Class of 2022

By Emily Chazen, J.D. ’22 When I tell people that I am a joint-degree candidate across the Law School and the Divinity School, I am…

By Maggie Hagen, J.D. ’22 “How can we prevent our democracy from sliding into authoritarianism?” This question was presented to students at the beginning of…

By Catherine Rizos With an undergraduate degree in English, Sarah Atkinson ’22 was drawn to study law because it combined two things she loved: reading…

By Joan Steffen, J.D. ’22 I chose Harvard Law School primarily for its breadth of clinical programs. Looking back as a graduating student who maxed…

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,…

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,…

By Laurel Zigerelli, J.D. ’22 Participating in the Government Lawyer clinic was the perfect capstone to my time at HLS. As part of the United…

By Dana Horowitz, J.D. ’22 Ever since I was a little kid, I have always been an animal lover and have participated in animal rights…

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,…

By Anna Jessurun, JD ’22 When I walked out of the new member orientation for the Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP) my first year at HLS,…

By Olivia Klein  The Skadden Fellowship, which launched in 1988, offers young lawyers two-year fellowships to pursue public interest law on a full-time basis. The…

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…

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…

By Olivia Klein After weeks packed full of hours-long Zoom calls, consulting with legal experts, and ceaseless revisions, on February 14 a team of students…

Via The Harvard Crimson A Harvard Law School clinic filed a federal lawsuit against United States immigration authorities last month over the government’s refusal…

Via HRP Blog By Sarah Foote On December 8, 2021, Sondra Anton, JD ’22, testified in front of members of the United States House…

By Aleena Ijaz, JD ‘ 22 I came into law school with a broad interest in criminal justice reform but little knowledge of the law.

by Eli Nachmany, J.D. ’22 Supreme Court litigation is both an art and a science. This realization was my main takeaway from the Harvard Supreme…

By Paula Kelly, LLM ’22 The number of opportunities to advocate on behalf of clients was one of the main reasons that I applied to…

Suley Wellings-Longmore, LL.M. ’22, spent the winter term working with REDRESS in London as a part of OCP’s independent clinical program. During my J Term,…