Where the land meets the law
In the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Kayla Hollingsworth'25 brought her passion for the outdoors to her legal work.
March 11, 2025
Clinical Programs
Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)
Wasserstein Hall, Suite 3085
6 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Clinics give students hands-on legal experience under the supervision of attorneys. With clinical placements in-house and at organizations across the country, and the opportunity for students to create their own independent placements, HLS students participate in more clinical placements than any law school in the world.
Clinics are open to 2L, 3L, and LL.M. students. Each clinic is tied to a classroom component: students receive clinical credit for their legal practice in clinics and academic credit for the course component. In addition, most clinics allow students to fulfill HLS’s 50 hours pro bono graduation requirement.
In the News
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LSC alumna publishes first novel to rave reviews
LSC alumna Michelle Lerner ’98 has published a novel, Ring, to excellent reviews. Described as “touching and thought-provoking” by Kirkus Reviews, Ring received a rare starred review from Booklist.
March 7, 2025
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Family Justice Clinic lands another victory to keep families intact
The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) continues to obtain critical victories in “fair hearing” cases, which involve the government’s efforts to split up children from their caregivers.
March 7, 2025
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Legal Services Center’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Collaborates to Create ‘Room to Be Me!’ Toolkit
The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, in collaboration with The Bronx Defenders and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, has created a toolkit, Room to Be Me!, on the rights of transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex (TGNCNBI) people in the New York City shelter system.
March 7, 2025
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Student Voices: The Harvard Law Independent Clinical Experience
Danielle Mikaelian ’25 reflects on her experience at the Federal Reserve of Boston in its Office of Community Development for the J.D. Admissions Blog.
March 7, 2025
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Is the U.S. experiencing a constitutional crisis?
According to a panel of Harvard Law professors gathered to discuss the role of democracy and the courts during the Trump administration’s first hundred days, the answer is no, at least not yet.
February 28, 2025
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Clinic students receive 2025 Skadden Fellowships
Louis Lin'25 and Tamara Shamir'25 will soon embark on two-year fellowships pursuing public interest law on a full-time basis as recipients of the 2025 Skadden Fellowship.
February 27, 2025
