Tag: Clinical

Announcement

January 12, 2021
The drop deadlines have now passed, but there are a couple of seats still available in each of the spring 2021 clinics below.  Interested students should contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) – open seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Students may only participate in one clinic at a time. Animal Law & Policy […]

Announcement

December 9, 2020
Independent Clinical: Appellate Litigation with Becket Location: Washington D.C.  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (www.becketlaw.org) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. Recognized for its extraordinary success before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, the Becket Fund recently joined 23 premier appellate firms across […]

Announcement

December 4, 2020
Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  The general add/drop deadline for spring 2021 clinics is today, December 4, 2020 at […]

Announcement

December 1, 2020
Independent Clinical: Appellate Litigation with Becket Location: Washington D.C.  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (www.becketlaw.org) is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious faiths. Recognized for its extraordinary success before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, the Becket Fund recently joined 23 premier appellate firms across […]

Announcement

December 1, 2020
Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  We will continue to update the list of clinics with open seats as waitlists […]

Announcement

November 23, 2020
Still looking for a spring 2021 clinical opportunity?  Below are four judicial placements that are still accepting applications for the spring term.  Interested students should apply independently.  If accepted, students are then eligible to enroll in the spring Federal Courts Clinic and Clinical Seminar.   Judge Barbara J. Rothstein, Visiting Judge to the U.S. District […]

Announcement

November 18, 2020
Still looking for a spring 2021 clinical opportunity?  Below are four judicial placements that are still accepting applications for the spring term.  Interested students should apply independently.  If accepted, students are then eligible to enroll in the spring Federal Courts Clinic and Clinical Seminar.   Judge Ryan Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth […]

Announcement

November 10, 2020
Spring 2021 clinical opportunities are still available!  Interested students can enroll in the below clinics through Helios on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you run into issues signing up or have any questions about these clinics.  We will continue to update the list of clinics with open seats as waitlists […]

Event
November 10, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Meet with the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs’ communications team, and bring your ideas for blog stories about SPOs and Clinics! We want to hear about your meaningful experiences in Clinics and SPOs and how we can work with you to broadcast them more broadly. Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkceGqrjsoGNBXGIcIQYGLI_2eCSHoqmTR

Event
October 30, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Please join election law and voting rights experts Professor Nick Stephanopoulos and Lecturer on Law Ruth Greenwood, Director of the Voting Rights Litigation and Advocacy Clinic, for a discussion about the 2020 Election in advance of Election Day, November 3rd. Register at http://bit.ly/ElectionDayPrimer. This event is being hosted by the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono […]

Event
October 29, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please join the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs staff, including Assistant Dean Lisa Dealy, for an open Q&A about participating in externships and in-house clinics during your time at HLS. With the recent announcement about the spring semester, OCP staff members will be available to answer any of your questions about participating in […]

Event
October 29, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The late Chief Justice Gants was deeply concerned about the great disparity in the rates of imprisonment among Whites, African-Americans and Latinos in Massachusetts and sought to root out the inequities in the system that led to these disparate rates.  Professor Dehlia Umunna will engage in a conversation in his honor about the critical next […]

Event
October 28, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Please join the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs’ Associate Director Lee Mestre and Attorney Advisor Sheryl Dickey for an open Q&A about opportunities and logistics for meeting the HLS JD pro bono graduation requirement and the New York State Pro Bono Requirement for Bar Admission. Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuf-CppjIqH9FC8P1GLm2snJgQH_xsGa4q This event is a part of […]

Event
October 26, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

(This event has been postponed.  Currently the state is facing a looming eviction crisis, and housing advocates and community organizers are currently on the ground working with and on behalf of those whose housing is at risk.  We have decided that it would more timely to host this conversation in the spring.)  The late Chief Justice Gants made access to justice in housing […]

Event
September 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Come hear students from different Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) talk about their organizations and learn how you can become involved in hands-on practice! You can also find out how work with SPO’s can count towards the HLS JD Pro Bono Requirement. This is particularly geared towards 1Ls, LLMs, and transfer students at HLS. After the […]

Event
August 31, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Successful Remote Externships panel will feature 2-3 students who successfully transitioned to remote clinical work in the spring, while enrolled in an externship or independent clinical. Your classmates will share their insight on the challenges to avoid—some of which are particular to working within an academic context–and tips for making the most of your […]

Student Work The Religious Freedom Clinic provides students a hands-on, supervised experience representing a diverse group of clients in legal matters arising from a wide range of beliefs, practices, and circumstances. As a pro bono program dedicated to building bridges in service to those in need, the clinic focuses on representing members of minority faiths, […]

Announcement

August 17, 2020
There are a handful of clinics that have a few open seats available for the fall term.  Interested students should email Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) to discuss enrollment – open seats will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  As a reminder, the add/drop deadline has passed for all fall clinics, so if you are already […]