Program Dates: May 28 - August 2, 2013
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
For program inquiries please contact lscsummer@law.harvard.edu
The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School was founded in 1979 and embodies a commitment to education and service in the study of law. Our primary purpose is to educate law students for practice and professional service in a fully functioning law office; to harness the energies and efforts of those law students to meet the legal needs of a diverse, urban clientele; to experiment with approaches to increase access to legal services; and to study and understand the public policies and institutions that most directly affect lower income individuals and families.
Use your 1L or 2L summer to get the best experience you’ll have in law school (according to our alumni!) at the crown jewel of HLS clinical offerings, and get to know Boston better exploring the neighborhood gems within easy reach of LSC. Spending the summer with us is the best way to guarantee you’ll have this experience, since semester based clinical placements are usually over-enrolled.
LSC’s summer program also has a limited number of positions open to joint JD/MPH candidates in its Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. These positions focus heavily on policy analysis, and involve writing technical and non-technical legislative and regulatory summaries as well as providing technical assistance to states and community-based organizations regarding healthcare reform, Medicaid programming, and new strategies to increase access to care for underserved populations. Joint degree candidates are encouraged to mention their JD/MPH status in the cover letter.
Students can learn more about the practice areas by clicking on the following links:
Summer fellows are unpaid but eligible for all public interest fellowships including SPIF and EJA.
Students interested in being a summer fellow at the Center must commit to work 35-40 hours per week for the duration of the program. The program cannot accommodate students who wish to split with another summer internship.
Supervision for students working at the Center is provided by one of our Clinical Instructors, chosen for their skills and abilities as practitioners and for their ability to teach, mentor, instruct and guide students through early learning experiences. Each Clinical Instructor has a caseload in one of the Center's areas of practice which is shared with the Instructor's supervisees.
Students at the Center interview people seeking advice or assistance; undertake direct assistance and responsibility to clients; engage in investigation and, often, formal discovery; counsel and advise clients; plan and strategize to achieve the best results for their clients; prepare pleadings for courts or applications to administrative agencies; and research case specific legal issues. Some students appear before courts on contested motions, preliminary matters or assist in a trial; others will represent clients before administrative agencies.
To find out more about the power of working here, read why this 2L thinks everyone should Think Legal Services.
HOW TO APPLY:
The 2013 summer program runs from Tuesday, May 28th to Friday, August 2nd for a minimum of 35-40 hours per week. Application is by email including cover letter and resume to lscsummer@law.harvard.edu.
Placement is determined by need and Clinical Instructor availability from among the following areas, so please rank your 3 top choices when applying. Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis until opportunities are filled.
Summer fellows are unpaid but eligible for all public interest fellowships including SPIF and EJA. |
