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The Legal Services Center's newest project is a response to the vast unmet legal needs of low-income veterans. Students will likely have a variety of lawyering opportunities. Case types include discharge upgrade and correction of military records cases; veterans benefits cases before Veterans Administration Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the U.S. court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and representation of veterans, family members, or both in other matters involving access to healthcare, financial assistance, and similar life necessities. Students will also likely have opportunities to engage in community outreach and collaborate with medical and mental health providers and experts. Providing representation in these various areas of practice is especially important given the dramatic growth in the number of new veterans, the aging of the overall veterans population, the complexity of the legal issues, the depth of need, and the gaps in existing services. In addition to providing a much-needed public service to the veterans community, the goal of the clinic is to provide students the opportunity to develop essential lawyering skills and assume the maximum degree of independence in representing each client.
For academic year 2012/2013, students wishing to work in this clinic must enroll in Access to Justice Clinical Seminar: Benefits Advocacy and Estate Planning for Persons with Disabilities, Veterans, and Families A (fall) or B (spring).
We also encourage interested students to concurrently enroll in Legal Profession: Delivery of Legal Services (A or B), which satisfies the Law School's Professional Responsibility Requirement.
For more information on the Clinic, contact Daniel Nagin, Clinical Professor of Law, at dnagin@law.harvard.edu or (617) 390-2560.
VETERANS: We are seeking a Fellow from The Mission Continues to serve as a Peer Outreach Worker in support of veterans in the Greater Boston area who may need legal assistance from our Veterans Legal Clinic. |
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