Poverty Law Field Program (E). 4 credits

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Offered in partnership with Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), the field program will provide students with first-hand experience practicing poverty law – laws that apply particularly to poor and disadvantaged members of our community in the most important aspects of an individual’s life: housing (preventing homelessness and ensuring habitable living conditions); safety (protective orders for the health and safety of families); financial stability (consumer protection matters which combat illegal business tactics and protect limited income); and elder advocacy (assisting senior citizens with personal declarative documents, fighting elder abuse, and nursing home discharge matters). The field program provides in-class instruction on poverty law and a simultaneous real-world clinic experience through the assignment of LSNV cases. The field program spans fall and spring semesters with students earning four letter-graded credits each semester (for eight credits total).Offered by Law. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.