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If you had planned to start a clinical placement with the federal government and are concerned that your placement may be affected by the government shutdown, please be in touch with the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (617)-495-5202 or clinical@law.harvard.edu.

2019 ClinicTalks Calendar

Events for February 2019

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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3	4 ClinicTalks: Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic	5 ClinicTalks: International Human Rights Clinic	6 ClinicTalks: An Introduction to the WilmerHale Legal Services Center – Five Community-Based Clinics	7 ClinicTalks: Cyberlaw Clinic PLAPpy Hour	8 ClinicTalks: Housing Law Clinic	9
10	11 ClinicTalks: Community Enterprise Project	12 ClinicTalks: Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinic	13 ClinicTalks: Criminal Prosecution Clinic Strategic Litigation and Immigration Detention in the Trump Era Strategic Litigation and Immigration Detention in the Trump Era	14 ClinicsTalks: Employment Law Clinic ClinicTalks: Food Law Clinic	15	16
17	18	19 ClinicTalks: Federal Tax Clinic	20 ClinicTalks: Harvard Legal Aid Bureau	21 ClinicTalks: Criminal Justice Institute	22 ClinicTalks: Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic	23
24	25 ClinicTalks: Transactional Law Clinics	26 ClinicTalks: Government Lawyer – State Attorney General Clinic	27 ClinicTalks: Education Law Clinic/Trauma & Learning Policy Initiative	28 ClinicTalks: Crimmigration Clinic

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Clinical & Pro Bono Programs

In-House Clinics

Hands-On Learning

In-House Clinics

Hands-On Learning

There are 18 In-house clinics taught by 17 Clinical Professors of Law and more than 60 Clinical Instructors and Lecturers on Law. Each clinic is tied to a classroom component, in which clinical experiences supplement and contribute to further discussion.
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Externship Clinics

Hundreds of placements

Externship Clinics

Hundreds of placements

There are 11 Externships taught by faculty and experienced attorneys who are experts in their field. Students are placed at government agencies and organizations across the U.S. and supplement that experience through a required course component.
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Independent
Clinical Program

Set up your own clinical placement

Independent
Clinical Program

Set up your own clinical placement

The Independent Clinical Program is designed to provide students an opportunity to be entrepreneurial and design a custom placement - in U.S. and abroad - that will meet their individualized learning goals.
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Advanced
Clinical Program

Continue your clinical work into a new semester

Advanced
Clinical Program

Continue your clinical work into a new semester

With approval of the clinic, the Advanced Clinical Program allows a student to continue their clinical work into subsequent semesters and across academic years.
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Student Practice Organizations

Ability to gain practical legal experience for pro bono credit only

Student Practice Organizations

Ability to gain practical legal experience for pro bono credit only

While students do not receive academic credit for participating in SPOs, their hours can count towards the 50-hour pro bono graduation requirement starting first day of classes, 1L year.
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For Clinical and SPO Students

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Harvard Law School is committed to the full inclusion of students with disabilities in the life of the University. Students who need accessibility resources in order to participate in clinics and student practice organizations should contact the Dean of Students Office.
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Clinical Spotlight

Shutdown Inflicted ‘Real Harm’ on Taxpayers, IRS Watchdog Says

February 14, 2019

Via The Wall Street Journal By: Richard Rubin The recent government shutdown damaged the Internal Revenue Service, an agency already struggling with budget cuts and aging computer systems, according to the IRS’s in-house watchdog. IRS employees are working through more than five million pieces of correspondence and tens of thousands of backlogged audit responses and […]

A Lawyer’s Limits

February 13, 2019

By: Solange Etessami, J.D. ’20 In the middle of January, the town of Mytilene on the island of Lesvos is stuck in holiday mode. Christmas songs are still streaming, decorations are still up, and the bakeries still have “Happy 2019!” cakes in the windows. Just a few miles away from this idyllic little Greek town […]

Transformative Constitutions: How One African Nation is Writing A New Constitution for National Healing and To Learn from The Past

February 13, 2019

By: Oladeji M. Tiamiyu, J.D. ’20 When democracies endure prolonged crises, a complete constitutional review can be valuable to legitimize the nation’s constitution and to create an outlet for national healing. The Gambia launched the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) to conduct a full-scale review of the current constitution after enduring the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh, […]

Ensuring Veterans Aren’t Left Behind

February 13, 2019

Via the American Bar Association for Law Students Excerpt from “Law Students Speak: Why I Do Public Interest Work” By: Steve Kerns, J.D. ’20 As a veteran, I came to Harvard Law School’s Safety Net Project within the Veteran’s Legal Clinic to help bridge the civilian- military divide. SNP offered me a chance to help civilians […]