Job o' the Day: Fellowing Coast to Coast
By Lauren Forbes
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA), a LSC grantee serving low-income residents of Broward County, Florida, is seeking candidates for an Equal Justice Works or other sponsored fellowship to begin as early as 2012 for a two-year period. CCLA is open to hosting candidates for other legal fellowship programs.
The fellow will be assigned to the Public Benefits Unit, which assists people with issues related to Cash Assistance, Medicaid and Medicaid Reform, Medicare, Food Stamps, Social Security Disability and SSI, and Unemployment Compensation Benefits. The Public Benefits Unit will be adding services for Veterans and their families.
The fellow will be supervised through CCLA’s main office and may have an opportunity to service clients at the office(s) of a community partner that provides services to veterans. The fellow will work directly with our experienced staff attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff.
The fellow’s specific tasks will include providing direct legal services to veterans in the following areas:
- VA Disability Compensation, VA Pension Benefits, VA Health Care Benefits, Military Upgrades and Discharge Issues, all areas of Public Benefits, Family Law and Domestic Violence Issues, Foreclosure and Predatory Lending
- Duties will also include extensive outreach and educational efforts by hosting self -help clinics for veterans, military personnel and military families.
- The position will offer an interested fellow the opportunity to develop skills in legal advocacy, case management, and the opportunity to work intensively with State and Federal administrative agencies.
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