Tag
pro bono
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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Remote Research Project
November 10, 2022
The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) is a national nonprofit law and policy organization based in Berkeley, California, and dedicated to advancing and…
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Uniting racial justice and law firm pro bono
November 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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Reproductive Rights Pro Bono Projects
July 11, 2022
1. Reproductive Health Legal Assistance Project – Partnering with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is mobilizing attorneys…
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Spring Break Pro Bono Opportunities with the Texas Access to Justice Commission – Apply by February 9
February 3, 2022
Applications must be submitted by February 9. https://texasatj.org/pro-bono-spring-break Most placements are virtual, but there are few in-person slots. Each year during Spring Break, law…
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Office of Massachusetts Senate Counsel Spring 2022 Internship
November 30, 2021
Office of Senate Counsel Internship Position Description The Office of Senate Counsel is responsible for a variety of legislative and legal matters for the…
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Jobs to Move America Pro Bono Opportunity
October 8, 2021
Jobs to Move America is a strategic policy center that works to transform public spending and corporate behavior using a comprehensive approach that is rooted…
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Pro Bono Opportunity with Girls Who Venture
October 1, 2021
Girls Who Venture is looking for law student legal volunteers. Girls Who Venture explores and expands global knowledge on women entrepreneurship and the venture capital…
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Mark Fleming ’97
January 7, 2020
Five cases argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty-two years of work as a lawyer. And still, Mark Fleming will never forget the woman from…
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Celebrating National Pro Bono Week
October 22, 2019
As part of National Pro Bono Week, Harvard Law School's Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs is highlighting the work of outstanding attorneys engaged in critical pro bono legal work to inspire law students and attorneys to use their talents to exemplify the legal profession’s ideals of public service.
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HLS celebrates National Pro Bono Week
October 22, 2018
As part of national Pro Bono Week, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 27, Harvard Law School's Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs is highlighting the work of outstanding attorneys engaged in critical pro bono legal work in the areas of immigration, civil rights, economic justice and climate change.
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Clinical Education at HLS: Four Experiences
August 7, 2018
Via Harvard Law Today Credit: Dana Smith With 29 clinics in a wide range of fields of law and policy, students develop skills in…
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Stacking the Docket for Boston Workers
July 23, 2018
A coalition of legal organizations in Boston, including Greater Boston Legal Services(“GBLS”), Justice at Work, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (“HLAB”), and Volunteer Lawyers Project, in collaboration with community groups in Boston, is bringing justice to victims of wage theft in Boston Municipal Court (“BMC”) Central’s small claims court.
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Natalie Trigo Reyes ’19 wants to help vulnerable communities—starting at home in Puerto Rico
April 5, 2018
After Hurricane Maria roared over Puerto Rico in September 2017, crippling the island where Natalie Trigo Reyes ’19 grew up and where much of her family still lived, she felt “completely overwhelmed.” Within days, however, she put together an event that raised about $40,000 for relief efforts, collected enough emergency goods to fill three large trucks, and joined Harvard Law Professor Andrew Manuel Crespo ’08 and Lee Mestre of the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs to plan the school’s response to the disaster.
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HIRC files amicus brief on latest travel ban
April 5, 2018
Via the Harvard Immigration & Refugee Clinical Program On March 30th, HIRC filed an amicus brief challenging President Trump’s latest immigration order. The brief…
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Spring Break with Project Citizenship
April 3, 2018
Over Spring Break, I had the opportunity to work with Project Citizenship, a Boston-based organization that exists to help Legal Permanent Residents become United States citizens. I had an amazing experience that enabled me to jump right into working with clients, including providing direct representation at a USCIS citizenship interview.
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Law students help to mend Puerto Rico
March 30, 2018
From Harvard Gazette—For five days, HLS students helped dozens of people in eight municipalities across the island file appeals with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief assistance.
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Dana Montalto, Elizabeth Gwin and Evan Seamone of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School will be conducting a training called Representing Veterans in Discharge Upgrades: A Step-by-Step Pro Bono Training on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 3pm to 5:30pm.
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By Lark Turner, J.D. '18 Even then, I learned to leave a red bag full of legal information hanging on the doorknob — a sign to the developer, and to the neighborhood, that we stopped by.