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Clinical & Pro Bono Programs

In-House Clinics

Hands-On Learning

In-House Clinics

Hands-On Learning

There are 22 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.
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Externship Clinics

Hundreds of placements

Externship Clinics

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.
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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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Explore the Program
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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Explore the SPOs
Accessibility Resources

For Clinical and SPO Students

Accessibility Resources

For Clinical and SPO Students

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

Kiwi Climate: Climate Change Policy when the Government Actually Cares

February 19, 2020

by Lowry Yankwich ’21 While Boston was cloaked in winter, I spent January in Hamilton, New Zealand, working at the Department of Conservation (“DOC”). Coming from California, Hamilton felt like Sacramento – a major city within an agriculture belt, a business center where the business is land. To its north lies Auckland, New Zealand’s megacity, […]

Experiencing impact litigation off the beaten path

February 12, 2020

by Brendan Schneiderman ’21 Law school is a weird place. Year one primarily involves tolerating classrooms with 80 strangers where we’re judged by our ability to answer pop questions about abstract legal concepts. As 1L closes, most of us turn to career pursuits, where the most “prestigious” options involve working at corporate law firms for […]

Growth in Animal Law Advocacy

February 12, 2020

by Elizabeth Melampy ’21 During winter term, I began a litigation externship with Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing). Animal Outlook is an organization that works to protect farm animals and to challenge the standard industry practices of animal agribusiness. Through undercover investigations, litigation, and consumer and corporate campaigns, they use a variety of […]

Winter Independent Clinical Reflections

February 10, 2020

by Olivia Klein Over the course of their winter term, many HLS students choose to partake in independent clinical projects. Students travel far and wide to work at organizations they are passionate about, completing a variety of projects during the three-week term. Some students stay close to home, working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of […]