News and Announcements
LSSC: News and Announcements
Oct 04, 2024
I Gave a Mass. Judge a Gift. The Supreme Court Could Learn From His Response.
How can the highest court in the land operate with such lax ethical rules, while the lowest courts in Massachusetts are held to the most stringent of standards? Professor Andrew Haile Professor explores judicial ethics in a thought-provoking op-ed for The Boston Globe.
Sep 17, 2024
Northeastern Law Faculty and Staff Speak at 2024 SALT Teaching Conference
Northeastern Law faculty and staff will share their expertise with peers from across the country at the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) 2024 Teaching Conference, which will be held September 20–21, 2024.
Sep 17, 2024
Students Bond With Ancient ‘Beings’ in Old Growth Forests of the Pacific Northwest
Professor Andrew Haile recently co-led an immersive Dialogue of Civilizations course that brought a group of Northeastern students to the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest to explore the legal and philosophical frameworks for protecting “old-growth” forests — woods that have not been logged since European settlement of North America. “We really talk through and try to come and speak to people coming at the issue from all sides,” he tells Northeastern Global News.
Aug 29, 2023
Northeastern Law Receives Top Rankings for Public Interest, Health Law and Human Rights
In recognition of its national leadership in preparing students for public interest lawyering, Northeastern University School of Law has been ranked No. 2 for public interest in the 2023 “back to school” issue of preLaw magazine. The magazine also awarded the school “A+” grades in health law and human rights.
Jul 25, 2023
Naomi Oberman-Breindel Joins Northeastern Law’s LSSC/Legal Writing Program as a Social Justice Teaching Fellow
Naomi Oberman-Breindel has joined Northeastern Law’s Legal Skills in Social Context program as a Social Justice Teaching Fellow. Oberman-Breindel previously served for eight years as a public defender in New York City criminal courts.
Jul 19, 2023
Northeastern Law’s LSSC Program Welcomes Sarah Lee Day ’21 as Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Northeastern Law’s Legal Skills in Social Context program is delighted to welcome Sarah Lee Day ’21 as a visiting assistant teaching professor.
Jun 23, 2023
Catherine Lizotte Joins Northeastern Law as Associate Teaching Professor
Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Catherine Lizotte will join the university faculty effective July 1, 2023, as associate teaching professor in the Legal Skills in Social Context program.
Apr 04, 2023
The Pen Ten: An Interview With Sunu Chandy ’98
“I hope that this book helps to reflect that as LGBTQIA+ people, and as women, and as people of color, we must have a society where we can control our bodies, and who we love,” says Sunu Chandy ’98 in this PEN Ten interview about My Dear Comrades, her award-winning poetry collection. Chandy discusses the poetics and politics of intersectionality, how her poetry and legal arguments interact, and the joy of others finding solidarity in her writing.
Dec 09, 2022
Why Did the US Trade Viktor Bout, a Notorious Arms Dealer, for Brittney Griner?
The prisoner swap with Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout is a kind of impossible math that can’t—and shouldn’t—be reduced to ”weighing one life against another,” Professor Alexandra Meise tells News@Northeastern.
Jun 09, 2022
How Retiring Northeastern Law Professor James Rowan Found Salvation in Clinical Work
After a 42-year career, our beloved Professor James Rowan is retiring from Northeastern Law, where he taught and mentored thousands of students as director of clinical programs and director of the Poverty Law and Practice Clinic.
May 20, 2022
Will the US Now Jump Through Hoops To Bring WNBA Player Brittney Griner Home?
Calling Brittney Griner wrongfully detained “opens up options for engagement in her case, including potential diplomatic options,” says Professor Xander Meise.
May 05, 2022
Morale Violation: Whistle-blowers Report Culture of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” at Parole Agency
DigiBoston cites a 2022 report by students in LSSC Law Office 3, “Parole, Power, and Punishment The Massachusetts Parole Board’s Discriminatory Treatment of People with Mental Health Disabilities.” The report was produced in partnership with the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) under the supervision of Professor Andrew Haile.
May 02, 2022
Quisquella Addison Joins Northeastern Law’s LSSC Program as Assistant Teaching Professor
Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Quisquella Addison will join the university on July 1, 2022, as an assistant teaching professor in the Legal Skills in Social Context program.
Apr 27, 2022
Irina Gott Joins Northeastern Law
Northeastern Law’s Legal Skills in Social Context (LSSC) program is delighted to welcome Irina Gott as a teaching professor.
Apr 12, 2022
War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, or Genocide? How To Understand Russian Atrocities in Ukraine.
Professor Alexandra Meise spoke to News@Northeastern about how the international community can proceed in trying Russian leaders, namely Russian President Vladimir Putin, for alleged war crimes.
Aug 31, 2021
Northeastern Law Ranked No. 1 for Public Interest
In recognition of its national leadership in preparing students for public interest lawyering, Northeastern University School of Law has been ranked No. 1 for public interest in the 2021 “back to school” issue of preLawmagazine.
Jul 29, 2021
Northeastern Law’s LSSC/Legal Writing Program Welcomes Four New Faculty
Northeastern Law’s Legal Skills in Social Context (LSSC) program is delighted to welcome four new faculty members. Combining a wealth of both teaching and social justice experience, the group adds considerable strength to the innovative LLSC program, which teaches legal skills through a social justice lawyering lens, ensuring that graduates are prepared to use the law to address systemic oppression.
Jul 15, 2021
Alexandra (Xander) Meise Joins Northeastern Law
Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Alexandra (Xander) Meise has joined the university faculty as associate teaching professor in the Legal Skills in Social Context program.
Jun 23, 2021
Leahy Receives ALWD Outstanding Service Award
The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) recently honored Professor Stevie Leahy with an Outstanding Service Award in recognition of her contributions as a member of the organization’s Leadership and Development (L&D) Committee.
Apr 16, 2021
Osman ’21 Chosen for Prestigious IJC Fellowship
Khalafalla Osman ’21 has been named to the Class of 2021 Justice Fellows by the Immigrant Justice Corp (IJC). Each year, IJC awards Justice Fellowships to recent law graduates and law clerks from around the country – individuals with tremendous talent, promise and a demonstrated commitment to providing legal services for low income people and for immigrants.
Apr 06, 2021
Professor Nicholson Joins Editorial Board of ABA Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development
Professor Jared Nicholson has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development, a publication of the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law.
Apr 02, 2021
Professor Hartung Joins BU’s Center for Antiracist Research Affiliates Program
Professor Stephanie Hartung has been appointed to the affiliate program at Boston UniverStephanie Hartungsity’s Center for Antiracist Research. Launched in 2020, this interdisciplinary network of faculty and graduate students from Boston University (BU) and colleges and universities around New England bring their expertise and unique disciplinary perspectives towards the goal of investigating and dismantling racism at multiple levels, from the structural to the interpersonal.