Medical-Legal Partnerships Offer Holistic Approach, Better Outcomes
By: Elaine McArdle The patient had sickle cell disease and other chronic health conditions that necessitated emergency surgery, which caused him to miss work. As he was recovering from surgery, he fell behind on rent and was about to be evicted. When housing advocates at Mass General Brigham learned of his predicament, they immediately contacted LSC’s Housing Law Clinic. ...
Read More →
Utility Shut-Off Protections and the Fight for Access
By: Inaya Raja, Wellesley College ‘27, Legal Intern, Safety Net Project Massachusetts offers robust electric and gas utility shut-off protections to vulnerable populations. These communities include consumers who are seriously ill or experiencing financial hardship, and households with either infants or people 65 years of age ...
Read More →
Offering a Clean Slate
By: Bianca Umaña-Taylor, Legal Intern, Safety Net Project & CORI Sealing I had absolutely no idea what was in store for myself or the other Safety Net Project interns, beyond a free t-shirt, when we ...
Read More →
Medical Advisory Board Offers Psychiatric, Other Medical Expertise to LSC Students
By: Elaine McArdle What do you need to be mindful of when working with a client who has PTSD? How do you set appropriate boundaries with clients regarding communications? When trying to prove a client’s eligibility for disability-related benefits, how do you translate medical records into ...
Read More →
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! LSC Class of 2026 Pursues Diverse Career Opportunities
By: Elaine McArdle With significant experience in client-centered lawyering under their belts, the LSC students in the HLS Class of 2026 will be transitioning into a diverse array of career opportunities, including judicial clerkships, private law firm practice, and public interest law organizations. We encourage you to read about some ...
Read More →
Family Justice Clinic Alumni Find Family Law High-Stakes, Intellectually Challenging Work
By: Elaine McArdle “Almost nobody at Harvard thinks about going into matrimonial law—but they should,” says Kristen Gourrier’24. As a 2L student in LSC’s Family Justice Clinic, Gourrier worked directly with clients in divorce and custody cases, learning not only a full range of litigation skills but how to ...
Read More →
Well Prepared for Complicated Divorce Trial, Family Justice Clinic Students Land Settlement Minutes Before Opening Statements
By: Elaine McArdle Just two months before the trial date for a complicated divorce case, two students in the Family Justice Clinic, Grace Elizabeth Cauble ’27 and Jae Jin Lee ’27, agreed to take it on. Cauble and Lee ...
Read More →
A Fresh Look at State Veterans Benefits—And a New Guide to Help You Claim Them
Did you know that Massachusetts has a state program that helps low-income veterans and their families pay for everyday needs like rent, food, medical care, and even therapy? The program is called Chapter 115 benefits. ...
Read More →
Restoring military honor to those who served
Originally Posted in Harvard Law Today on November 05, 2025: Story by Brett Milano A panel of veterans who experienced less-than-honorable discharges recount the many ways that Harvard Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic assisted them One ...
Read More →
Students Play Central Role in Achieving Major Victories in Class Action Cases
By: Elaine McArdle As a second-year law student, Neha Aluwalia ’26 had never taken a deposition in a lawsuit—let alone the deposition of a lawyer in a major class action case. Yet a week before ...
Read More →
Honoring Service Through Service: A Summer at the Veterans Legal Clinic
By: Rebecca Bowman, J.D. Candidate 2027, Suffolk University Law School Some of my earliest memories are tied to being the child of a veteran of the United States military. I remember walking onto bases with my ...
Read More →
Legal Advocacy as an Undergraduate, Kate Vavra’s Experience in the Safety Net Project
By: Kate Vavara In early August my second summer at the Legal Services Center as an undergraduate intern within the Safety Net Project, assisting with casework relating to criminal record sealing and appeals for Social ...
Read More →