The Legal Services Center strives to place the voices of Boston’s communities at the heart of its practice. While Julie McCormack, Director of the Safety Net Project, facilitated People’s Law School community workshops around the […]
Picture this: you make the decision to go to college. To afford it, you take out hefty student loans. You work hard, push through, and complete your degree. With even more hard work, you are
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LSC CORI Sealing Initiative For the one in three adults that have a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as finding a well-paying job, renting safe and affordable housing, getting a student loan, or purchasing a
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This post, by Joshua Mathew, J.D. ’19, was first posted on the Office of Clinical Programs blog. My involvement with the Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) has been, by far, my most rewarding experience at Harvard Law
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At the American Constitution Society’s National Convention in Washington, D.C. this week, Project on Predatory Student Lending director and founder Toby Merrill was honored as a finalist for the prestigious David Carliner Public Interest Award.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/t-SmColImVk On April 5, 2019, the WilmerHale Legal Services Center welcomed over 200 guests—including alumni, current students, elected officials, leaders in clinical education, and community partners—to its 40th anniversary event to mark four decades of training
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By: Oladeji M. Tiamiyu J.D. ’20 Tim* never could imagine how complicated his taxes would become. A disabled veteran following physical injuries from military service, Tim found a steady job. He later discovered his former
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By Clea Simon. Published by the Harvard Gazette on April 11, 2019. Photos by Heratch Ekmekjian. “Reaching out to others is how you find out who you really are,” said Daniel Nagin, vice dean of
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William* was feeling hopeless. Elderly, disabled, and receiving treatment for a recent kidney transplant, he was stunned when his landlord unexpectedly served him with a no-fault notice of eviction. With his health failing in the
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The author, Lorenzo Boyland, is a former student of the for-profit ITT Technical Institute campus in Cordova, TN and resides in Mississippi. My future was stolen by a corporation. Now, I’m left waiting for justice.
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