Providing Free Legal Services to the Greater Boston Community Since 1913
Our Mission: The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau is a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area. Students and staff aim to provide these services in a way that responds to the systemic
Para obtener ayuda en español, haga clic aquí. Individuals seeking representation from the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau should CALL (617) 495-4408, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Harvard Legal Aid Bureau clients are assigned to a student attorney who will represent the client
If the Bureau and other community resources (found here) are unable to assist you at this time, or should you wish to represent yourself in your case, the following information about pro se representation may be helpful. For additional information relating to self-help and pro
Los individuos que buscan la representación de el Harvard Legal Aid Bureau deben MARCAR al (617) 495-4408, de lunes – viernes, 9a.m.-5 p.m. Los clientes del Harvard Legal Aid Bureau se les asigna un abogado estudiante que representarán a los clientes en cuestiones relacionadas con
At the annual 3L celebration honoring the contributions of the graduating class, HLAB President Suzanna Bobadilla presented Zoe Russell with the 2022 Betty Allebach Award, which is a prize voted on by the entire Bureau and given to the 3L who best exemplifies the HLAB
HLAB students Gwendolyn Gissendanner (VP Membership), Courtney Brunson (President), and Kiese Hansen were featured in the recent New York Times article discussing the impact of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Harvard Law
Mohammed Jagana ’22 was one of six HLS students who was selected as a Cravath International Fellow. During this past J-term, Mohammed traveled to the Netherlands to explore the country’s response to COVID-19, drawing upon his experience working as a student attorney in HLAB’s housing
William Ahee ’17 and Lam Nguyen Ho ’08 are the 2017 Gary Bellow Award winners
Louis Fisher J.D. ’16, student attorney in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB), presented an oral argument in the case of Meikle v. Nurse on November 5, 2015. The case focused on whether a landlord’s violation of the state security deposit law provides a defense to a
Jemel Derbali Alumnus, Co-founder of WISE Systems Class of 2013 “At the Bureau, the way I was thrown into new cases and had to respond on the fly helped prepare me for the twists and turns of a young company.” Where are you working
It seemed like a natural collaboration: Harvard College; Harvard Law School; a student-run homeless shelter; a student-run legal aid firm. Those parallels ignited the partnership between the Youth to Youth (Y2Y) and Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, which will go into full effect this fall. The
This summer HLAB and the greater Boston community lost a leading advocate, mentor and friend. HLAB Faculty Director David Grossman passed away on July 13, 2015, after a seven-year battle with cancer. Congressman Joe Kennedy III, HLAB alumnus ’09,spoke on the House floor in memory
Attorney General Martha Coakley cites the Suero case in urging the FHFA to use buyback reductions and principal reductions. See link to press release here. BOSTON – Saying in a letter today that the use of buyback programs and principal reductions are “key to helping
The Boston Globe covers the Suero case, in which Nicole Summers ’14 won a preliminary injunction earlier this school year. Link to the Globe article here. By Paul McMorrow Globe Columnist May 13, 2014 Ramon Suero left the Dominican Republic for Boston over a