News and Notices

October 2009

Pro Bono Information Session

Learn about ways to fulfill your Pro Bono requirement. Thursday, October 22 from 12-1pm, Pound 335

Winter Term Opportunities Information Session

Learn about winter term opportunities beyond the classroom, including Independent and Continuing Clinicals, Winter Writing Program, and funding resources. Thursday, October 8 from 12-1pm, Pound 101.

September 2009

Supreme Court Litigation Clinic applications due October 16

This winter-term course, based in Washington, D.C., will immerse students in the intensive practice of law before the United States Supreme Court.

HIRC lands a major victory in a political asylum case

The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) obtained asylum status for a parent and his two children whose family members were singled out for torture and murder in El Salvador by a notoriously violent gang.

Student Practice Organization Panel Recap

SPO students discuss their practice experiences, ideal for 1Ls seeking to represent clients.

War Crimes Prosecution Clinic applications due October 1

Gain experience in the international criminal justice system by working with international criminal tribunals, U.S. government agencies, and NGOs during the Spring. Applications due October 1.

Sports Law Clinic applications due October 1

Clinical placements in the field of sports law will be available for Spring 2010. Applications due October 1.

Semester in Washington

We are still accepting applications for the 2010 Semester in Washington Program. Apply today!

Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers

Sign up before September 25 to participate in this non-credit class, which will improve language skills and teach Spanish legal vocabulary to students with prior knowledge of the Spanish language.

Student Practice Organization (SPO) Panel

Learn about the different SPOs at this panel on September 21, from 7pm-8pm in Austin North.

Soffiyah Elijah Observes Presidential Election in El Salvador

Elijah, deputy director of Criminal Justice Institute, was an international observer of El Salvador's presidential election.

Domestic Violence Institute Volunteer Info Session

Thursday, September 10, 12 - 1pm Lewis 202

HLS Mississippi Delta Project Info Session

Thursday, September 10, 4 - 5pm Pound 332

August 2009

Students in HNMCP test classroom experience in the real world

Through participation in the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinic, students put their negotiation skills to practice by working on an environmental project in China, helping families resolve land disputes in North Carolina, and training a Nigerian community customized negotiation skills.

HNMCP students help southerners keep land in the family

Students in the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program worked with families in North Carolina to help resolve conflicts over inheirited land.

July 2009

Susan Cole on Supreme Court Special Education Ruling

The Washington Post interviewed Susan Cole, HLS Lecturer and clinical instructor of the Special Education Clinic/Trauma Learning Policy Initiative, regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Forest Grove School District v. T.A.

Criminal Justice Institute Lands String of 'Not Guiltys' in Court

3L students provide much-needed legal defense services through the Criminal Justice Institute, HLS' criminal defense clinic.

June 2009

Three students share 2009 Kaufman Pro Bono Service Award

Class of '09 members Katy Glenn, David Haller, and Nick Hartigan receive the Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Service Award for most pro bono hours logged during their law school career.

May 2009

2010 Semester in Washington - Call for Applications

Applications now available for the 2010 Semester in Washington program. Applications are due on Thursday, June 11.

New Cyberlaw Clinical with Zittrain Course

Professor Jonathan Zittrain is soliciting applications from students interested in doing a fall clinical with the Berkman Center's Cyberlaw Clinic in conjunction with his winter term course "Cyberlaw: Difficult Problems", which will be taught at Stanford.

Bordone Appointed as Clinical Professor

Robert Bordone, Director of the HLS Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, was promoted Thursday to full Clinical Professor of Law by unanimous vote of the HLS faculty.

Semester in Washington Information Session

Come learn about the 2010 Semester in Washington clinical program at this information session on Monday, May 11 from 5:30pm-6:30pm in Pound 335.

TLPI Clinic Holds Legislative Day to Help At-Risk Children Succeed in School

HLS students organized a Massachusetts State House briefing to describe what schools can do to help the growing number of traumatized children overcome barriers to learning and find success.

Graduating Students: Report Additional Pro Bono Hours by May 8

Students are encouraged to notify the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs of any additional pro bono work that has not already been reported to our office. Students with over 1,000 hours of pro bono legal work will be recognized in the Commencement program.

April 2009

HLAB Students Stemming Foreclosure Crisis in Boston

HLAB students David Haller ’09 and Nick Hartigan ’09 have forged a solution that’s forcing banks and mortgage companies to change the way they do business in Boston.

Human Rights Clinic Wins Apartheid-Era Case

Students in the International Human Rights Clinic working on an historic lawsuit alleging human rights violations by corporations during apartheid-era South Africa scored a major victory.

Independent Clinical with Department of Justice

There are independent clinical opportunities with the Counterterrorism Section (CTS) of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice during the 2009/10 academic year. Information session on Thursday, April 16.

Walk-In Advising

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs will be open for walk-in advising hours from 9am-5pm on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14 for students to prepare for clinical registration.

Clinical Forum

Students will be able to speak with representatives from HLS clinics to learn about the work experience each clinic offers. Monday, April 6 from 6-8pm in Austin Hall.

March 2009

Harvard Mediators Help Neighbors Resolve Disputes

Benet Magnuson '09 explains the new tenant-to-tenant mediation initiative of the Harvard Mediation Program.

Forming Not-for-Profit Organizations Workshop

Goodwin Procter attorneys will provide a workshop for HLS students on forming not-for-profit organizations on Monday, March 16.

Summer Internship

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs seeks an undergraduate summer intern for 2009. Applications are due Monday, March 16.

February 2009

Clinical Alumna Has Henigson Fellowship in Afghanistan

Erica Gaston '07 is waging peace in Kabul.

Cooley Establishes HLS's First Cyberlaw Clinic Fellowship at Berkman Center for Internet & Society

The Cooley Fellow will become an integral part of the clinic's cutting-edge work in teaching and client representation.

Mississippi Delta Spring Break Pro Bono Trip

Join fellow law students during spring break to provide pro bono assistance and advice to local farmers' markets in the Mississippi. Information session Tuesday, February 10.

Akin Gump Pro Bono Scholars Information Session

New fellowship program for 1L students interested in law firm pro bono work. Information session Monday, February 9.

Capital Defense Pro Bono Project

Professor Carol Steiker is seeking students to assist with a capital defense case of a New Hampshire man. Applications due February 6.

January 2009

LSC Instructors Named as Bellows Scholars

Michael Gregory and Susan Cole of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center have been named as 2009 Bellows Scholars.

Gender Violence Students Lead University Workshop on Sexual Respect

Students in Diane Rosenfeld's Title IX course work with University of Richmond following fraternity incident.

Shelter Legal Services Seeks Law Student Volunteers

Opportunities for law students, including 1Ls, to work with this organization that offers legal assistance to the homeless population in Cambridge and Boston. Information session Tuesday, January 27.

Spring Clinical Add/Drop ends January 23

December 2008

Environmental Students Win Another Victory in Kansas Case

In one of the most important “green” cases in the nation to date, students in the HLS Environmental Law and Policy Clinic have won yet another victory in their ongoing defense of the State of Kansas.

November 2008

Pro Bono Trip with PDS

Work with the Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia during intersession week in January. Information session on Friday, November 21.

Community Lawyering Clinical Conference

In the first of what we plan as a continuing series of workshops on issues related to legal clinical education, the HLS Office of Clinical & Pro Bono Programs is hosting a workshop for legal clinicians on Community Lawyering on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.

October 2008

HLAB 95th Anniversary Celebration

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau will celebrate its 95th anniversary by hosting a panel on Civil Gideon and honoring two Bureau alums, Jerome Shestack and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. October 25, 4:30pm-6:30pm, Austin Hall.

International Service Trip to South Africa

These new service programs will offer 1L, 2L, and 3L students the unique opportunity to do legal work with local organizations in South Africa during the winter term. Information Session on October 16, 12pm-1pm, Morgan Courtroom.

Employment Law Panel

Learn about employment and labor law, including academic and clinical opportunities. October 16, 12-1pm, Hauser 101.

Winter Term Projects and Funding Information Session

Learn about winter term opportunities beyond the classroom, including Independent and Continuing Clinicals, Winter Writing Program, and funding resources. October 15, 12-1pm, Pound 102.

How a CEO and a Lawyer Became Felons

Two Inside Stories of White Collar Crime: A Talk with Former Prosecutors and Offenders -- a cautionary tale for professionals.

September 2008

Semester in Washington, D.C., launches this spring

Beginning this spring, Harvard Law School students will be able to participate in Government Lawyering -- Policy and Practice: Semester in Washington, the the school’s first-ever semester-away program for academic and clinical credit.

Legal Services Student Receives National Clinical Award

Michelle Kuo '09, a clinical student at WilmerHale Legal Services Center, received the Outstanding Clinical Student Award this year for her work in the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative.

Government Lawyering - Policy & Practice: Semester in Washington

New clinical program to launch in Spring 2009. Students will spend the spring semester in Washington, DC working in government offices and studying the intersection of law and government. Information Session September 19, 12-1pm, Pound 201. Applications due October 1.