Analytical Paper Optional: All enrolled students have the option of completing a research paper of at least 20-25 pages, with faculty and peer review of a substantially complete draft. This paper can be used to satisfy the analytical paper requirement for J.D. students.

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Required Clinic Component: Harvard Legal Aid Bureau 2L (4 fall clinical credits + 4 spring clinical credits). This clinic and course are bundled; your enrollment in the clinic will automatically enroll you in the required course.

Additional Co-/Pre-Requisites: Evidence. Students must enroll in Evidence separately from clinic enrollment.

By Permission: Yes.

Add/Drop Deadline: Please contact HLAB for more information.

LLM Students: LLM students are not eligible to enroll.

This course will focus on advanced practice building on the concepts of civil legal aid covered in the fall regarding lawyering skills and the role and ethics of lawyers. The spring course will focus on public interest leadership, system and management of a multi-issue, and multi-strategic legal aid organization.

Students will write a final paper that addresses an ethical or professional issue related to their casework, the course readings, or other aspects of the legal profession.

Enrollment in this course is restricted to 2L Harvard Legal Aid Bureau members and will not be in clinical registration. The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs will enroll all HLAB 2L members in this course.