HLS Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
Providing clinical and pro bono opportunities to Harvard Law School students
Nora McDonnell ’21 is the inaugural winner of the Kristin P. Muniz Memorial Award. McDonnell’s unmatched commitment to justice, compassion for her clients, her advocacy and stellar representation of …
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by Lexi Butler J.D.'21 On a Saturday morning, my phone began to vibrate, and my client’s name flashed across the screen. He had never called me before – I had always been the one to call him …
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by Jenn Lambert J.D. '21 Working with the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) was the highlight of my 3L year. As a primary matter, CJI work is amazing because we get to work with clients. I was …
by Grace Yuh The Skadden Foundation named its 2021 class of Skadden Fellows in late November and of the 29 recipients, nine are current students or recent graduates of Harvard Law School. …
by Shira Schoenbergvia CommonWealth Magazine THE QUESTION of whether to schedule an in-person court hearing during the COVID-19 pandemic may be a case of damned if you do, damned if you …
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via Harvard Law Today by Elaine McArdle As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the globe, affecting every aspect of human society, Harvard Law School finds itself at a pivotal moment in …
