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Learn more about the Rural Summer Legal Corps.
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Rural Summer Legal Corps
Rural communities in the U.S. and its territories face a shortage of talented lawyers, with a large population of the country being forced to travel hundreds of miles to find legal assistance. Participate in Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC) and help address the access-to justice-crisis for people living in rural areas.
Each summer, Equal Justice Works partners with the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to support 35 dedicated law students who want to serve rural communities, as part of the Rural Summer Legal Corps. Student Fellows spend eight to ten weeks at LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations developing valuable skills and gaining hands-on experience by:
- providing direct legal services such as client and witness interviews, legal research, and writing
- engaging in community outreach and education including fact sheet distribution, strategic partnership development, and presentations
- building capacity at their host organization through resource development and training sessions
Student Fellows tackle a number of results-driven community projects including responding to disaster-related legal issues; addressing affordable housing and evictions; and providing legal aid to victims of domestic violence.
Our partner, Legal Services Corporation, coordinates the host site selection process for RSLC, and only LSC-funded organizations are eligible to apply. Applications to host Student Fellows are not currently being accepted. You can find a list of organizations hosting Student Fellows below.
Program Host Organizations
Legal Aid of West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA / Beckley, Charleston
Legal Aid of Arkansas
ARKANSAS / Jonesboro
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.
VIRGINIA / Winchester
VIRGINIA / Harrisonburg
VIRGINIA / Lexington
VIRGINIA / Roanoke
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
VIRGINIA / Richmond
West Tennessee Legal Services
TENNESSEE / Jackson