Archive
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Invisible Wounds of War
October 21, 2016
Via HLS News Helping veterans recover from sexual trauma Credit: Illustration by Shonagh Rae The challenge came two years ago: A U.S. Marine Corps…
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Via Legal Services Center On November 9th, the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School will host the third annual Disabled American Veterans (DAV)…
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Alleged abuses against civilians in non-ceasefire areas may constitute violations of Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
October 21, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic (Cambridge, MA, October 20, 2016)– Reported abuses of civilians in non-ceasefire areas by the Myanmar military and other signatories…
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CARA Family Detention Pro-Bono Project: Testimony by Dan Lasman
October 21, 2016
Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic Dilapidated storefronts line the main street of the little-known border town of Dilley, Texas. The flat, tortilla colored…
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Clinic highlights human rights costs of South African gold mining
October 21, 2016
Via HLS News South Africa has failed to meet its human rights obligations to address the environmental and health effects of gold mining in…
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Welcome Clinical Instructor Jessica Fjeld!
October 18, 2016
Via Cyberlaw Clinic We could not be more excited to announce that Jessica Fjeld has joined us as a Clinical Instructor in the Cyberlaw Clinic!…
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Associates: I’ll Take a Year of Pro Bono, Please
October 17, 2016
Via Bloomberg Law Jennifer Eldridge, a first year associate in DLA Piper’s Chicago office, has big aspirations for the next 12 months: She hopes…
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Pro Bono Firm of 2016: Akin Gump
October 17, 2016
Via Law360 Lobbying for millions of dollars in childhood cancer research, fighting to hold Bolivian officials responsible for human rights violations and working to…
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Celebrating National Pro Bono Week @ HLS
October 17, 2016
Harvard Law School is celebrating National Pro Bono Week from October 24 to October 28. This celebration honors the outstanding work of lawyers who volunteer…
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LSC assists veterans at Greater Boston Stand Down
October 13, 2016
Via Legal Services Center LSC volunteers (L-R): Toby Merrill, Lisa Bernt, Audrey Patten, Victoria Roytenberg, Dana Montalto, Betsy Gwin, Ginger Jackson-Gleich, Dan Nagin, Caleb…
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Clinic Highlights Human Rights Costs of South African Gold Mining
October 12, 2016
Via International Human Rights Clinic South Africa: Protect Residents’ Rights from Effects of Mining
Government Response to Environmental and Health Threats Falls Short… -
Clinical Opportunity with the Public Education Policy and Consulting Clinic for Spring 2017
October 12, 2016
Application Deadline: November 1, 2016 Public Education Policy and Consulting Clinic This clinic requires a semester away in New York City. It will be next offered…
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Cyberlaw wins two victories in local court
October 11, 2016
Via HLS News In recent decisions, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit found New Hampshire’s ban on “ballot selfies” unconstitutional…
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Via HLS News As part of Boston’s HUBweek, Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Susan Crawford addressed a gathering of more than 100 people at…
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Via HLS News Wendy Jacobs, clinical professor and director of Harvard Law School’s Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, will lead the Living Lab…
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Screening Toolkit for Not Really Expired is Now Available
October 11, 2016
Via Food Law and Policy Clinic The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), in partnership with Racing Horse Productions, has…
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Earlier in the semester, our office reached out to HLS alumni and asked them about their experiences at the law school and in the Clinical…
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Building Capacity Without Losing Capacity: Legal Change and Dispute Resolution in Bhutan
October 5, 2016
Via Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program Stephan Sonnenberg ’06 In the spring of 2016 HNMCP engaged with the newly forming Jigme Singye Wangchuck School…
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Jake Howard, ’09: Public Interest Law in Jackson, Mississippi
October 5, 2016
Via HLS Student Financial Services Jake Howard did not follow what most would call a conventional path to the law. In many ways, that’s…
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Political dialogue in polarizing times
October 5, 2016
Via HLS News Exploring the possibilities of civil dialogue Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) Director and Clinical Professor Robert Bordone and HNMCP Assistant…
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Heather Williams and Amy Soto honored with Dean’s Award for Excellence
September 30, 2016
Congratulations to Heather Williams (Hospitality Coordinator in the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs) and Amy Soto (Administrative Director in the Criminal Justice Institute) on…