Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic

This year, several clinicians are celebrating milestone anniversaries at Harvard Law School. Over 20, 30, even 55 years in the Harvard Law Clinical Programs, these clinicians have provided thousands of hours of crucial pro bono legal service in the Boston community and across the globe, mentored generations of students, and have been trusted and valued colleagues to their peers.  

"LSC quickly transformed into the brightest and most challenging experience of my law school career."

"The Legal Services Center is interested in hearing from people who are entitled to receive a free copy of their complete medical records but have not been provided with a free copy of their complete medical records."

Paul is honored for his exceptional achievements in the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic of the Legal Services Center (LSC) and the Criminal Prosecution Clinic,…

Decade after gay ban lifted, many discharged vets still lack full benefits.

For most students, an advanced clinical provides opportunities to deepen their advocacy skills, experiment with different case types, test out different lawyering tools, take on increasingly complex matters, and/or partner further with one or more clinical supervisors whose mentorship they value.

"The last time I said goodbye to Ted*, he was upright in his hospital bed, swaddled in his blue hospital gown with a wide smile. As I looked back at him, I wanted to feel happy. I had successfully executed my first full estate plan for this man that had been a stranger only months before. But all I could feel was a sense of sadness that my time with him had come to an end."

How Harvard Law’s Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic is helping a former Marine and small business owner get the benefits he deserves…

n this blog post, Sam Holloway ‘24, student in LSC’s Safety Net Program, discusses how he helped a client fully clear her public record.

The Women’s Bar Foundation presented Destini Agüero, deputy director of LSC, clinical instructor, and director of the Estate Planning Project in the Veterans Legal Clinic, with one of two Nery J. Arrano Pro Bono Awards at its May 4, 2023 fundraising event.

By Anthony Pericolo ’23 A few weeks after starting the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic, my instructor, Dan Nagin, approached me about an upcoming…

Four members of the HLS Class of 2023 have been selected as recipients of the Skadden Fellowship, a two-year fellowship to…

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,…