LAW 8019 - Externship:SeniorLaw Center

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Villanova University

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Description: The SeniorLAW Center is a public interest/pro bono legal services and community legal education organization focusing on providing legal services to the elderly. Primary areas of service include cases involving financial exploitation, protection against abuse, home ownership, landlord/tenant disputes, wills, powers of attorney and advance health care directives, child custody for grandparent caretakers, and consumer problems. The SeniorLAW Center s primary focus is on individual legal representation. The SeniorLAW Center also conducts community legal education workshops throughout Philadelphia to thousands of seniors each year and provides professional training to others working with the elderly, including hospital and medical personnel, law enforcement, and social service providers. Students will be involved in client intake and interviews (both by telephone and in person), handling a small case load, assisting attorneys with more complex litigation, drafting legal documents, including wills, powers of attorney and living wills, creating new community education materials, special projects, and, when scheduling permits, participating in education workshops and community outreach. Grading will be on a pass/fail basis. The supervising attorneys will evaluate students; however, the final grade is the responsibility of the Law School faculty advisor. Special Instructions: 2L and 3L students in the fall and spring. All applications for the Senior Law Center s externships must include a letter to the attorney (see below) indicating your interest in applying for the externship, a resume, and your transcript. The cover letter should be addressed to: Karen Buck, Esq. Senior Law Center 100 South Broad Street, Suite 1810 Philadelphia, PA 19110 Telephone: 215-988-1244 Fax: 215-701-3201 KBuck@SeniorLAWCenter.org 3.00credit(s) Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Continuing Studies Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Law Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Law

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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