Social Security Law and Practice

A wonderful resource for clinical students, new lawyers, and anyone else who needs to gain a quick but thorough understanding of Social Security law. It gives a clear, concise, and well organised explanation of the law along with easy citations to it. It anticipates problem areas students are likely to encounter and explains and gives students ideas how to handle them.

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This handbook serves as a practical guide for students handling Social Security cases in a live-client clinical course. It includes explanations of the basic eligibility requirements for all of the current Social Security Act benefit programs, with detailed explanations of the criteria relevant to the Title II and Title XVI disability programs. It also includes extensive coverage of the Social Security Administrations disability determination process, as well as the key aspects of Social Security practice and procedure that students must understand in order to represent clients effectively.