Varsha Bhattacharya L.L.M. ’18 is a tax lawyer hailing from India who previously dealt primarily with corporate clients and is now getting an L.L.M. degree at Harvard Law. As a student in LSC’s Federal Tax Clinic, she not only needed to learn an entirely new body of tax law and admi
nistrative proceedings, she also found herself working with low-income individuals rather than corporations. As she notes: “A lot about getting the work right lies in caring about the client. The moment I call a client, hear their story, and feel a direct connection with them, as their representative I feel a greater responsibility to give them the best chance in their cases.” Learn more