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Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)
Wasserstein Hall, Suite 3085
6 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

617-495-5202

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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.

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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

  • Family and Community Resources, Inc. Legal Intern

    Family and Community Resources, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families whose lives are impacted by trauma including violence at home, school, or in their community. We are committed to advancing policies and practices that promote diversity, inclusion, and retention of staff, while offering our services to clients of all racial,

    January 6, 2025

  • Opportunities for law students – Liberty Justice Center

    The Liberty Justice Center offers a rich educational opportunity for law students to contribute to acutting-edge public interest law firm. The Liberty Justice Center is a national nonprofit,nonpartisan public interest litigation center that represents clients at no charge. We are litigatingin more than two dozen states to protect the Constitution and America’s founding principles. Ourlitigation

    January 6, 2025

  • Pro Bono Opportunity – Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending

    www.maapl.info Semester Legal Internships (2): With statewide non-profit organization of which the National Lawyers’ Guild, National Consumer Law Center, National Consumer Rights Center are members. Starting date:  As soon as available Ending date: End of winter/spring semester. Renewable for summer Location:  Can work from almost anywhere in Massachusetts; almost all can be remote Background preferred: Good writing, research,

    January 6, 2025

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    Harmony and justice

    Professional cellist Krysta Hyppolite'25 came to law school after seeing firsthand the challenges facing working musicians.

    January 3, 2025

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    Capturing veterans’ stories in the Estate Planning Project

    By Patrick Healy ’26 The Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic counts for three credits on my transcript, but it also satisfies three things that drew me to the legal profession: learning skills that could help my family, serving people in need, and doing both with like-minded colleagues.   For my 1L elective, I took Trusts

    December 11, 2024

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Check out the OCP Blog to read student perspectives on the clinical experience, find out more about the clinics’ legal work, catch up with alumni, and more!

OCP Blog