24 | ||
| 2412 | 23-25 Apr 24 | ||
| 2414 | 14-16 May 24 | ||
| 2415 | 28-30 May 24 | ||
| 2417 | 17-20 Jun 24 (Mon, Tues, Thurs) | ||
| 2418 | 23-25 Jul 24 | ||
| 2420 | 13-15 Aug 24 | ||
| 2421 | 3-5 Sep 24 | ||
| 2422 | 24-26 Sep 24 |
Point of Contact
For inquiries regarding course registration or logistics, please contact the registrar’s office at njs-registrar@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com.
For other inquiries, please contact the following:
- LCDR Stacy Saxon, Fleet Leader Legal Training Program Manager, (401) 841-3800 x111, stacy.saxon@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com
- LT Molly Altes, Fleet Leader Legal Training Program Deputy Program Manager: margaret.altes@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com
- NJS Command Duty Officer at (401) 862-9373 (24-hour access mobile)