The Semester in Washington Clinic is an extraordinary opportunity to work at the intersection of government, policy, and practice while pursuing your particular academic and career interests and goals. Clinic participants spend the Spring Term (or both the Winter and Spring Terms, if preferred) living in Washington and working as legal interns in either federal government offices in the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branches or not-for-profit policymaking organization. The placements, primarily in offices where lawyers provide legal advice and assistance on policy, legislative, or regulatory matters, are developed collaboratively between the students and the Clinic Director to match to the students’ interests.
Previous placements have included the White House Counsel’s Office, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights, Criminal, and Environmental Divisions, the Department of Defense’s Office of General Counsel, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Senate Judiciary, Armed Services and Energy Committees, and many more.
To learn more about the program, take a look at the clinic’s website, where you can find information on both the clinic and course portions of the Program, learn about the students who have participated in the Program and their placements, and much more. If you have any questions or want to discuss how the clinic might help further your goals, you can email the Clinic Director, Jonathan Wroblewski, at jwroblewski@law.harvard.edu.
The application deadline for the clinic is August 15, 2025. Apply today through the online application process!
If you are interested in a placement with the State Department Internship Program during the Spring 2026 Semester, the application deadline is July 20, 2025 (the State Department has an unusually early application deadline). Please be in touch with Jonathan Wroblewski as soon as possible if you are interested in applying.