Reena Parikh

Reena Parikh is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Founding Director of the Civil Rights Clinic at Boston College Law School. She specializes in advocating for low-wage workers, immigrants, and prisoners through litigation and policy advocacy. Her work emphasizes clinical legal education and systemic reform.

Education:

• B.A., Boston College, cum laude, Gabelli Presidential Scholar
• J.D., American University Washington College of Law, summa cum laude, Public Interest/Public Service Scholar

Research interests focus on civil rights, immigration law, prisoners' rights, and workers' rights. Her clinic bridges individual client representation with broader community advocacy, addressing issues like solitary confinement, wage theft, and legislative policy gaps. Recent projects include domestic worker rights studies and litigation against oppressive prison conditions.

Awards include the Sung Research Award and academic honors for her contributions to public interest law.

As clinic director, she supervises student advocacy and has collaborated with organizations like the Brazilian Worker Center. Her career includes roles at Yale Law School’s Worker/Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a detail as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Led the Civil Rights Clinic team producing groundbreaking reports and litigation campaigns, focusing on systemic injustices in corrections systems, labor rights, and immigration enforcement practices.