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. Class will not conclude before 1600 on the last day and then traffic usually leads to over an hour of transit from the base to the closest airport so we recommend you book your flights accordingly and consider pushing travel to the day after course completion if a late enough flight cannot be found.
FY 25 Course Offerings
| CDP 0258 | In Person at the Naval Justice School | CDP 24M5 | Virtual worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course sequence number | Course date | Course sequence number | Course date |
| 2510 | 15-17 Oct 2024 | 2515 | 1-3 Oct 2024 |
| 2520 | 5-7 Nov 2024 | 2525 | 13-15 Nov 2024 (W-F) |
| 2530 | 21-23 Jan 2025 | 2535 | 14-16 Jan 2025 |
| 2540 | 11-13 Feb 2025 | 2545 | 19-21 Feb 2025 (W-F) |
| 2550 | 11-13 Mar 2025 | 2555 | 25-27 Mar 2025 |
| 2560 | 1-3 Apr 2025 | 2565 | 3-5 Jun 2025 |
| 2570 | 22-24 Apr 2025 | 2575 | 29-31 Jul 2025 |
| 2580 | 13-15 May 2025 | 2585 | 23-25 Sep 2025 |
| 2590 | 27-29 May 2025 | ||
| 25100 | 16-18 Jun 2025 (M-W) | ||
| 25110 | 1-3 Jul 2025 | ||
| 25120 | 22-24 July 2025 | ||
| 25130 | 12-14 Aug 2025 | ||
| 25140 | 2-4 Sep 2025 | ||
| 25150 | 16-18 Sep 2025 |
Points of Contact
For inquiries regarding Navy course registration or logistics, please contact the NJS registrar’s office at njs-registrar@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com. Navy students should use eNTRS to request a quota. For Marine Corps registration, please contact Judge Advocate Division Education and Training at JPI@usmc.mil.
For other inquiries, please contact the following:
LT Zach Osterloh, Fleet Leader Legal Training Program Manager, at DSN 841-3800 x 130, (401) 841-3800 x130 (no caller ID so please leave a message), or zachary.osterloh@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com
Capt Matt Sherman, Fleet Leader Legal Training Program Deputy Manager, matt.sherman@njsonline.onmicrosoft.com
NJS Command Duty Officer at (401) 862-9373 (24-hour access mobile)