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Class of 2023
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This award recognizes a graduating student who, like Muniz, has demonstrated an exemplary dedication to client-centered representation in criminal courts and has focused their efforts…
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Highlights of the 2022-2023 SPO Experience
May 19, 2023
SPOs are cherished by HLS students, as an opportunity to explore their own passions from human rights to the arts, and much more. Here’s what students had to say about some of their SPO experiences this year.
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Liz Turner ‘23 set her sights on law school with a clear vision. After spending nearly a decade working in the food space—in restaurant kitchens,…
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Clients, CORIs, and community in Harvard Defenders
May 11, 2023
“Defenders is a place where you can not only be a part of a community, but you can also build the community that you want to see," says Molly Crane '23.
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On April 12, the Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab (Y-Lab) celebrated the ten graduating students from the inaugural class of the Youth Advocacy Fellows Program. The…
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Within moments of arriving in Philadelphia in January, Robert Clinton ’24 and Charles Sonenclar ’24 — two Harvard Law students participating in the school’s Capital…
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In remote Alaska, Harvard Law students spent 12-hour days during spring break preparing tax returns for indigenous communities. By Elaine McArdle
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Helping parents know their legal rights
March 23, 2023
HLAB launches Family Defense Practice to help parents facing investigations by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families By Colleen Walsh
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All Creatures Great and Small
February 22, 2023
A Harvard Law School program is trying to prove that better animal welfare is good for everyone By Rachel Reed
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‘A natural fit’ in the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic
February 1, 2023
By Olivia Klein “I was nervous,” says Katie Pleiss ’24 of her first day in the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic. Seated around…
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Clinical placements across the globe
January 30, 2023
By Olivia Klein South Africa, Mexico, Belgium, Australia, Nigeria, France, and Iraq are just a handful of the nations where HLS students completed hands-on legal…
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‘Like summer camp for law nerds’
January 26, 2023
Harvard Law’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic offers advocacy and energy during January Term By Rachel Reed
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Strategic lawyering by a team of Harvard Law students led Veterans Affairs to change its long-standing benefits policy. Via Harvard Law Today Last month,…
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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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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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By Olivia Klein “It was one of the best, if not the best, parts of my law school experience.” Jason Salgado, JD ‘21, smiles as he reflects on his multiple semesters as…
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Uplifting children’s voices in the Child Advocacy Clinic
December 15, 2021
By Olivia Klein Negotiation, research and writing, trial preparation, and advocacy in the courtroom are just a few of the variety of legal skills practiced…