DLS is headquartered at Air Command RAF High Wycombe.

The Directorate is currently staffed by a mixture of members of: The RAF Legal Branch was formed on 1 October 1948.

Its predecessor was the Air Force Department of the Office of Judge Advocate General.

[1] It is open to men or women; those that have been recruited vary from NQ to 10 years PQE.

The RAF also provides 4 Legal Officers to the Service Prosecuting Authority.