This Law Student Organization is dedicated to providing legal aid to low income or indigent victims of major natural disasters. Every year, we take at least one trip to a location in the United States that has recently suffered from a major natural disaster.
Members who attend a trip commit to a week of rewarding experiences and build lasting relationships with supervising attorneys and fellow tripmates, all while strengthening their resumes with first hand experience in public interest law.
About the Student Hurricane Network:
- Named to "New Orleans" 100 most innovative and world-changing ideas to take root in the city since Katrina
- Law students nationwide formed SHN in 2005 after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- Our goal was to address legal questions and problems facing "forgotten" individuals and communities throughout the Gulf Coast Region
- Over 110 law schools have participated
During our DRAP trip, students (yes, even 1Ls) will:
- Gain hands-on lawyering experience!
- Deal with clients!
- Perform intake interviews!
- Produce a writing sample!
- Get real world training in the substantive areas of law that affect low-income clients.
- Past students have used NOLA week to gain legal experience with:
- Public benefits
- Landlord-tenant issues
- Employment
- Disability
- Immigration
- Student loan discharges
- Criminal defense
- Network with former SHNers now practicing in the Crescent City
- Deal with clients!
- Perform intake interviews!
- Produce a writing sample!
- Past students have used NOLA week to gain legal experience with:
- Public benefits
- Landlord-tenant issues
- Employment
- Disability
- Immigration
- Student loan discharges
- Criminal defense
