Housing Law Clinic Expands
By Elaine McArdle This spring, the Housing Law Clinic welcomed two lawyers into its ranks, Vineeth Hemavathi and Deena Zakim. “We are so happy to welcome Vineeth and Deena to the Housing team,” says Managing ...
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In a Crisis Moment, Housing Justice for Survivors Project Keeps Mother from Eviction
By Elaine McArdle In February, the Housing Justice for Survivors Project took on a case just 24 hours before a critical deadline—and, through round-the-clock effort and creative lawyering, helped a survivor of domestic violence and ...
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Consumer Protection Clinic Student Defends Clients Against Crushing Debt
By Elaine McArdle For half of his law school career, Fernando Salazar ’25 stood in small claims or district court defending low-income clients burdened with crushing consumer debt. As a student in the Consumer Protection ...
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Emergency Family Preparedness Project Helps Vulnerable Immigrant Families Plan for Possible Detention or Deportation of Caregivers
By Elaine McArdle What can happen to the children of immigrant parents who are targeted for immigration enforcement actions such as detention or deportation? The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) has launched an effort to inform ...
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A credit to the Tax Litigation Clinic
Part of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, this clinic helps low-income taxpayers in dispute with the IRS and the state of Massachusetts By Rachel Reed, Originally Published on Apr 10, 2025 in ...
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LSC Alumna Publishes First Novel to Rave Reviews
By Elaine McArdle LSC alumna Michelle Lerner ’98 has published a novel, Ring, to excellent reviews. Described as “touching and thought-provoking” by Kirkus Reviews, Ring received a rare starred review from Booklist. Library Journal calls ...
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Family Justice Clinic Lands Another Victory to Keep Families Intact
By Elaine McArdle The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) continues to obtain critical victories in “fair hearing” cases, which involve the government’s efforts to split up children from their caregivers. In this instance, the client was ...
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LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Creates Toolkit on the Rights of Trans People in NYC Shelter System
Legal Services Center’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Collaborates to Create ‘Room to Be Me!’ Toolkit By: Elaine McArdle The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, in collaboration with The Bronx Defenders and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, has created a toolkit, Room to Be Me!, ...
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Veterans Legal Clinic Awarded Bob Woodruff Foundation Grant
For Immediate Release: February 14, 2025 The Veterans Legal Clinic at LSC is excited to share that we have been awarded a generous grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which is dedicated to ensuring that ...
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Julia Devanthéry, a housing justice advocate and a visiting assistant clinical professor, launches clinical curricular innovation initiative at Legal Services Center
Originally Published on Feb 06, 2025 in Harvard Law Today Eight years ago, Julia Devanthéry, a housing justice advocate, founded the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School to ...
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A window into a week at the Legal Services Center
Explore the collective work completed at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center (LSC) during just a single week in November! Compiled & Written By: Elaine McArdle Consumer Protection Clinic secures victory for client who was victimized ...
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Patrick Healy ’26 on Capturing veterans’ stories in the Estate Planning Project
By Patrick Healy ’26, Originally Published in HLS ‘Clinic Stories’ The Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic counts for three credits on my transcript, but it also satisfies three things that drew me to the ...
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