Tag
Class of 2022
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“Doing the vital work to protect our democracy”
May 4, 2022
By Maggie Hagen, J.D. ’22 Maggie Hagen, J.D. ’22 “How can we prevent our democracy from sliding into authoritarianism?” This question was presented to…
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Public Interest Law: A Career with Impact
May 4, 2022
By Catherine Rizos Sarah Atkinson, J.D. ’22 With an undergraduate degree in English, Sarah Atkinson ’22 was drawn to study law because it combined…
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What kind of lawyer do I want to be?
May 3, 2022
By Hugh Verrier, J.D. ’22 Hugh Verrier, JD ’22 As I finish up my third year of law school, I find myself reflecting on…
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Experts of their own experiences
April 29, 2022
By Olivia Klein On April 19, students from high schools across Massachusetts gathered at Harvard Law School to share their experiences, connect with one another,…
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Securing housing stability, growing along the way
April 29, 2022
By Olivia Klein A Cambridge mother of five will keep her Section 8 housing voucher thanks to the diligent work of Alison Roberts, J.D. ‘22,…
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A “Perfect Capstone” with the U.S. Attorney Clinic
April 28, 2022
By Laurel Zigerelli, J.D. ’22 Laurel Zigerelli, J.D. ’22 Participating in the Government Lawyer clinic was the perfect capstone to my time at HLS.
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‘Animals desperately need advocates to fight for them’
April 26, 2022
By Dana Horowitz, J.D. ’22 Dana Horowitz, J.D. ’22 Ever since I was a little kid, I have always been an animal lover and…
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By Stephanie Keleman, J.D. ’22
Via LSC Blog I lost my first appeal, and I am not sad. Over the course of a year, I… -
Grateful for the Tenant Advocacy Project
April 8, 2022
By Anna Jessurun, JD ’22 Credit: Courtesy of Maddy Gates When I walked out of the new member orientation for the Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP)…
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Q&A with 2022 Skadden Fellows
April 4, 2022
By Olivia Klein Left: Ava Cilia ’22, Right: Kaitlynn Milvert ’22 The Skadden Fellowship, which launched in 1988, offers young lawyers two-year fellowships to…
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Fighting for Privacy, Fighting for Dignity
April 4, 2022
A transgender individual heads to their local DMV for a standard appointment – a registration renewal or driver’s license issuance. Just like the person at the…
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Mina’s List Reflections
April 1, 2022
By Eric Xu ’23 and Annie Whitney ’24 Over the J-term, the three of us–Shaza Loutfi ‘22, Eric Xu ‘23, and Annie Whitney ‘24–worked in…
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International Human Rights Clinic Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of International Scholars in Jam v. IFC
March 25, 2022
By Olivia Klein International Human Rights Clinic Team, left to right starting from back: Jayee Malwankar, cindy wu, beatrice lindstrom, ellie abramov, ariella katz,…
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Via The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic charged that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Via HRP Blog By Sarah Foote On December 8, 2021, Sondra Anton, JD ’22, testified in front of members of the United States House…
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By Aleena Ijaz, JD ‘ 22 I came into law school with a broad interest in criminal justice reform but little knowledge of the law.
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Supreme Court Litigation: Both an Art and a Science
February 28, 2022
by Eli Nachmany, J.D. ’22 Eli Nachmany, J.D. ’22 Supreme Court litigation is both an art and a science. This realization was my main…
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‘Putting clients at the center of everything that we do’
February 22, 2022
By Paula Kelly, LLM ’22 Paula Kelly, LLM ’22 The number of opportunities to advocate on behalf of clients was one of the main…
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“There is great dignity in having your voice heard”
February 14, 2022
Suley Wellings-Longmore, LL.M. ’22, spent the winter term working with REDRESS in London as a part of OCP’s independent clinical program. Suley Wellings-Longmore, LL.M.