Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the world now faces a crisis of poverty that has been severely aggravated over the past 15 months. Years of work eradicating extreme poverty have been
The law school’s co-hosted Northeastern Reflects Civility Series continues with an important panel discussion, Legal Perspectives on Groups and Institutions Under Assault.
This fall, students in Northeastern Law’s Immigrant Justice Clinic (IJC) hosted two pro se clinics at the law school for non-citizens. The IJC students, along with attorney volunteers, served more than 40 clients on a variety of matters, including applying for temporary protected status, travel authorization and work authorization.
Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has partnered with Food & Water Watch, the Center for Constitutional Rights and community members of Jackson, Mississippi, to submit a coalition report on drinking water access and affordability to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Northeastern University School of Law is proud to announce that Professor Margaret Burnham, Mary Bonauto ’87 and Joyce Kauffman ’92 will be inducted into Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s inaugural Hall of Fame. Members of the inaugural class were selected based on their career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Massachusetts, contributions to the bar and efforts to improve the quality of justice in Massachusetts.Â
Ralph C. Martin II ’78, a prominent trial lawyer, treasured public servant and principled advocate for justice, will deliver Northeastern University School of Law’s commencement address on Friday, May 2, 2025.