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 trained in individually educating and mentoring students. With clinical placements in-house and at independent organizations across the country in both public and private sectors, and the opportunity for students to create their own independent placements, HLS offers more clinical opportunities 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.
By Olivia Klein When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a request for comment in anticipation of an upcoming rule making on commercial surveillance, the Cyberlaw Clinic was eager to contribute. A team of three students, led by the clinic’s assistant director and lecturer on law Jessica Fjeld, dove into research. The clinic submitted
December 6, 2022
By Danielle Mikaelian, J.D. ’25 I joined the Recording Artists Project (RAP) because I was interested in working on projects related to the entertainment industry. I grew up in the Los Angeles area, a main entertainment hub, and loved the idea of representing creators and protecting their rights. However, I never had the chance to
December 5, 2022
Excerpted from WGBH By Stephanie Leydon ‘Our housing system has broken down’ There’s been an uptick in housing construction over the last several years in Massachusetts, but it’s by no means enough to meet the need. State leaders have set a goal of building tens of thousands of new units to disrupt the current dynamic that’s a
December 1, 2022
Via CHLPI Blog In late September, the White House hosted the second ever Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (the Conference). The first conference, held in 1969, led to transformative change in the food system, including expansion of the school lunch program, increased access to food for the hungry, and improvements to food and nutrition
November 29, 2022
