Yale Law Students Help Foreclosure Victims With New Program

There were 628 foreclosures in New Haven in 2015 — 19 more homes than the previous year, according to state data, and evidence that the city is still in the grips of the subprime mortgage lending crisis.

Most of these people can’t afford to hire a lawyer, but since February about 15 Yale Law School students have been representing local residents who face foreclosure, with a goal to assist 100 homeowners this year. The clinic shows how law schools and aspiring lawyers are finding ways to address the access to justice crisis.

“We said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if they had somebody on their side who could do ...