Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
No. of offices1
No. of lawyers9
Major practice areashousing law, family law, government benefits, and employment law
Date founded1913
Websitehttp://www.harvardlegalaid.org/
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau's offices at 23 Everett Street

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) is the oldest student-run legal services office in the United States, founded in 1913.[1] The bureau is one of three honors societies at the law school, along with the Harvard Law Review and the Board of Student Advisers.

Notable members include Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, activist and First Lady Michelle Obama, Attorney General Loretta Lynch,[2] Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger and law professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurence Tribe.[3]

  1. ^ "About Us". 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Obama taps Loretta Lynch to replace AG Eric Holder | Chicago Sun-Times". chicago.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22.
  3. ^ "Alumni".