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Class of 2024
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My time in the Consumer Protection Clinic
February 6, 2023
By Morgan Sperry, J.D. ’24 Step into West Roxbury District Court on any Monday morning, and you will find the following scene: a lawyer sits…
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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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Helping minority-owned businesses
January 30, 2023
By Joshua Payne ’24 My name is Joshua Payne, and I am a second year at Harvard Law School who participated as a student…
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Protecting the right to vote in the Election Law Clinic
January 18, 2023
By Regina Fairfax ’24 I came to Harvard Law School with a passion for Voting Rights and public service. In my year between college and…
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The trial court experience in the Child Advocacy Clinic
January 10, 2023
By Diane Bernabei, J.D. 24 Interning at the Boston Juvenile Court (BJC) through the Child Advocacy Clinic afforded me a unique opportunity to experience…
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An experience that ‘stands out from the rest’
December 20, 2022
By Alec Johnson ’24 The first year of law school intimidated me for many reasons: intellectually challenging coursework, grades based entirely on final exams, and…
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By Kaetlyn Conolly, J.D. ’24 With all the new experiences and challenges that 1L year brings, it is easy to start to feel disconnected from…
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A humbling experience in the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic
December 16, 2022
By Sebastian Miller, J.D. ’24 I came to law school knowing I wanted to practice environmental law. The funny thing about 1L year, though, is…
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International Human Rights Clinic resumes travel in Ireland, Kosovo
December 15, 2022
By Olivia Klein This November, the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) resumed in-semester international travel for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 with…
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Advocating for fair and transparent data practices
December 6, 2022
By Olivia Klein When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a request for comment in anticipation of an upcoming rule making on commercial surveillance, the…
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New Avenues for Animal Advocacy
November 28, 2022
By Kira Horowitz, J.D. ’24 After hearing all about my older sister’s incredible experience with the Animal Law & Policy Clinic last spring, I knew…
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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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Following court challenge by the Legal Services Center, VA expands access to benefits for LGBTQ+ veterans’ surviving spouses
October 17, 2022
Via LSC Blog BOSTON, Massachusetts — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is ending enforcement of a marriage duration requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans, including Lawrence Vilord,…
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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…