By Caroline Hatley ‘24 At HLS, and at many other law schools across the country, law students spend the bulk of our time in the classroom learning legal doctrine by dissecting federal (mostly appellate) judicial …
Movement Lawyering Gives Caroline Hatley’24 Deep Dive into Legal Strategy Read More »
On the front lines for veterans How Harvard Law’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic is helping a former Marine and small business owner get the benefits he deserves Nov 08, 2023 By Rachel Reed …
Harvard Journal of Law and Gender Hosts Annual Fall Conference on ‘Gender and the Body’ By The Harvard Crimson – Kyle Baek and Anna Feng, Contributing Writers …Another panel, moderated by former HLS Dean Martha L. Minow, centered …
By National Veterans Legal Services Program National Veterans Legal Services Program and Swords to Plowshares, represented by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Latham & Watkins LLP, …
Veterans Law: Applying for discharge upgrades and appealing negative DOD board decisions Live Video-Broadcast: November 16, 2023 10 AM – 12:10 PM EST | 9 – 11:10 AM CST | 8 – 10:10 AM MST …
By Harvard Law School Student Melissa Morgan ’24 In Massachusetts, where survivors of gender-based violence have access to some important housing protections, such protections are little understood and little used. In 2013, the state legislature …
By Harvard Law School Student Nathan Lowry Many Legal Services Center (LSC) veteran clients served in America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In most cases, these veterans deployed years, and in some cases, decades ago. …
On July 19th, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit embraced an interpretation of the tax code that had long been advocated by LSC’s Tax Litigation Clinic—handing an important victory to the …
Rebecca Greening, clinical instructor in LSC’s Family Justice Clinic, commented in a recent Boston Globe article on the astounding number — 48 percent in 2022 —of Department of Children and Family (DCF) decisions that are …
In this Jersey Journal column, Mussab Ali ’23 talks about his work in LSC’s Housing Clinic representing clients facing eviction— and how important it is to have legal representation against “unscrupulous landlords.” Read Mussab’s reflections …
Mussab Ali: Right-to-Counsel reform and the way forward | Opinion Read More »
In this Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs blog post, Anthony Pericolo ‘23 discusses his representation of an older veteran whose veterans benefits had been unlawfully terminated. Anthony explains in the post that his …
What does it look like to expand access to justice when people in crisis can’t afford a lawyer? In this Harvard Law School Clinic in a Minute video, Arabi Hassan ’23 talks about how her …
Arabi Hassan ’23 Gets Introduction to Emerging Field of Family Defense While at LSC Read More »
After soliciting nominations from students representing all schools at Harvard, the Planning Committee for the 2023 Harvard AAPI/APIDA (Asian American Pacific Islander/Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Affinity Celebration selected Alex Chen, founding director of LSC’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy …
Harvard Students Select Alex Chen for AAPI/APIDA Affinity Celebration Faculty Award Read More »
Three LSC students received clinical and pro bono at Harvard Law School’s commencement: Stephanie Perez ’23, a clinic student in LSC’s Veterans Legal Clinic in 2022, was honored with the Ralph D. Gants Access to Justice …
LSC Students Honored with Clinical and Pro Bono Awards at Harvard Commencement Read More »
In this blog post, Sam Holloway ‘24, student in LSC’s Safety Net Program, discusses how he helped a client fully clear her public record. This client had been absolved of criminal wrongdoing and her record …
The Women’s Bar Foundation presented Destini Agüero, deputy director of LSC, clinical instructor, and director of the Estate Planning Project in the Veterans Legal Clinic, with one of two Nery J. Arrano Pro Bono Awards …
Destini Agüero Awarded Women’s Bar Foundation Nery J. Arrano Pro Bono Award Read More »
During her first two weeks at the clinic, under the supervision of Audrey Patten, clinical instructor and acting director of the Tax Litigation Clinic, Madison Wulf Elbich ’24 filed an amicus brief urging the Sixth …
At the Annual Low Income Taxpayer Clinics Conference in Phoenix in December 2022, Omeed Firouzi, staff attorney at Philadelphia Legal Assistance Taxpayer Support Clinic, spoke with Keith Fogg, clinical professor of law emeritus and former …
Former Director of LSC’s Federal Tax Clinic Keith Fogg’s Career Chronicled in Podcast Read More »
In this Boston Globe letter to the editor, Rebecca Greening, clinical instructor in the Family Justice Clinic at LSC, argues that the Department of Children and Families (DCF) should not be the path to care …
“Go learn how to ride a motorcycle. Go diving, go climb a mountain or learn how to fly. Or go and do something irrational for someone you love,” recommended Alex Chen, founding director of LSC’s …
Alex Chen Delivers Harvard Law School’s “Last Lecture” Read More »
In this Harvard Law School Clinic in a Minute video, Nathan Lowry ‘24 and David Paul ‘24, students in LSC’s Veteran’s Law and Disabilities Benefits Clinic, discuss their work representing Mr. Larry Vilord, who had …
Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School’s Open House Photo Gallery, March 21, 2023
“For me, the most important part of clinical and SPO [student practice organizations] work has been the emphasis on each individual client…The daily fight to improve the life of one individual at a time is…a …
Two LSC Students Selected for Skadden Fellowship Read More »
Join the Legal Services Center for our Community Resource Fair for Returning Citizens at Boston Public Library‘s Grove Hall Branch tomorrow, Wednesday, April 5th, from 10 am-12 pm. Visit https://legalservicescenter.org/cori-webinar-series/… for more information.
Over the past five years, the Legal Services Center (LSC) has continued to expand and evolve in order to address the community’s changing legal needs and respond to student interests. We have added clinics, including …
Destini Agüero, LSC’s new deputy director, discusses her role and its impact Read More »
Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide: Thoughts from those Who Have Been on the Front Line There was a time in US history when, during periods of war, almost everyone in a community had served or knew …
Via Washington Blade The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Vital Registration Office has introduced more accessible and safer policies for transgender people seeking to amend their birth certificates. This action implemented as …
Settlement reached on birth certificate gender markers, names in West Virginia Read More »
Julia Devanthéry, founding director of the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the Legal Services Center (LSC), has been selected as a 2022 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and was honored at …
Julia Devanthéry Honored with Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly’s Top Women of Law Award Read More »
One month after the death of HKS student and trans activist Rodrigo Ventocilla MPA/ID 2023, a panel of experts grappled with a difficult question: is the story of trans rights and trans lives one of …
The 2022 DAV Distinguished Speaker Series features a discussion about the military-civilian divide with noted author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger. Hosted by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School …
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is ending enforcement of a marriage duration requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans, including Lawrence Vilord, a client of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. This decision will …
By Olivia Klein | Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs, September 20, 2022 “It just makes sense.” Samir Hanna, clinical instructor at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center’s (LSC) Housing Law Clinic, smiles and shrugs as he …
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Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as …
Published by the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs | August 10, 2022 By Annalise Wagner ’23 This past spring, I worked as a Student Attorney in the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Housing Clinic. …
Housing Clinic Students Step Up In Solidarity with Tenants and Survivors of Abuse Read More »
An interview with Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, alumna of the Criminal Justice Institute and the Legal Services Center’s Housing Law Clinic, on founding Essie Justice Group and the power of building community. Published by Harvard Law School’s …
Q&A with Housing Clinic Alum Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10: ‘It takes courage to make change’ Read More »
The Project, which has grown to represent over one million student borrowers, will officially spin-off from the Legal Services Center at Harvard Law School on August 1st BOSTON – The Project on Predatory Student Lending announced …
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as …
Harvard Law School’s Marianna Yang examines rise in factors, hurdles in courts for victims By Liz Mineo | Harvard Gazette, June 29, 2022 Violence against women increased to record levels around the world following lockdowns to …
Harvard Gazette: ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Domestic Violence Read More »
By Henry Beshar ’22 “But you’re not a veteran,” my puzzled mentor remarked after learning that I enrolled in Harvard Law School’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic (VLDBC). “I’m not,” I replied, “but it’s …
Fighting for Equal Treatment of Same-Sex Military Spouses Read More »
Lunch and Learn: Discharge Upgrade Thursday, June 23 at 12 pm ET | Register About the Event The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the Legal Services Center’s Veterans Legal Clinic are excited to convene national experts …
