Tag: Pro Bono

Texas Disaster Legal Help provides legal information to disaster survivors but also contains a pro bono portal – Simple Justice -to help mobilize pro bono student and attorney volunteers. This project is a joint effort between Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA), Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT), and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) aimed at improving access to justice for disaster survivors. […]

Lawyers for Civil Rights has launched a pro bono initiative to connect Greater Boston residents who need help paying rent or other housing expenses with volunteers who can help complete an application for RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition). Volunteers can help families at risk of losing their housing during the unfolding public health […]

Assist an appellate public defender in representing, pro bono, a person convicted of crimes committed as a youth, in seeking resentencing through the Washington state equivalent of a writ of habeas corpus. The project is to research, prepare, draft, and file a pleading or pleadings in one of the Washington state Courts of Appeals, seeking […]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is looking for someone to analyze race-explicit regulations for financial services as a mechanism for advancing racial equity. Current banking regulations do not allow for the provision of credit to be dictated/allocated based on race. However, regulations such as the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) were designed to combat redlining […]

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK PROGRAM – DEADLINE JANUARY 29 Description The Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office is pleased to once again host an alternative spring break program (short-term externship) at the office. As of right now, the plan is for the experience to be remote. During each week in March, we will host 5 law […]

The drop deadlines have now passed, but there are a couple of seats still available in each of the spring 2021 clinics below.  Interested students should contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) – open seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Students may only participate in one clinic at a time. Animal Law & Policy […]

Work description Research, content development and strategic thinking to help develop YouGetBy.org – a new online platform dedicated to helping low and moderate income Americans manage their finances, navigate problems and make informed decisions. Prerequisites Enough familiarity with contract law to understand agreements governing consumer financial products and services. Some familiarity with consumer laws and […]

The Federal Compassionate Release Clearinghouse, a joint project of FAMM, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Washington Lawyer’s Committee, seeks an intern for the 2021 Spring Semester (preferably 2L or 3L with related experience). Responsibilities will include tracking placed federal cases, analyzing release orders and denials, and other legal research as relevant. […]

We are looking for interns, volunteers and fellows who are interested in gaining hands-on experience within the Massachusetts Trial Court while helping underserved populations gain access to the court system. Since this internship is remote, you will be able to assist at one or more of our locations across the state. You do not need […]

Independent Clinical: Appellate Litigation with Becket Location: Washington D.C.  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (www.becketlaw.org) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. Recognized for its extraordinary success before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, the Becket Fund recently joined 23 premier appellate firms across […]

Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  The general add/drop deadline for spring 2021 clinics is today, December 4, 2020 at […]

Independent Clinical: Appellate Litigation with Becket Location: Washington D.C.  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (www.becketlaw.org) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. Recognized for its extraordinary success before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, the Becket Fund recently joined 23 premier appellate firms across […]

Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  We will continue to update the list of clinics with open seats as waitlists […]

Still looking for a spring 2021 clinical opportunity?  Below are four judicial placements that are still accepting applications for the spring term.  Interested students should apply independently.  If accepted, students are then eligible to enroll in the spring Federal Courts Clinic and Clinical Seminar.   Judge Barbara J. Rothstein, Visiting Judge to the U.S. District […]

Still looking for a spring 2021 clinical opportunity?  Below are four judicial placements that are still accepting applications for the spring term.  Interested students should apply independently.  If accepted, students are then eligible to enroll in the spring Federal Courts Clinic and Clinical Seminar.   Judge Ryan Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth […]

Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  We will continue to update the list of clinics with open seats as waitlists […]