CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 191554Z JUL 23 MID120000308923U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 159/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL// SUBJ/FY-25 LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD APPLICATIONS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/22JAN19// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1520.7G, LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Law Education Program (LEP) Selection Board in February 2024. Applications for this board must be received no later than 30 September 2023. Reference (a) provides information about LEP program eligibility and application procedures. 2. Officers selected for the program must begin legal training no later than September 2024 and prior to the 6th anniversary of their Active-Duty commencement date. This Active-Duty time includes any enlisted service. Legal training in the program commences as of the date of reporting for duty under instruction at the unit to which the officer is assigned while attending law school. The officer is not required to begin law school courses by this date. All Service requirements are statutory and cannot be waived. 3. Eligible officers who intend to apply for FY-25 LEP program must submit the materials required in reference (a), Navy Law Education Program Application (SECNAV Form 1520/1), and a written request with current contact information and official college transcripts from each school attended no later than 30 September 2023, via their commanding officer to: Navy Personnel Command Attn: PERS-4416 5720 Integrity Drive Millington TN 38055-0000 4. An applicant's official Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score report must be received prior to the convening of the selection board in February 2024, but may be submitted via separate correspondence. Website screenshots of LSAT scores will not be accepted. All supplemental submissions must be received prior to the board convening in order to be considered by the selection board. 5. Applicants are required to schedule an interview with a senior (O-5 or O-6) Active-Duty Judge Advocate's General Corps officer. To schedule an interview, send an e-mail to the Region Legal Service Office closest to your current duty station. To find a local point of contact please follow the links provided at https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers_/careers/docs/Guidance_JAG_Structur ed_Interview_LEP.pdf. Please identify yourself as a LEP applicant in the message requesting an interview. 6. Applicants must provide a prioritized list of American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools in the United States to which they applied. Applicants must apply to at least one law school at which in-state tuition can be obtained and one school near the current duty station of the officer. Applicants must also apply to one school located in a Fleet concentration area such as Norfolk, VA, Jacksonville, FL, Mayport, FL, San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, or Washington, DC. Applicants may only attend ABA-accredited law schools with a current Education Service Agreement (ESA) from the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS). A list of schools that NPS maintains an ESA with is available at https://www.jag.navy.mil/careers_/careers/opportunities_lep.html. Applicants are also encouraged to consider the rigor and recognized reputation of the law schools to which they apply, the cost and tuition, and opportunities for summer Navy legal training in nearby locations. Reference (a), enclosure (2) contains a list of criteria considered for program law school selection. 7. In addition to year group limitations, applicants must also meet eligibility requirements in line with reference (a). Applicants must verify those requirements with their respective officer community managers. Nuclear power and aviation-trained officers must meet specific eligibility requirements set forth in paragraphs 6.f. and 6.g. of reference (a). Nuclear power and aviation-trained officers must submit documentation of having met the eligibility requirements set forth in paragraphs 6.f. and 6.g. of reference (a) as part of their applications to the LEP selection board. 8. Point of contact for application procedures or program questions is Ms. Melissa Waldron, at (901) 874-4087 or via e-mail at Melissa.waldron2.civ@us.navy.mil. The Navy JAG Corps Accessions Detailer is also available for questions at (901) 874-2714 or DSN 882-2714. 9. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//