Clinics & SPOs
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
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‘She raised us all as future legal aid lawyers’
April 23, 2024
Susana Arteta, administrative director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, retires after 22 years of service as an HLAB mentor, confidant, historian, and beloved colleague.
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‘An ever-present source of light’: Susana Arteta, administrative director of Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, retires
April 23, 2024
After 22 years as a beloved colleague and mentor to students and staff, Susana Arteta will retire from her role as administrative director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau in May.
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Helping parents know their legal rights
March 20, 2023
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launches the Family Defense Practice to help parents facing investigations by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
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Power to the People
July 15, 2022
With Beyond Legal Aid, Lam Ho ’08 establishes a new model for public interest law
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Practicing Law in the Wake of a Pandemic
July 15, 2022
‘Everyone is struggling to understand what this new world is going to look like’
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Clinics in Action
July 15, 2022
For one day in the 2019–2020 academic year, Harvard Law Today followed just a handful of Harvard Law's 47 legal clinics to see their work — and their efforts to advance justice — in action.
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At the Top of His Game
July 15, 2022
National Football League referee Ron Torbert ’88 reaches the pinnacle of his profession: Officiating the Super Bowl.
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. Butterworth is honored for her zealous advocacy for housing justice as a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB), the Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP), and Project No One Leaves (PNOL).
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She is celebrated for her outstanding contributions to the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, in both the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) and the Harvard Law Immigration Project (HIP).
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During Winter Term, Cravath International Fellows pursued independent clinical placements or research projects, exploring legal frameworks and practices in six countries.
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‘Grateful for it all’
February 14, 2022
Harvard Law alum Esther Mulder ‘14 discusses her journey from foster care to a career in public defense.
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Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu ’12 joins long line of Harvard Law educated city leaders across the nation
November 5, 2021
In a historic victory, Michelle Wu ’12 was elected mayor of Boston on Tuesday, making her the first woman and the first person of color elected to lead Boston.
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Harvard Law School clinics redouble efforts to assist after eviction moratorium’s end
September 10, 2021
As many people are left wondering what will happen with the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic-related moratorium on evictions, Harvard Law School clinics and programs have reaffirmed their commitment to helping individuals and families navigate the housing system and their legal options.
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Eviction moratorium’s end could cause homelessness or housing insecurity for ‘millions of families’
July 30, 2021
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Courtney J. Brunson and Vincent Montoya-Armanios discuss the impending expiration of the federal pause on evictions.
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The winner of Harvard Law School's inaugural Gants Access to Justice Award is Dennis Ojogho ’21.
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BLSA mock trial team heads to national competition
February 24, 2021
BLSA team — the first from HLS — heads to the Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial National Competition.
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Harvard Law students fight for families facing evictions
December 17, 2020
A Q&A with Harvard Legal Aid Bureau members Kiah Duggins ’21 and Sam Gilman ’22 on the CDC eviction moratorium and their work on local and national housing issues.
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Representing ‘The Super Class of 2021’
December 15, 2020
During a global pandemic when classes are remote and students are living around the country and the world, there is no such thing as business as usual. But this year’s class marshals are determined to do their part.