Financial and Legal Services

Career Field Overview


All of us can benefit from financial and legal services at various points in our lives, as we all need help navigating logistics and the confusing jargon regarding advanced directives, wills, investing, and more. Taking a life course perspective, a person working in financial and legal services will be able to communicate effectively with clients and their families about the options, services, and resources available in an age-friendly way.

Professional Organizations

National Elder Law Foundation

Society of Certified Senior Advisors – Specialists in Aging

Chartered Senior Financial Planner (CSFP)

Relevant Resources

Administration for Community Living (ACL) – Legal Services for Older Americans Program

Articles of Interest

Need for legal services are rising

How Legal Aid Programs Can Address the Growing Problem of Senior Poverty