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Remembering Dr. King Through His Own Words
January 18th, 2021, marks the thirty-fifth time our nation has paused to commemorate the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although many words were written about Dr. King during his brief life, and many more have been written about him after his brutal assassination and untimely death, perhaps one of the best ways to remember Dr. King is by encountering him on his own terms, wrestling anew with his prophetic voice, and grappling with the meaning of his ministry for his times and for our own. In this spirit, here is a sampling of some of Dr. King’s sermons, speeches, and interviews.
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In-House Clinics
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There are 21 In-house clinics taught by 22 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.Explore the Clinics -
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Hundreds of placements
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Hundreds of placements
There are 13 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.Explore the Clinics -
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Clinical ProgramContinue your clinical work into a new semester
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Gain practical legal experience for pro bono credit
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Gain practical legal experience for pro bono credit
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.Explore the SPOs
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Remembering Dr. King Through His Own Words
via HLS website January 18th, 2021, marks the thirty-fifth time our nation has paused to commemorate the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although many words were written about Dr. King during his brief life, and many more have been written about him after his brutal assassination and untimely death, perhaps one of […]
Court Blocks Illegal “Death to Asylum” Trump Rule
via HIRC blog San Francisco, California (January 8, 2021) – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction blocking a sweeping Trump administration rule that would gut protections for people fleeing persecution and torture. The injunction halts the new rule’s implementation nationwide ahead of its scheduled effective date of Monday, January 11, […]
Did implicit bias lead to breach of U.S. Capitol?
via Harvard Law Todayby Jeff Neal “Implicit bias” played a major role in the “massive breakdown in preparation” that led to the U.S. Capitol being breached by a hostile force for the first time since British soldiers set it alight in 1814, said Harvard Law Lecturer James E. Tierney, who served for a decade as Maine’s […]
Laying the groundwork for real-life lawyering
via Harvard Law Todayby Olivia Klein “It’s been an excellent experience for this remote semester. The clinic has helped show me theory put into practice,” Gavriel Schreiber ’21 said of his independent clinical placement with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. He was one of 27 Harvard Law School students who were given a unique opportunity to put their legal learning into action for organizations all across the country […]
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Student Life in the Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
Julian Spearchief Morris, the first Native American president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. Read Caption
Jin Kim '18 (right), a student with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, testified at a special hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on March 21, 2017, alongside fellow HIRC member, Malene Alleyne LL.M. '17 (left). Read Caption
Two Harvard Law clinicians and four students took part in negotiating the treaty banning nuclear weapons as partners of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which recently received the Nobel Peace Prize. Read Caption
Dayne Lee '17, at the Massachusetts State House with Eloise Lawrence (far right), clinical instructor in community lawyering and lecturer on law at HLS; and Elvitria Marroquin and one of her two sons. Lee argued on behalf of Marroquin, who has been fighting foreclosure on her home since 2008. Read Caption
Clinical students photographed at a courthouse. Read Caption
Lecturer on Law Rachel Viscomi ’01 (left) moderated the day’s first panel, “Dispute Systems Design: Expanding Horizons.” Panelists included Seanan Fong, HDS ’16, consultant and founder of Cylinder Project and a solo ombudsman to a major tech company; Stacie Nicole Smith, senior mediator and director of Workable Peace at the Consensus Building Institute; Stephan Sonnenberg ’06, faculty Member and clinic expert at the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law in Bhutan; and (not pictured) Joseph B. (Josh) Stulberg, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Read Caption