Clinical and Pro Bono Programs

This event, sponsored by the Boston Bar Association and Suffolk University Law School, provides attorneys and law students with a range of pro bono opportunities.

The SJC Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services works to promote volunteer legal work in Massachusetts to help people of limited means in…

The Harvard Law School and Reproductive Equity Now Pro Bono Hackathon gives students an opportunity to come together and conduct research for reproductive justice…

Students who are accepted into the clinic can enroll for both winter and spring terms or spring-only.  Winter term clinical students will travel to…

In the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, students have the opportunity to gain experience in Supreme Court- and appellate-level litigation through involvement in pending cases. Students…

The general drop deadline for most Fall 2022 clinics was August 12, 2022 (although some fall clinics have even earlier drop deadlines).  However, there are…

Join representatives from each Student Practice Organization (SPO) to learn more about their work and how to get involved. The panel will take place…

Discrete projects are posted on this page. You can research public interest organizations in the Public Service Org Search section of Helios and search…

To discuss pro bono opportunities and find a placement, HLS students should schedule an advising appointment with OCP Associate Director Lee Mestre. Law Firm…

How can I work with HLS students? Your organization may work with HLS students during the school year either by offering a pro bono placement…

ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools Program on Legal Education — See Chapter 3: Program on Legal Education HLS Clinical Confidentiality Policy…

Ethics Training for Clinical and SPO Students Ethics training is mandatory for all clinical & SPO students. In the fall, winter, and spring, the Office of…

2022-2023 Clinical Learning and Development Series The Clinical Learning and Development Series is a set of programming designed to provide HLS Clinic and Student Practice…

Records Management File Retention Policies HLS Case File Retention Policy August 2022 Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.15A:…

Harvard University and HLS Policies Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) HLS Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) — via the HLS…

Facilities Forms Department, Faculty & Staff Key Request Form (Word) — Submit this form to Facilities if keys are needed, signed by the clinic director. Staff Directory…

Students traveling abroad for a winter independent clinical project should apply for a Winter Term International Travel Grant through International Legal Studies. Local Travel to Clinical Placements Reasonable…

Registration for clinics in the 2023-2024 academic year will open in the Spring of 2023. Browse Q&A videos with clinic directors, open houses, panels, and…

Maggie Bay Assistant Director, Curriculum Planning and Registration mbay@law.harvard.edu For Staff Clinical registration Advanced clinicals 3:03 certification Curriculum planning Experiential learning Clinic evaluations IT…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP) is an academic, student services, and administrative office which oversees the clinical education and pro bono…

How Do Clinical Credits Work? Students enrolled in a clinic receive clinical credit for their clinical enrollment and classroom credit for their clinical course component…

Harvard Law School Clinics provide students hands-on legal experience under the supervision of licensed attorneys who are trained in educating and mentoring students. Clinics are…

The clinics listed below are not included in the Helios registration preferencing process. Student registration is finalized by the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono…

Registering for Clinics in Helios Students register for most clinics through Helios during registration preferencing the spring of the year before.  The clinical round is the…

Possible topics to write about include the following: After your first meeting with your supervisor, what is the work plan for the term and what…

General Clinical Information Student Guide to Externships and Independent Clinicals (PDF) Time-Log for Long Distance Clinical Placements (Word)…

Please Note: CPT is required to participate in any externship clinic at Harvard Law School.  2L and 3L students are not eligible to get academic year…

ServiceNow Knowledge Base For specific instructions on setting up clinical email accounts and accessing clinical IT services, please visit the…

Student Practice Organizations are overseen and supported by their supervising attorney and affiliated clinic (when applicable) in conjunction with the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono…

Please see our Student Tips for Working Remotely for details on our guidance and recommendations for externship and independent clinical remote work environments. Watch the Successful…

All students participating in Student Practice Organizations (SPOs), clinics, and independent clinicals are required to do an online interactive ethics tutorial.  The ethics training content…

1L students can begin representing clients through a Student Practice Organization (SPO), where students’ volunteer hours count towards the HLS pro bono requirement. 2L, 3L,…

Teaching Resources and Professional Development Clinical workshops, teaching resources, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging information.
OCP 2022-2023 Learning and Development…

The Making Rights Real Clinic will build on a partnership between Professor White, Harvard Law School students, University of Ghana Law School faculty and students,…

Sports Law clinical placements are in a variety of settings, including legal departments of major leagues or sports franchises, and with law firms and lawyers…

Registration Registration Announcements No current deadlines to display. Check out the Clinical Registration Center to browse Q&A videos with clinic directors, open houses, panels,…

Clinical placements are available with individual judges of the District Court, Boston Municipal Court, Juvenile Court, and Housing Court Departments of the Massachusetts Trial Court,…

The Government Lawyer: U.S. Attorney clinic allows students to examine firsthand the roles and responsibilities of a federal prosecutor. Students are placed at the United…

HLS SEMESTER IN WASHINGTON CLASS OF 2021 NameEmail AddressYearPlacementTareq Aloshtalosh@jd21.law.harvard.edu3LAppellate Staff of the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of JusticeCooper Godfreycgodfrey@jd21.law.harvard.edu3LSenator Tom CottonJoshua Hillmanjhillman@jd21.law.harvard.edu3LSenator…

Students spend the entire Spring Term in Washington, D.C. working as legal interns in a variety of federal offices while taking an evening course on…

Lecturer Jim Tierney teaches the required clinical course, the Role of the State Attorney General, in the fall semester, and oversees and directs the clinic.

The Federal Courts Clinic allows students to work with federal judges throughout the country and at different levels of the judicial system to gain a…