Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project

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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by Rachel Reed Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Credit: Brooks KraftHLS clinics and…

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by Megan Corrigan J.D. 22 & Jack Lubin J.D. ’22 Our client is a community organizer, and he is great…

via PLAP blog On March 22, students from Harvard PLAP won a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court that will improve access to courts for incarcerated people challenging the discipline…

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On February 5, 2021, PLAP Policy Directors Joan Steffen and Sheridan Cunningham submitted written testimony on proposed changes to…

by Sarah Parker J.D.’21 Quarantined in my apartment, I felt powerless as COVID-19 ravaged our most vulnerable communities last spring. Because of my work with…

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Credit: Credit: Ingebjørg Kårstad/Norwegian Refugee Council PLAP Student Attorney Matthew Disler (J.D. ’21) provides a first-hand account of his…

via PLAP blog On September 16, PLAP Policy Directors Sheridan Cunningham and Joan Steffen submitted written testimony to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public…

by Jenifer B. McKim via Boston Globe Magazine Advocates say the Massachusetts parole system suffers from a “trail ’em, nail ’em, and jail ’em”…

  Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at HLS. Each SPO is typically led by…

By: Jarrod Nelson, JD ’21 Source: Pixabay *Calvin resides in a prison that for him is also a purgatory. For nine years, Calvin has…

Via MassLive By: Shira Schoenberg Since Massachusetts created a medical parole program in April 2018, the state has approved only four requests to release…

By: PLAP’s Executive Board On Wednesday, April 17th, the Harvard Women’s Law Association (WLA) is holding their annual Shatter the Ceiling Awards ceremony. Each spring,…

Via The Harvard Law Record By: Merve Ciplak and Kate Thoreson Sarah Rutherford ’21 Record: Why are you running for DoSO? Sarah Rutherford: I…

PLAP students representing a client in a parole hearing By: Regina Powers, J.D. ’19 I joined the Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) the fall of…

By: D Dangaran, JD’20 Not every law school allows its students to represent clients in their first year, and I chose HLS to prioritize direct…

A number of Harvard Law students from the Class of 2018 received special awards during the Class Day ceremony on May 23. They were recognized for outstanding leadership, citizenship, compassion and dedication to their studies and the profession. This year’s Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Service Award was presented to Tabitha Cohen, Annie Manhardt and Edith Sangueza.