via Huffpostby Alanna Vagianos Angela estimated that she and her four children have moved 10 times since they fled her abusive husband in 2017. She doesn’t always have the money to move, but when …
“They Don’t Teach You This in Law School,” Moments in the Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic
By: Tara Louise Casey, LL.M. ’19 As an LL.M. student who has recently finished my primary law degree in Ireland – where there is not a great amount of emphasis on practical legal education …
Beyond a Judicial Philosophy: My Time in the Harvard Mediation Program
By Lauren Godles J.D. '17 In law school, we spend three years studying cases, with the expectation that by the end, we will develop a personal judicial philosophy. This judicial philosophy will …
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Housing Law Clinic: fighting housing displacement and insecurity
By Catherine Peyton Humphreville, J.D. '16 Working with homeless and street-involved youth as a legal intern at the Urban Justice Center’s Peter Cicchino Youth Project after my first year of law …
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Out of the classroom and into the courtroom
Suria Bahadue, J.D. '16 I came to Harvard Law School because I want to help people. Previously, I worked as a paralegal at a large law firm. In that role, I worked on pro bono cases involving …
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A sense of community and a chance to represent clients in court
By Alison Burton, J.D. '16 I have always been interested in women’s issues, including the power imbalances that help perpetuate domestic violence. As a college student, I volunteered at the …
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