Nisha Agarwal, ’06, is the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), an office charged with promoting the well-being of immigrant communities – no small task in a city with an immigrant population larger than the total population of Chicago.
Cori Crider ’06, Strategic Director for the Abuses in Counter-Terrorism Team at Reprieve in the UK talks about her path to becoming a human rights lawyer.
Genzie Bonadies, a class of 2013 alumna, discusses her path to her current position, and how some of the lessons she has learned, early on, have really opened up her way of thinking of what it means to practice public interest law.
Read about Peter Nash Stavros, a 3L, who spent this past fall semester at the University of Geneva and also spent his past two summers working abroad. Peter offers a glimpse into how one can build up international credentials and explore a wide array of work types while doing so.
When Stephanie Gendell '98 arrived at law school, she knew she didn’t want to follow a conventional path. She wanted to help children and she had no desire to do litigation. “At the time,” she said, “both of those things were very unusual.”
Jacqueline Berrien ’86, a leading civil rights lawyer and former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, died on Nov. 9, 2015. She was 53.
Amal Bass ’06, Staff Attorney with the Women’s Law Project in Philadelphia, knew when she enrolled at HLS that she would emerge a public interest lawyer, though she wasn’t sure in what form.
Our spotlights on current and former students who interned in the public sector will shed light on the numerous opportunities available to HLS students during…
Details: Let the HLS Registrar’s Office know whether you want to drop an HLS course in place of a cross-registered course. Due to conflicting cross-registration…
Details: You may drop a cross-registered course as long as you are in compliance with all cross-registration deadlines. In order to drop a cross-registered course,…
HLS students must comply with the cross-registration enrollment period dates set forth by each school. If a student does not submit a cross-registration petition during…
On-line at HU Cross-Registration website. The instructor will receive an email alerting him or her that a student is interested in cross-registering. If the…
All courses at Harvard, MIT and Fletcher qualify for cross-registration as long as they don’t significantly repeat course work previously done at any other school.
Cross-registration for HLS students extends to most HU schools, except the Division of Continuing Education, as well as MIT and the Fletcher School. Deadline: Ongoing…
2Ls and 3Ls must be registered for at least 8 HLS credits and the cross-registered course must convert to at least 2 HLS credits to…
Typical financial aid award is part grant, part loan; 59% of 2014-2015 LL.M.s received need-based aid (grant and/or loan) from or through Harvard Law School…
Congratulations to Shannon Erwin (HLS, 2010), and Alana Greer (HLS, 2011), Harvard Law School’s next PSVF seed grant recipients! Greer will use the seed grant…
2L Zack Bluestone spent last summer with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor (OCP) in the Defense Department’s Office of Military Commissions.
Last summer, Katherine Calle worked as an intern at the Center for Children’s Law and Policy, a public interest organization in Washington, D.C. CCLP works with jurisdictions and facilities to improve the juvenile justice system across the country.
Jillian Wagman, a 2L, spent her 1L summer as an intern with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The Chambers is responsible for prosecuting individuals responsible for the genocide in Cambodia.
After 2L year, Greg Baltz (a current 3L) spent his summer with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP) in Florence, Arizona.