Trains student volunteers in emotional sensitivity and places them with Boston legal advocacy organizations on immigration, employment, housing, and family law.
Also known as PBHA's Undergraduate Legal Committee
- Joining
- Application, comp
About
The Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee (HULC) trains students in emotional sensitivity to approach legal aid as a form of care and pairs volunteers to serve with legal advocacy organizations in Boston that focus on a wide range of legal advocacy areas, including immigration, employment, housing, and family law. HULC aims to use the law as a tool of social justice and empowerment for those who need it the most and gets students excited about the intersection of legal aid and public service through consistent programming. Our partners include De Novo, Fair Employment Project, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Northeast Legal Aid, Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association.
How to join
- Application — A written application, often followed by interviews.
- Comp — Doing the club's work for a while to show you can, then you join.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
What they do
- Training in emotional sensitivity for legal aid
- Volunteer placements with Boston legal advocacy organizations
- Training sessions and speaker or social events
Mission, in their words
To use the law as a tool of social justice and empowerment for those who need it the most and get students excited about the intersection of legal aid and public service.
Sponsors & partners
De Novo · Fair Employment Project · Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee · Northeast Legal Aid · Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
More links
- Career center listingHarvard directory
- PBHA program pageHarvard directory
Sources
- Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee (HULC) — PBHAHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Student clubs (career center)Harvard page · seen Oct 4, 2026
- PBHA ProgramsHarvard page · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Instagram: @pbha_hulcSocial account · seen Oct 5, 2026
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