The Legal Services Center takes People’s Law School on the road in service to veterans
The now annual Legal Services Center (LSC) People’s Law School of community legal education workshops facilitated by LSC staff and clinical law students has proven to be hugely popular, attended by almost 200 people over ...
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The Project on Predatory Student Lending Submits Comments Regarding the Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking to Expand “Pay As You Earn”
By Maxwell Ball, J.D. ’15 On November 4, 2014, the Project on Predatory Student Lending of the Legal Services Center, in partnership with the National Consumer Law Center, submitted comments to the Department of Education ...
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Estate Planning Clinic Secures Survivor’s Benefits for Same-Sex Spouse
A year after Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) was found unconstitutional and almost four years after the Estate Planning Clinic of the Legal Services Center accepted the matter for representation, the ...
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LSC Seeks Applicants for Public Interest Fellowship in Low-Income Taxpayer Advocacy
Tax Law Fellowship Opportunity: The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to sponsor an applicant for the Christine A. Brunswick Public Service Fellowship offered by the ABA Section of Taxation. The Fellowship ...
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Press Coverage: Attorney Toby Merrill Quoted in Wall Street Journal on College Loans
The Wall Street Journal September 12, 2014 Parents Poised to Gain Easier Access to College Loans by Josh Mitchell The Obama administration is moving to ease access to student loans for parents with damaged credit, ...
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LSC Staffs Legal Assistance Tent at Stand Down Event for Homeless Veterans
LSC staff and volunteers at Massachusetts Stand Down 2014. Back row (L-R): Max Weinstein, Christopher Melendez, Daniel Nagin, Robert Proctor, Lisa Bernt, Nate Hennagin. Front (L-R): Julie McCormack, Toby Merrill, Charlie Carriere, Steve Shay, Dehlia ...
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LSC Clinic Students Awarded Public Service Fellowships
Congratulations to the following former Legal Services Center clinic students who received 2014 Public Service Venture Fund fellowships to pursue diverse opportunities for 2014-2015. Stephanie Berger (J.D. ’14) has been awarded a fellowship to work with ...
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Bill Aims to Help Sellers of Foreclosure Homes
Max Weinstein, Clinical Instructor in the Predatory Lending Practice, is quoted in the July 30, 2014 Boston Globe article “Bill aims to help sellers of foreclosure home.” From the article: “A controversial bill aimed at helping ...
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Stephanie Davidson Joins Family Law and Domestic Violence Clinic
Stephanie Davidson joined the Legal Services Center (LSC) in July as an Attorney and Clinical Fellow. The Clinic primarily serves clients through the Passageway Health Law Collaborative, a partnership with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital ...
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Student Lawyers Making an Impact on Family and Domestic Violence Cases
Students in the Family and Domestic Violence Law Clinic manage all aspects of their cases. Under the supervision of Associate Director and Senior Clinical Instructor Nnena Odim, they conduct intake, provide advice, and represent clients ...
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Diversity and Disability: How Disability Fits in to the Campus-wide Dialogue About Diversity
Julie McCormack, Director and Senior Clinical Instructor in the Disability Litigation and Benefits Advocacy Clinic, participated in a robust discussion on April 11th at Harvard Law School on “Diversity & Disability: How Disability Fits in ...
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Family Law Clinic Student Advocates for Survivor of Domestic Violence
by Akhila Kolisetty, J.D. ’15, Harvard Law School As I sat in the courtroom with my client, waiting for the judge to call us for a pre-trial hearing, we saw my client’s abusive husband enter ...
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