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Class of 2023
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Indigenous Guatemalan client granted asylum after fifteen years
August 31, 2022
Via HIRCP Blog This spring, HIRC at GBLS concluded another successful semester with a victory for a longtime client, bringing to a close her…
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HIRC client wins defensive asylum case
August 11, 2022
Via HIRCP Blog This past spring, clinical students in the Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Clinic helped prepare a defensive asylum claim for Cesar*, an…
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Slavin v. Lewis Amicus Brief Project: Housing Clinic Students Step Up In Solidarity with Tenants and Survivors of Abuse
August 10, 2022
By Annalise Wagner ’23 This past spring, I worked as a Student Attorney in the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Housing Clinic. From the first day…
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Emmett Clinic and Native American Rights Fund Publish Guidebook for Alaska Natives to Put Land in Trust
July 28, 2022
Via ELPC Blog July 13, 2022—Today, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and Native American Rights Fund (“NARF”) published Putting Land in Trust:…
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By Catherine Katz, J.D. ’23 [The views expressed are the author’s own and are not necessarily those of the U.S. government.] This spring, I participated…
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Via J.D. Admissions Blog
By Sarah Tsai ’23 Peach crop top hoodies. The charming yellow building across from the law school. Michelle Obama. Those… -
Negotiators x PATHWAYS: A Collaboration to Facilitate Negotiations Training to Students Across the World
May 11, 2022
By Arlene Lopez ’22, via HNMCP Blog This year, the Harvard Law School (HLS) Negotiators (a student practice organization) had the opportunity to work…
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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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When Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Use Civil Court System to Re-Victimize Survivors
April 25, 2022
By Madeline Finnegan, J.D. ’23
Via LSC Blog While domestic violence is sometimes dealt with in the criminal justice system, more frequently it is… -
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 After weeks packed full of hours-long Zoom calls, consulting with legal experts, and ceaseless revisions, on February 14 a team of students…
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Clinics Collaborate on Cultivated Meat Labeling Comments
March 2, 2022
Via Animal Law & Policy Clinic Blog December 2, 2021 Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic and Food Law and Policy Clinic jointly submitted …
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Immersive Experiences in Winter Term Independent Clinicals
February 7, 2022
This winter, over thirty students immersed themselves in a variety of domestic and international organizations as a part of the Office of Clinical &…
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Independent Clinical with Dejusticia – Winter Term 2022
February 2, 2022
Azucena Marquez, JD ’23, spent the 2022 winter term at Dejustica in Bogota, Colombia. At Dejusticia, she worked on various transitional justice projects. This past…
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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…
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In a potentially precedent-setting case, Veterans Clinic students work to help LGBTQ widower secure VA benefits
November 8, 2021
Via Harvard Law Today When U.S. Navy veteran Rhett Chalk passed away in June of last year, he and his partner Lawrence “Larry” Vilord…
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Advocating for Housing as a Human Right with TAP
February 17, 2021
by Rachel Niegelberg J.D.’23 I entered law school this fall after ten years as a public school teacher in the New York public school system. …
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The 1L Experience at TAP during COVID-19
February 16, 2021
by Grace Yuh The first semester of law school is an important one as students begin to find their footing in the classroom, amongst their…