We are thrilled to share more about two of our more recent new hires, Eleni Bakst and Michelle Schellinger Gutierrez. Read more about Eleni and Michelle below! Eleni Bakst is our newest Clinical Instructor at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. She supervises and trains students in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and…
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Our latest newsletter is now available! Our Program recently released our Summer 2022 newsletter, which provides updates from the last academic year and this summer. In this edition, we celebrated the Harvard Law School Class of 2022, shared recent policy advocacy and litigation efforts, highlighted case victories, welcomed new staff, and more. If you would…
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We are delighted to announce that Alma Martinez Ramirez has joined the Harvard Representation Initiative (HRI) as their new paralegal. Alma previously worked as an intern at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program in 2020 and we are excited to have her permanently join our team. Alma received her Bachelor of Arts in Political…
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We are pleased to welcome Maira Peralta to the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. Maira will be working as a legal assistant with the Harvard Representation Initiative, which offers free legal and social work services to Harvard community members who have immigration concerns. Prior to joining the HIRCP team, Maira worked as a legal…
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We’re hiring! The Harvard Representation Initiative (“HRI”) is currently seeking a full-time paralegal to join their team. HRI provides free legal and social work to members of the Harvard community whose immigration status is at risk. The Paralegal will assist HRI attorneys with a range of work, including preparing legal documents for filing with immigration…
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Our client spoke with reporter Sarah Betancourt about her experience trying to enter the US with a valid J-1 visa, only to be unlawfully denied entry.
The Harvard Representation Initiative (HRI) is currently seeking a part-time legal assistant to join their team. HRI provides free legal assistance and social work support to members of the Harvard community whose immigration status is at risk. The Legal Assistant will assist HRI attorneys with day-to-day operations, activities, policies and procedures, including conducting outreach and…
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Harvard Law Today spoke with HRI Attorney Mariam Liberles about HRI’s work to support those in need during the crisis in Ukraine.
March is Social Work Month. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight all that our social work team does to support our clients at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. In 2013, our Program hired Clinical Social Worker Liala Buoniconti for a part-time position to support clients at the Immigration and Refugee…
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As we start a new year, we are excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Karina Buruca. Karina is the paralegal for the Harvard Representation Initiative, which offers free immigration and social work services to Harvard community members. Karina previously worked as a paralegal at the Federal Defenders of New York where she…
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