A taxing time of year
According to students in Harvard Law School’s Tax Litigation Clinic, helping indigent clients resolve their tax problems is as much about social justice as it is about the IRS.
April 16, 2024
Clinical Programs
Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)
Wasserstein Hall, Suite 3085
6 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Clinics give students hands-on legal experience under the supervision of attorneys. With clinical placements in-house and at organizations across the country, and the opportunity for students to create their own independent placements, HLS students participate in more clinical placements than any law school in the world.
Clinics are open to 2L, 3L, and LL.M. students. Each clinic is tied to a classroom component: students receive clinical credit for their legal practice in clinics and academic credit for the course component. In addition, most clinics allow students to fulfill HLS’s 50 hours pro bono graduation requirement.
In the News
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‘So much is possible’: Forging a path in environmental law
"The clinical program has been instrumental in shaping my growth as an environmental law student and future attorney,” says Shashank Vura'24.
April 15, 2024
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Animal Law & Policy Clinic calls for end to use of cruel traps in Connecticut
“The gruesome injuries that leghold and body-gripping traps inflict are difficult to stomach,” says Kira Horowitz, a third-year law student who co-authored the letter. “Even so-called padded leghold traps frequently cause leg fractures, joint dislocations, and even limb amputations in the animals they capture.”
April 12, 2024
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Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab celebrates graduating cohort of Fellows
Instructors, staff, students, and loved ones gathered for the ceremony, celebrating their accomplishments in education law and child advocacy at HLS.
April 12, 2024
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Atlanta Police Foundation pushed ‘unprecedented’ surveillance plan
“The proposal could subject people on pre-trial release and everyone around them to warrantless wiretapping without notice or consent, Kendra Albert of the Cyberlaw Clinic said, a prospect that “functionally upends the relationship under the Constitution that the police are supposed to have when they want to surveil people.”
April 9, 2024
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Climate Justice: Aminta Ossom’s Reading List
Looking to better understand climate change as a justice issue? Aminta Ossom of Harvard Law School shares resources ranging from climate justice primers to in-depth storytelling about those working to address climate injustice through the courts and beyond.
April 9, 2024
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Passion and purpose: Gary Allen’s perspective on the Tenant Advocacy Project
Gary Allen shares his journey to TAP, the initiatives TAP has expanded during his tenure, and the remarkable work students undertake while navigating the complexities of housing law and advocating for their clients' rights.
April 4, 2024
