Clinical

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

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…

How do I learn more about the clinical opportunities at HLS?  Harvard Law School has a robust clinical program that offers a wide variety of…

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)…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs is an academic office and does not provide legal services or advice.  Please contact Peter O’Meara…

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. All 2L,…

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…

J.D. students register for most clinics through Helios during registration preferencing the spring of the year before.  Helios Clinical Registration Center Check out…

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 2024 NameYearPlacementJoey Alpert3LOffice of United States Senator Chris MurphySeth Gertz-Billingsley2LSenator Tom Cotton, Senate Judiciary CommitteeJessica Bushman2LOffice of Legal Counsel…

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.