Note: The Sports Law Clinic will only satisfy the Negotiation and Leadership requirement when taken in conjunction with Sports Law: Advanced Contract Drafting.

To learn more about the Clinical Curriculum and Registration, please visit our Clinical Registration Center. You can also find more information on How to Register for Clinics and How Clinical Credits Work.

For more information about this clinic, please visit the Clinic Website, Clinic Q&A and OCP Blog Highlights.

Enrollment in this clinic will not fulfill the HLS JD pro bono requirement.

Required Class Component: Sports Law: Advanced Contract Drafting” (2 fall classroom credits). Students who enroll in this clinic will be enrolled in the required course by the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs. If a student drops the clinic, they will also lose their seat in the required course.
Additional Co-/Pre-Requisites: None, although it is recommended to take both of the fall courses listed above.
By Permission: No.
Add/Drop Deadline: September 4, 2026.

J.D. Students: J.D. students on F1 visas must review the eligibility requirements and follow the necessary steps before registering for an externship clinic.
LL.M. Students: LL.M. students on F1 visas are not eligible to participate in this clinic.

Sports Law clinical placements are in a variety of settings, including legal departments of major leagues or sports franchises or talent agencies, and with law firms and lawyers doing sports law in representing individual players, teams, or leagues. Students’ clinical work in the field can may include contract and transactional work, arbitration, litigation, research, and writing.

Please note that international students in F1 visa status may only participate in this clinic once. F1 students are not eligible to return to their placement as an advanced student, or to go to a new placement through the clinic.

More information about the clinic can also be found in the Sports Law Clinic Q&A on the OCP website.

Successful completion of appropriate written work in this offering satisfies the professional writing requirement for matriculants to the J.D. program from 2023 onward.