"Thirty law students are heading out across the country to provide legal services to low-income Americans living in rural communities. These students make up the inaugural class of the Rural Summer Legal Corps, a new program established by Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and Equal Justice Works. It is funded by private donations through LSC’s Campaign for Justice.

The Rural Summer Legal Corps program connects law students with civil legal aid organizations to address pressing legal issues. Students will pursue a number of projects, such as advocating for the rights of low-income tenants of mobile homes in rural Virginia, assisting with estate planning for elderly communities in the Kau District of Hawaii, and assisting with Order of Protection proceedings for domestic violence survivors in rural eastern Missouri..." 

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