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Harvard Defenders
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The Harvard Defenders held their annual Jack T. Litman Symposium on Friday, with a day-long agenda that endeavored to bring the voices of incarcerated people to campus through artistic expression.
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Alexia Roberts ’25 honored with AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll
October 27, 2023
Congratulations to Alexia Roberts ‘25, Harvard Law School’s student honoree for the 2023 American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Pro Bono and Access to Justice Section’s Pro Bono Honor Roll!
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The award’s recipient is a member of the J.D. class who has displayed an outstanding commitment to improving and delivering high quality volunteer legal services…
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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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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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‘There is always more to the story’
May 8, 2023
Mary Cao '23 reflects on her time as a student attorney in Harvard Defenders.
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Highlights of the SPO Experience
September 9, 2022
Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) are a great way to get involved in hands-on legal work while being supervised by a practicing attorney beginning your first…
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‘If not now, then when?’
August 9, 2022
Keeping Tabs is a Q&A series that follows alumni on their careers after graduation, the lasting impacts of their clinical and pro bono experiences…
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Q&A with 2022 Skadden Fellows
April 4, 2022
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…
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‘Putting clients at the center of everything that we do’
February 22, 2022
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…
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Making connections—and a difference—through Student Practice Organizations
September 15, 2021
via Harvard Law Today
by Rachel Reed Ask students involved with any of Harvard Law School’s 11 Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) why they participate, and… -
by Grace Yuh Harvard Defenders hosted the 9th Annual Jack T. Litman Symposium on February 3rd, 2021. Directed by Mike Bliss J.D.’22 and Kimberly Quick…
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Summer Public Interest Work at HLS Clinics
December 11, 2020
by Grace Yuh As COVID-19 brought changes to the field of legal education throughout 2020, Harvard Law School clinics had a unique summer. Though several…
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by Grace Yuh The Skadden Foundation named its 2021 class of Skadden Fellows in late November and of the 29 recipients, nine are current…
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Students Work with Clients to Seal and Expunge Records
October 20, 2020
via LSC blog Criminal record sealing is an especially important legal tool useful in addressing inequality and the disproportionate impact the criminal justice system…
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2020 Student Practice Organizations Panel
September 22, 2020
by Grace Yuh Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls, transfer students, and LL.M students with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at…
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Student Practice Organizations Panel 2019
September 12, 2019
Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at HLS. Each SPO is typically led by…
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All in a Day’s Work
June 20, 2019
By: Alexis Farmer The numerous clinics at Harvard Law School (HLS) are frequently successful in their pursuit of advancing justice. We often read of victories…