Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide: Thoughts from those Who Have Been on the Front Line
Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide: Thoughts from those Who Have Been on the Front Line There was a time in US history when, during periods of war, almost everyone in a community had served or knew ...
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Settlement reached on birth certificate gender markers, names in West Virginia
Via Washington Blade The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Vital Registration Office has introduced more accessible and safer policies for transgender people seeking to amend their birth certificates. This action implemented as ...
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Julia Devanthéry Honored with Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly’s Top Women of Law Award
Julia Devanthéry, founding director of the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the Legal Services Center (LSC), has been selected as a 2022 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and was honored at ...
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VIDEO – LSC’s Alex Chen at Harvard Kennedy School Forum on Transgender Rights and Transgender Lives
One month after the death of HKS student and trans activist Rodrigo Ventocilla MPA/ID 2023, a panel of experts grappled with a difficult question: is the story of trans rights and trans lives one of ...
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VIDEO – The DAV Distinguished Speaker Series – Bridging the Gap: Sebastian Junger on the Dangers of the Military-Civilian Divide
The 2022 DAV Distinguished Speaker Series features a discussion about the military-civilian divide with noted author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger. Hosted by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School ...
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Following Court Challenge by Harvard Law School’s Legal Services Center, VA Expands Access to Benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans’ Surviving Spouses
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is ending enforcement of a marriage duration requirement that discriminates against survivors of LGBTQ+ veterans, including Lawrence Vilord, a client of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. This decision will ...
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Holistic Care Through Interdisciplinary Partnership
By Olivia Klein | Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs, September 20, 2022 “It just makes sense.” Samir Hanna, clinical instructor at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center’s (LSC) Housing Law Clinic, smiles and shrugs as he ...
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LSC Partners With Mattapan Public Library on Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement Workshops
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as ...
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Housing Clinic Students Step Up In Solidarity with Tenants and Survivors of Abuse
Published by the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs | August 10, 2022 By Annalise Wagner ’23 This past spring, I worked as a Student Attorney in the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Housing Clinic. ...
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Q&A with Housing Clinic Alum Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10: ‘It takes courage to make change’
An interview with Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, alumna of the Criminal Justice Institute and the Legal Services Center’s Housing Law Clinic, on founding Essie Justice Group and the power of building community. Published by Harvard Law School’s ...
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The Project on Predatory Student Lending Relaunches as Independent, Nonprofit Organization
The Project, which has grown to represent over one million student borrowers, will officially spin-off from the Legal Services Center at Harvard Law School on August 1st BOSTON – The Project on Predatory Student Lending announced ...
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New Workshop Series: Seal Your Criminal Record
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as ...
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