Jake Helfenbein
5.0
(3)
Studied at University of South Carolina
Works at University of South Carolina Law Veterans Legal Clinic
Not currently taking new clients
Work Experience
Access to Justice Rural Legal Fellow
University of South Carolina Law Veterans Legal Clinic
August 2025 - Present
As an Access to Justice Legal Fellow with the University of South Carolina Law Veterans Legal Clinic, I provide critical legal assistance to veterans and their families throughout rural South Carolina , helping to address a variety of civil legal issues and veterans benefits issues that impact their daily lives. In this role, I worked closely with clients to understand their unique challenges and developed tailored legal strategies to ensure they received fair representation and access to vital benefits. This experience deepened my commitment to public service and reinforced the importance of removing barriers to justice for underserved communities.
Legal Intern
U.S. Army
June 2024 - July 2024
I worked as a summer intern at the Fort Jackson Office of the Staff Judge Advocate gaining legal experience working in military justice, administrative law, environmental law and working with the Office of Special Trial Counsel. Pleadings, Subpoenas and +7 skills
Legal Extern
U.S. Army
January 2024 - June 2024
2L extern for the Army JAG Corps at Fort Jackson, gaining experience in Military Justice, Legal Assistance, Administrative Law and more Subpoenas, Legal Document Preparation and +6 skills
Student Attorney Veterans Legal Clinic
University of South Carolina School of Law
January 2024 - May 2024
Practiced as a student attorney for the Veterans Legal Clinic under a temporary license through the University of South Carolina School Joseph F. Rice School of Law. During my time with the clinic I worked on a variety of cases including military discharge upgrades, assisting with VA disability applications and appeals, the adjudication of benefits from disabled veterans to their next of kin, and a variety of other legal issues on behalf of veterans in need within the state of South Carolina. Legal Document Preparation, Westlaw and +4 skills
Legal Extern
U.S. Air Force
August 2023 - November 2023
Pleadings, Subpoenas and +7 skills
Legal Intern
U.S. Air Force
June 2023 - August 2023
Pleadings, Litigation and +9 skills
Study Abroad Office Student assistant
The University of Alabama
January 2022 - May 2022
I worked in the Education Abroad Department as a student assistant where I gave daily presentations on studying abroad as well as helped students find programs to go abroad, fill out and read applications, coordinate with other universities and offices to help students get abroad, as well as secretarial work such as answering phone calls, sending emails, scheduling appointments and filing information using excel sheets on a shared drive Public Speaking and Microsoft Office
Education
University of South Carolina
J.D., Law
2022 - 2025
I am a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Joseph F. Rice School of Law and a proud first-generation law student. During law school, I actively participated in the Veterans Legal Clinic, Veterans In Law Society, I helped establish the University of South Carolina School of Law National Security Law Society, and I served as a peer mentor during my 3L year. I was honored to receive the CALI Award for Legal Excellence in both Military Law and Secured Transactions. Through internships with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army JAG Corps my first and second years of law school, I gained valuable legal experience. Additionally I participated in the University of South Carolina's Air Force ROTC Program and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant this past May.
University of Alabama
Bachelors of Arts, Criminology and Criminal Justice
2018 - 2022
Activities and societies: Delta tau Delta- Delta Eta chapter Student government association Honors College Graduate History Minor Office Software, Microsoft Office and +2 skills
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Overall Rating
5.0
Jake has helped clients achieve these scores on the LSAT