scope:

PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1442.2 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5145.01 (Reference (b)) and the guidance in DoDD 5145.4 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for personnel actions involving civilian employee attorneys and applicants for civilian attorney positions in the Department of Defense.

b. Incorporates and cancels General Counsel, Department of Defense, (GC, DoD) Memorandums (References (d) through (h)); Acting GC, DoD, Memorandum (Reference (i)); and GC, DoD, and Director of Administration and Management (DA&M) Agreement (Reference (j)).

c. Establishes the Office of the GC, DoD/Defense Legal Services Agency (OGC/DLSA) Professional Conduct Board which is responsible for providing guidance for civilian attorney compliance with ethical standards and for hearing allegations of impropriety on the part of civilian attorneys.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:

a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to:

(1) The Office of the General Counsel to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

(2) Attorneys within the Department of Defense who perform their duties as attorneys while serving as Service members.