Baylor Law School’s Loren Berryhill Attends U.S. Air Force JAG Career Services Officer Course

Loren Berryhill, Director of Career Development Programs at Baylor Law School, recently participated in the U.S. Air Force’s Career Services Officer Course at The Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. The two-day program brought together career development professionals from 11 law schools nationwide to learn more about opportunities for law school students within the Air Force’s JAG Corps.

Designed to strengthen connections between military recruiters and law schools, the course featured briefings on JAG recruitment, courtroom readiness, and the broad scope of legal practice areas available to new officers. Participants also heard from senior JAG officials, toured the Officer Training School, and attended panels on deployment experiences and professional development opportunities for young lawyers.

Air Force JAG representatives say serving in the JAG Corps offers law students one of the quickest paths to courtroom experience. It provides hands-on legal work in a surprisingly wide variety of legal areas, ranging from military justice and international law to estates law and even space operations.

The CSO Course also highlighted opportunities for 90-day internships and externships for 1L and 2L students at Air Force and Space Force installations across the U.S., giving students a front-row seat to life as a JAG officer. They provide interns/externs the opportunity to see if the military and JAG Corps are a good professional fit before enlisting.

“Attending the CSO Course was an eye-opening and valuable experience,” said Berryhill. “The Air Force JAG Corps is looking for law students with strong character and adaptability, but primarily,  a desire to serve. I returned with great insights to help our students determine if this career path could be a good fit for them.”