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Chambers of Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson – Fall 2021 Internship
S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Interested individuals should submit the following… -
Judge Wilson in the Central District of California is hiring externs for the fall 2021 semester. Externs will work under the supervision of Judge Wilson’s…
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Judge Carter in the Central District of California has started accepting applications for remote or in-person fall externs. The position is primarily for a student…
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Speaking Up for the Voiceless
January 2, 2019
"The point is not just to protect victims and hold people accountable—the deterrence function—but to make sure we’re using our resources to effectively address what led the person to commit this act."
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How Rising Inequality Has Widened the Justice Gap
September 17, 2018
“You can lose your children, you can lose your home, you can lose your livelihood without having legal help to get you through complicated legal proceedings.”
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Fatma and Bryn have long wanted to have children, and, after administrators at a Fort Worth-based USCCB affiliate invited Fatma to visit and learn about the affiliate’s work with unaccompanied refugee children, decided they wanted to become foster parents for a refugee child and asked to start the licensing process. However, when in their first interview they revealed that they were a married same-sex couple, the affiliate’s Director of International Foster Care informed them that they would not be permitted to apply to be foster parents because their family structure did not “mirror the Holy Family.”
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30 Under 30, Class of ’18: Lauren Blodgett, Immigration Lawyer
February 7, 2018
"Brooklyn is where I get to perform my super-power of being an immigration attorney!"
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Guest access to HKS and HSPH career databases
November 9, 2017
The Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School are offering guest access to their career databases! Log-in information and instructions have been provided below.
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How To Close The Justice Gap By Increasing Legal Aid
July 6, 2017
Felicity Conrad and Kristen Sonday are dedicated to closing the justice gap. Their company, Paladin, uses technology to help lawyers and law school students identify legal aid cases.
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Big Law’s Pro Bono Hours Tick Upward
June 30, 2017
Big law's pro bono hours increased steadily for 2016.
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Congratulations, Class of 2017!
May 30, 2017
Graduating students and their loved ones celebrated with the OPIA staff at OPIA's graduation reception on Thursday, May 25. Congratulations!!
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Meet the seventeen young community leaders and activists bringing communities together throughout Philadelphia.
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Law Professors Take On The Trump Administration
March 20, 2017
Top-notch law professors have launched a website to monitor the legality of President Trump's policies.
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White Collar Felon and Former FBI Informant Visits HLS
November 8, 2016
A classroom in Hauser Hall was filled to capacity Monday afternoon as Tom Hardin, a white collar felon and subsequent FBI informant, recounted his experiences with insider trading and federal investigations to about 100 Harvard Law Students.
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Report: Death sentences in the U.S. are declining, even in the ‘execution belt’ of Texas
November 8, 2016
An HLS study found death penalty cases in Harris County were affected by racial bias, overly aggressive prosecutions and inadequate representation for poor defendants. Three death-row inmates in Harris County have been exonerated.
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Pulling back the curtain
August 12, 2016
A law review article by Professor Richard Lazarus ’79 on the inner workings of the Supreme Court leads to a change in how it does business.
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Criminal defendants sometimes ‘left behind’ at Supreme Court
August 12, 2016
New study by Assistant Professor Andrew Crespo ’08 finds criminal defendants are almost never represented by expert counsel before SCOTUS.
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Food recovery entrepreneurs, farmers, business persons, academics, government officials and others converged at Harvard Law School for two days of learning, strategizing, and networking to address the problem of food waste.
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Tim Kaine’s days at HLS
August 2, 2016
The Boston Globe writes about Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine's days at Harvard Law School.
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Lawyering in moments of crisis
July 18, 2016
Recent events highlighting anti-Black state violence and police brutality around the nation spark the question: what can lawyers do in these moments of crisis?