Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School

08/25/2026

Gabby Spurlock '26 in front of the Norfolk Probate and Family Court after a hearing this spring.

HLS Students: Consider joining one of LSC's 6 clinics. We prioritize student learning opportunities and provide students with the chance to have first-chair lawyering experiences—all while fighting for justice on behalf of community members who face dire legal situations. Learn more at https://legalservicescenter.org/

08/15/2026

"The process of applying for benefits can be complex and daunting [for many veterans]...That's why I think the MA Benefit calculator is so important and valuable." said Wes Bigham, MA veteran. Learn more about Chapter 115 Benefits and read Wes's story at http://massvetben.org

07/20/2026

To provide coverage for a Clinical Instructor who will be on leave, the Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a temporary Clinical Instructor to join our Consumer Protection Clinic during the upcoming academic year—with a start date in October or early November 2026 and an end date in May or June 2027.

The Clinic provides free legal representation to low-income community members in a wide range of consumer law matters in both state and federal court.

For more information and to view the full job posting, visithttps://legalservicescenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-Legal-Services-Center-of-HLS-Temporary-Position-Clinical-Instructor-Consumer-Protection-Clinic.pdf

07/14/2026

The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a Director to lead the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic. Launched in 2020, the Clinic provides students with opportunities to develop lawyering and advocacy skills that respond to the unmet legal needs of LGBTQ+ communities. For more information and to view the full job posting, visit https://careers.harvard.edu/job/director-lgbtq-advocacy-clinic-and-clinical-instructor-in-jamaica-plain-ma-united-states-jid-1720

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07/14/2026

LSC's Daniel Nagin contributed an essay on the unmet needs of veterans for the HLS faculty publication "America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance." More about the publication at

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, “America Unfinished” brings together more than 60 legal scholars from the Harvard Law School faculty, each writing 1,000-word essays, to analyze from their individual perspectives and areas of law this historic ...

07/08/2026

The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a Staff Attorney to join our Housing Justice for Survivors Project (HJFS) within the Housing Clinic. Housing Justice for Survivors Project (HJFS) represents tenants who are facing housing instability due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. We are seeking a candidate with three years or more of experience to litigate an active docket of eviction defense and tenancy termination cases on behalf of survivors of gender-based violence.

For more information and to view the full job posting, visit

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07/06/2026

Gabby Spurlock '26 and Sarah Kate Childs '27 of LSC's Family Justice Clinic practicing a settlement negotiation through role play, last semester.

If you’d like to connect with a current or former student to learn more about the LSC clinical experience, just visit our website to get in touch at legalservicescenter.org/

06/30/2026

We are closing out Pride month with a bang. After more than a year of work, the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic at Harvard Law School is proud to release the Transgender Decarceration Guide: Representing Gender Expansive People in Federal Criminal and Post‑Conviction Cases.

Clinical Instructor Deborah Lolai, and a team of Law School students have created a comprehensive best‑practices guide in response to the current administration’s attacks on the rights of incarcerated transgender people.

This guide is designed to help advocates both prevent the incarceration of transgender and gender expansive people and secure their release in criminal and post‑conviction matters. While framed around federal law and procedure, its strategies and tools are readily adaptable to state jurisdictions and practices nationwide.

The guide includes:
- Practice tips for every stage of a case
- Interviewing templates tailored to gender expansive clients
- Mitigation report frameworks
- Sample arguments and strategies to support decarceration
- An affidavit from Dr. Rachel Lynn Golden to support attorneys and advocates

We hope this resource equips criminal defense and post‑conviction attorneys and advocates with concrete tools to fight for the safety, dignity, and freedom of transgender people in the criminal legal system.

Access the guide here: https://legalservicescenter.org/get-legal-help/transgender-decarceration-guide/

06/26/2026

A few snaps from our Advanced Clinical Student Presentation from the Joint LSC Seminar back in April.

The Legal Service Center (LSC) fights for fairness, justice, and legal, economic, and social change by addressing our community’s civil legal needs and training the next generation of public interest lawyers through one of our 6 civil practice clinics. Learn more at https://legalservicescenter.org/

06/15/2026

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