Clinical and Pro Bono Programs

Access and Use of Clinical Email Accounts All J.D. and LL.M. students will have two HLS email accounts, the regular student account (jharvard@jd##.law.harvard.edu) and 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. All 2L,…

What is the Sports Law Clinic? Sports Law clinical placements are in a variety of settings, including legal departments of major leagues or sports franchises,…

What is the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic? Clinical placements are available with individual judges of the District Court, Boston Municipal Court, Juvenile Court,…

What is the United States Attorney Clinic? The Government Lawyer: U.S. Attorney clinic allows students to examine firsthand the roles and responsibilities of a federal…

HLS Semester in Washington Class of 2025 Placements Placement Office of United States Senator Ed Markey Office of United States Senator Elizabeth Warren U.S. Attorney´s…

What is the Semester in Washington Clinic? Students spend the entire Spring Term in Washington, D.C. working as legal interns in a variety of federal…

What is the Attorney General Clinic? Lecturers on Law Jim Tierney and Peter Brann teach the required clinical course, the Role of the State Attorney…

What is the Federal Courts Clinic? The Federal Courts Clinic allows students to work with federal judges throughout the country and at different levels of…

What is the Employment Law Clinic? The Employment Law Clinic focuses on rights in the workplace, with a particular emphasis on state and federal laws…

What is the Democracy and the Rule of Law Clinic? Students will participate in an externship with Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit founded by former…

What is the Criminal Prosecution Clinic? Clinical placements are in local District Attorneys’ offices, where students represent the Commonwealth, prosecuting non-jury criminal cases in district…

What is the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic? Students will participate in an externship with the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (“MJC”) in Washington, D.C.,…

What is the Child Advocacy Clinic? The Child Advocacy Clinic, which is part of Harvard Law School’s Child Advocacy Program, (CAP) is designed to educate…

What is the Capital Punishment Clinic? The Capital Punishment Clinic offers opportunities for students to represent clients with capital sentences through placements at capital punishment…

What is the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic? Students in the Clinic work to protect the rights of veterans and their families and persons…

What is the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic? In the Harvard LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic (the “Clinic”), students work on cutting-edge issues involving LGBTQ+ rights, with a particular…

What is the Housing Law Clinic? The Housing Law Clinic represents tenants who are facing evictions by private market and subsidized landlords. Students also have…