Clinical and Pro Bono Programs

What is the Mediation Clinic? Clinic placements are with the Harvard Mediation Program (HMP), and offer the opportunity to co-mediate disputes filed in local courts…

What is the International Human Rights Clinic? At the cutting edge of education and advocacy, the International Human Rights Clinic is a force…

What is the Institute to End Mass Incarceration Clinic? The Institute to End Mass Incarceration is a research and advocacy program that works toward the…

Build Skills, Strengthen Justice, Make an Impact Effective lawyers and leaders must be able to skillfully navigate conflict and envision more just and inclusive systems.

What is the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic? For over thirty years, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), in partnership with Greater Boston…

What is the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic? The Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School offers students the opportunity to…

What is the Election Law Clinic? The Election Law Clinic offers Harvard Law students the opportunity to do hands-on litigation and advocacy work across a…

What is the Education Law Clinic? The Education Law Clinic is part of a program called the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI), a nationally…

What is the Cyberlaw Clinic? The Cyberlaw Clinic, based at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to appropriate…

What is the Crimmigration Clinic? In the Crimmigration Clinic, students work on cutting-edge issues regarding the intersection of criminal law and immigration law. The content of the…

What is the Criminal Justice Institute? The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) offers a unique union of classroom instruction and hands-on experience for students who represent…

Date Event May 17, 2025 Fall 2025 Government Lawyer: United States Attorney Clinic Drop Deadline August 1, 2025 Fall 2025 Education Law Clinics Drop Deadline…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Office (OCP) is an academic office and does not provide legal services or advice to members of the…

What is the requirement? Pro bono service may be performed in an approved supervised setting anytime between the start of their 1L year and end…

The state of New York requires all applicants to the New York Bar to complete 50 hours of law-related pro bono service before their time…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP) offers HLS students the opportunity to conduct pro bono work during spring break through organized group…

Harvard Law School offers 13 Externship Clinics with hundreds of placements at government agencies and organizations across the United States. These clinics are taught by faculty and experienced…

The In-House Clinics are internal to Harvard Law School with an on-campus office, taught by Clinical Professors of Law, Clinical Instructors, and Lecturers on Law. The clinics are…

Harvard Law School has 11 Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) providing opportunities for students to gain practical legal experience under the supervision of a licensed attorney.  While…