A trio of Puerto Rican students at Columbia Law School is mustering an army of attorneys and fellow law students on the mainland to provide free legal assistance to those on the island impacted by Hurricane Maria.

The so-called Legal Corps for Puerto Rico now boasts more than 700 volunteers who are ready to help once the legal needs of islanders are established—a task made more difficult by spotty phone and Internet service there.

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