Criminal Prosecution Clinic

Clinical placements are in local district attorneys' offices, where students represent the Commonwealth, prosecuting non-jury criminal cases in district court. Students are likely to handle arraignments, bail hearings, pre-trial conferences, motion hearings, and trials. Some students may have the opportunity to assist a state prosecutor on pretrial preparation of superior court cases or to handle a jury trial in district court. Since students are directly responsible for prosecuting a docket of cases (under the supervision of an assistant district attorney), they will need two full days free (9 am to 5 pm) in their schedules for this clinical placement.

Clinical and Course Information

Criminal Prosecution Clinic
Fall-Winter clinical
3L students only
Co-requisite: Introduction to Advocacy: Criminal Prosecution Perspectives (offered in Fall-Winter)
Pre- or co-requisite: Evidence and Trial Advocacy Workshop

Contact

Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs
6 Everett Street, Suite 3085 (WCC)
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA 02138
clinical@law.harvard.edu