The training manual is designed to prepare Naval personnel for advancement in the Legalman rating and for providing quality legal service to Navy personnel. Chapter 1 discusses the specific requirements of the rating, the responsibilities of the petty officer, the Navy advancement system, and the assignment possibilities for Legalmen. Chapters 2-14 cover the following topics: office procedures and security, the law library--its use and maintenance, legal reporting, preliminary constitutional considerations, nonjudicial punishment, pretrial, trial procedures, posttrial, delivery of personnel, administrative discharges, fact-finding bodies, claims, and legal assistance. Numerous diagrams and illustrations are provided throughout the document. The document concludes with three appendixes: verbatim record of trial, summarized record of trial, and a glossary of terms in military law. (BP)