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 5145.04 (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 of the 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 (PCB), 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.