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"I learnt a lot, I felt that I had done actual and relevant work, and I acquired skills that would forever stay with me and help me in both my professional and personal life."

Kristen McEnroe '24 reflects on her time in the Food Law and Policy Clinic, including a trip to South Africa to meet with clinic partners.

Ali directs Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic and has successfully argued civil rights cases at the U.S. Supreme Court.

"Judge Saris is a phenomenal judge and mentor, and without the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic, I doubt I would have had this experience."

The Harvard Law School Library is here for you as you prepare for a new semester! In this blog post, you’ll find key resources available to HLS clinicians and clinical students, including some new additions.

"This semester, I worked with the Democracy and the Rule of Law Clinic, which partners with the nonpartisan organization Protect Democracy to counter authoritarian threats."

"The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in two cases inviting the justices to drastically restrict the authority of federal agencies, upend decades of precedent and take more power for themselves."

"I joined Harvard Law’s Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP) because I wanted to gain hands-on experience working with founders as they worked to launch companies."

Presenting research to UN officials, business and NGO leaders, and grassroots activists in Geneva, Switzerland is not an ordinary law school assignment; for Taryn Shanes ‘25, the task was not only part of her clinic work, but the “linchpin” of her law school experience.

"As a student advocate in the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (“HLEP”), I learned that lawyers occupy a similarly integral role in a startup’s development and must remain dedicated not only to the idea, but also to their clients."

"For our clients, one word in a draft contract or missed deadline in the fine print can be the difference between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open their business or secure a loan, and having to forego that chance altogether."

Rachael Maguire ‘25 and Bridget Pranzatelli ‘24 petitioned for certiorari with the Supreme Court this November.

For most students, an advanced clinical provides opportunities to deepen their advocacy skills, experiment with different case types, test out different lawyering tools, take on increasingly complex matters, and/or partner further with one or more clinical supervisors whose mentorship they value.

"The last time I said goodbye to Ted*, he was upright in his hospital bed, swaddled in his blue hospital gown with a wide smile. As I looked back at him, I wanted to feel happy. I had successfully executed my first full estate plan for this man that had been a stranger only months before. But all I could feel was a sense of sadness that my time with him had come to an end."

"As an advanced clinical student attorney in LSC’s Consumer Protection Clinic, I had the opportunity to argue on my client's behalf in federal court."

"Working with Boston-based clients and conducting a presentation in Dorchester, MA gave me an opportunity to engage with the greater community. It is an honor to connect with and serve entrepreneurs across Boston."

We caught up with Pierce to learn more about her experiences and hopes for her new role.

"I found my experience in the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic so valuable in large part because it gave me a fuller view of movement lawyering both in the post-settlement phase of litigation and even where litigation isn’t an option."