Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) are a great way to get involved in hands-on legal work while being supervised by a practicing attorney beginning your first year as a student at HLS. Whether …
Liz Butterworth ‘22 honored with the Gants Access to Justice Award
By Olivia Klein Liz Butterworth ’22 is the recipient of the 2022 Gants Access to Justice Award. Butterworth is honored for her zealous advocacy for housing justice as a member of …
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Student Practice Organizations Panel 2019
Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at HLS. Each SPO is typically led by a student board consisting of 2L and 3L students …
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Tenants Pushed Out as Developers Buy Single-Room-Occupancy Properties
Via WGBH Radio DAVID GREENE, HOST: In many American cities, the cheapest rental housing is single room occupancy, or SRO units or rooming houses. These are tiny rooms with no kitchens and shared …
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Richard Barbecho wins the Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Service Award
Via Harvard Law Today By: Alexis Farmer Richard Barbecho ’19 is this year’s winner of the Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Service Award. He was chosen for exemplifying a pro bono public spirit and …
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Project No One Leaves and CityLife/Vida Urbana Fighting Against Mass Displacement in Boston Housing
“Without City Life, many people wouldn’t know how they can do anything [to fight for their right to housing,]” said Gabrielle, one of the organizers for City Life/Vida Urbana. City Life is a …