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About Us
The Legal Services Center was founded in 1979 with a commitment to combine education and service in the study of law.
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The Legal Services Center has a long record of providing exemplary legal services to address the unmet needs of low-income families in Greater Boston.
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Our mission is to educate law students for practice and professional service while meeting the critical needs of the community.
Latest News
Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors From Eviction Is Always Important—but Especially During COVID
LSC Housing Attorney Julia Devanthéry was recently interviewed by Mother Jones about the COVID eviction crisis and how it is affecting individuals and families across the country–especially those who face domestic violence. In 2013, Julia Devanthéry joined Harvard …
DAV Distinguished Speaker Series Examines Race, the Military and Veterans
Panelists highlight the disparities and unmet needs of minority veterans, see hope in greater involvement and action While the military has been described by many as the most integrated institution in American life, it is …
Judge Orders that Department of Education Cannot Resume Issuing Borrower Defense Denials Without Notifying Court and Borrowers
Order impacts over 170,000 class members who spoke up for their rights to loan cancellation BOSTON – A federal judge has ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the U.S Department of Education to notify the court two …
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Amicus Brief Signed by 8 Former High-ranking Corrections Officers Argues Corrections Officers Must Protect Transgender Prisoners and Prisoners Who Were Previously Victimized
Today, the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic submitted a Third Circuit amicus brief signed by eight high-ranking former corrections officials in support of the plaintiff in Shorter v. United States. The plaintiff is a …