To interact with so many tenants facing eviction and learn about their situations was a stark reminder that the things we learn in law school are things that can house people, or unhouse them. Every law, every piece of legislation, every court opinion, has a practical and lasting effect on the lives of real people, and that effect reverberates outward often infinitely. It is the job of lawyers like those at MFJ to protect these people, to champion the well-being of low-income New Yorkers, and keep them in their homes.