Brigid Harrington

Labor and Employment, Higher Education and Private Schools, College civil rights and athletics compliance, Complex Employment Litigation

Senior Attorney

With a focus on civil rights compliance for higher education institutions, Brigid is a member of the firm’s higher education and private schools and labor and employment teams. She has extensive experience in Title IX, VAWA, ADA, Title VI, Title VII, and athletics compliance, and guides clients through complex issues of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Brigid excels in developing non-discrimination and harassment policies, conducting Title IX investigations, and training university communities on compliance obligations. Beyond higher education, Brigid advises clients including secondary schools, biotech firms, nonprofits, and professional associations. She has counseled employers through internal investigations, employee climate assessments, and other highly sensitive issues.

Brigid is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and contributes to its Committee on Virtual Programming. She has received certifications from ATIXA in Title IX Administration and Title IX Athletics Compliance, and trained in Title IX compliance with the Student Conduct Institute at SUNY. She is a member of the Steering Committed for the College & University Law Section of the Boston Bar Association, and has served on the organizing committee of the Boston Bar Association’s annual higher education conference.

Admitted to the Massachusetts and New York State Bars

JD, Boston College Law School, cum laude, 2005
BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, 2002