Students travel worldwide to do clinical work

This winter term, over a hundred students are travelling to 54 cities across the world to pursue clinical projects with a wide range of governmental agencies, non-profits and other organizations. Within the United States, students will be engaging in clinical work with placements such as the Attorney General Offices in California, Iowa and Virginia; organizations such as the Texas Defender Service (Houston, TX), World Bank (Washington, DC), American Civil Liberties Union (Los Angeles, CA), and private entities such as the Brooklyn Nets and the National Football League.

Students can engage in clinical work with outside organizations through two avenues.  Students are given the opportunity to design custom and individualized clinical placements, in collaboration with their HLS faculty sponsor and on-site supervisors, through the Independent Clinical Program. This semester, these independent clinical students have designed a broad range of projects focusing on issues ranging from international human rights to community economic development.  Through Externship Clinics, students can also participate in on-site clinical work at organizations across the United States,  an experience which is further enriched in the classroom through discussions and reflections.