LAW 706 - Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic (2-5)

This course will teach students to assist veterans and their families in a variety of civil and administrative, litigation and non-litigation matters, including credit and related financial matters, housing, family law, expunging criminal convictions, and wills. Students will attend class and, under attorney supervision, handle weekly out-of-class casework including volunteering at the Veterans Help Desk at the VA Hospital in Birmingham, AL, working with reentry programs, and at local Veterans Treatment Courts. Students may also be responsible for legal research for cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as needed. May be repeated for a maximum of 7 credits. Offered: Fall and Spring.