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Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)
Wasserstein Hall, Suite 3085
6 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

617-495-5202

Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Oct. 21-28!

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.

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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

  • Featured image for Dana Montalto, of LSC’s Veterans Legal Clinic, Receives 2024 Dave Myers Award for Work on Behalf of Veterans article

    Dana Montalto, of LSC’s Veterans Legal Clinic, Receives 2024 Dave Myers Award for Work on Behalf of Veterans

    In recognition of her decade-long effort to persuade the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to revise its regulations so that thousands more veterans may receive critical benefits and services, Dana Montalto, Associate Director of the Veterans Legal Clinic, has received the 2024 Dave Myers Award from the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium (NLSVCC).

    October 23, 2024

  • Featured image for Beyond ‘An apple a day’ article

    Beyond ‘An apple a day’

    Food law and policy expert Emily Broad Leib discusses why doctors need to know more about food and nutrition.

    October 16, 2024

  • Featured image for ‘Give yourself grace’ article

    ‘Give yourself grace’

    Four Harvard Law faculty share stories and tips for managing mental health and reducing stress.

    October 3, 2024

  • Featured image for State of Democracy article

    State of Democracy

    In the shadow of a weakened Voting Rights Act, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic helps harness state power to protect the franchise.

    October 1, 2024

  • Featured image for Lone Wolf No More article

    Lone Wolf No More

    Five decades in, the Endangered Species Act remains one of the country’s most muscular environmental laws — and, despite its popularity, a continued target.

    October 1, 2024

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Check out the OCP Blog to read student perspectives on the clinical experience, find out more about the clinics’ legal work, catch up with alumni, and more!

OCP Blog