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. With clinical placements in-house and at independent organizations across the country, 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.
When she was in the seventh grade, Samantha Gogol Lint, J.D. ’20, took a class that changed her life. An elective in constitutional law set Lint on the path to becoming an attorney. Now, three years after her graduation from Harvard Law School, Lint is a part of a team building, and winning, some of
June 8, 2023
Sama ElBannan is honored by the Class of 2023 with the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Appreciation Award
May 31, 2023
The award’s recipient is a member of the J.D. class who has displayed an outstanding commitment to improving and delivering high quality volunteer legal services to disadvantaged communities.
May 23, 2023
This award is presented annually to a student who demonstrates outstanding expertise in representation and policy reform initiatives and shows a clear capacity for thoughtfulness and empathy in their practice.
May 23, 2023
The award recognizes a student who is dedicated to advancing access to justice and racial equity and has demonstrated leadership in helping to eliminate systemic barriers to justice.
May 23, 2023
This award recognizes a graduating student who, like Muniz, has demonstrated an exemplary dedication to client-centered representation in criminal courts and has focused their efforts on racial justice and equality, respect for human dignity, fairness, diversity, and compassion.
May 23, 2023
By Anthony Pericolo ’23 A few weeks after starting the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic, my instructor, Dan Nagin, approached me about an upcoming opportunity to participate in a hearing before the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services (DVS). I expressed interest in receiving stand up experience during the semester since I will become a
May 23, 2023
