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2009-2010 Clinical Curriculum
- Listed below are courses that offer a clinical component. Courses not listed as 'required clinicals' can also be taken as a standalone class.
- Adding: Enrolling in a clinical section will add you into both the class and the clinical components.
- Dropping: If you drop any component of the clincial course you will be dropped from both the class and the clinical (and workshop, if applicable).
- Add/Drop Deadlines: Fall - September 4, 2009. Winter - December 4, 2009. Spring - January 15, 2010.
- Professional Responsibility: Clinical courses that fulfill the HLS professional responsibility requirement are Government Lawyer: The Prosecutor, Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington, ITA Civil, ITA Criminal Justice, ITA Criminal Prosecution Perspectives, Legal Profession: Delivery of Legal Services.
- By Permission Courses: Courses listed as 'By permission' are not in clinical registration online; see course description for enrollment information.
- Additional clinical curriculum charts: 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013
- Waitlists: Short WL = 0-10; Medium WL = 11-20; Long WL= 21-30; Very long WL = 31
| Clinical Course | Class Time | Class Credits | Sample Clinical Placements | Clinical Term & Credits | Clinical Course & Section Number | Registration/ Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Clinical Practice (D. Grossman) - By permission - 3L HLAB members only - Required clinical credits - Clinical grading is Credit/No Credit | Fall & Spring: Thursday 3:00pm-4:00pm Block X | Fall: 1 and Spring: 1 | Harvard Legal Aid Bureau | Fall: 3 and Spring: 3 | 32355C-1/FS | By permission Apply by 4/3 |
| Capital Punishment in America (C. Steiker) - Clinical grading is Credit/Fail - LLMs permitted with permission | Spring: Mon, Tue 1:00pm-2:30pm Block E | Spring: 3 | Center for Death Penalty Litigation; Equal Justice Institute; Philadelphia Federal Defender (Capital Habeus Unit); Southern Center for Human Rights; Texas Defender Service; and other placements | Winter: 2 and Spring: 2-4 | 31980C-1/WS | Add/drop ended |
| Child Advocacy Clinic (J. Budnitz) - Required clinical credits - LLM students permitted with instructor permission - Early add/drop deadlines | Spring: Wednesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Spring: 2 | Boston Juvenile Court, Child Protection Unit of the D.A.'s Office, WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Special Education Clinic / Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative, Others | Spring: 3-4 Winter: (optional) 2 | Winter & Spring: 32080C-1/WS | Add/Drop ended Drop Deadline 11/6 |
| Spring only: 32080C-1/S | Add/Drop ended Drop Deadline 12/4 | |||||
| Child Exploitation, Pornography, and the Internet (D. Rosenfeld, D. Sacco) | Spring: Thursday 9:50am-11:50am Block D | Spring: 2 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Fall or Spring: 2-4 or Winter: 2 | Fall: 98063C-1/F | - - - |
| Winter: 98063C-1/W | Add/drop ended | |||||
| Spring: 98063C-1/S | Full Medium WL | |||||
| Climate Change Justice (M. Vandenbergh) - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | Environmental Law and Policy Clinic or other environmental organizations | Fall: 2-4 | 32325C-1/F | - - - |
| Community Action for Social and Economic Rights (L. White) - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Fall & Spring: Wednesdays 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Fall: 3 and Spring: 2 | Placements arranged by Professor Lucie White and/or Clinical and Pro Bono Office | Winter: 2 or Spring: 2-4 | Winter: 32370C-1/W | - - - |
| Spring: 32370C-1/S | - - - | |||||
| Consumer Finance (H. Jackson, P. Tufano) - Additional 2 credit workshop required | Spring: Monday 1:30pm-4:30pm Block E/G | Spring: 3 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Predatory Lending / Consumer Protection clinic | Spring: 2-4 | 33720C-1/S | Full No WL |
| Copyright and Trademark Litigation: TRO to the Supreme Court (D. Cendali) | Fall: Thursday 9:50am-11:50am Block D | Fall: 2 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Fall: 2,-4 | 47292C-1/F | - - - |
| Cybercrime (P. Malone) | Spring: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Spring: 2 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Fall or Spring: 2-4 or Winter: 2 | Fall: 92485C-1/F | - - - |
| Winter: 92485C-1/W | Add/drop ended | |||||
| Spring: 92485C-1/S | Full Long WL | |||||
| Cyberlaw: Difficult Problems (J. Zittrain) | Winter (at Stanford) | Winter: 2 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Spring: 2-4 | 34285C-1/S | By permission Apply 9/15 |
| Dispute Systems Design: Seminar (R. Bordone) - Clinic pre-requisite: Negotiation Workshop | Fall: Wednesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Fall: 2 | Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program | Fall: 2-4 | 92792C-1/F | - - - |
| Education Advocacy and Systemic Change: Children at Risk Clinical Workshop A (S. Cole, M. Gregory) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Fall: 2 | Education Law Clinic / Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative | Fall: 2-4 | 35244C-1/F | - - - |
| Education Advocacy and Systemic Change: Children at Risk Clinical Workshop B (S. Cole, M. Gregory) - Required clinical credits | Spring: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Spring: 2 | Education Law Clinic / Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative | Spring: 2-4 | 35244C-1/S | Open |
| Employment Law Workshop: Advocacy Skills (S. Churchill) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Fall: Wednesday 7:00pm-9:00pm Block M | Fall: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Employment Civil Rights Clinic, externships with private firms, advocacy groups, or government agencies | Fall: 2-4 | 35315C-1/F | - - - |
| Employment Law Workshop: Strategies for Social Change (S. Churchill) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Wednesdays 7:00pm-9:00pm Block M | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Employment Civil Rights Clinic; externships with private firms, advocacy groups, or government agencies | Winter: 2 and Spring: 2-4 | Winter & Spring 35312C-1/WS | Add/drop ended |
| Spring only: 2-4 | Spring only 35312C-1/S | Full No WL | ||||
| Environmental Law (M. Vandenbergh) - LLM students admitted at clinic's permission | Fall: Mon, Tue 8:40am-10:10am Block A | Fall: 3 | Environmental Law and Policy Clinic or other environmental organizations | Fall: 2-4 | 35500C-1/F | - - - |
| Environmental Law Practice: Skills, Methods, and Controversies: Seminar (W. Jacobs) - Pre- or co-requisite: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, or Legislation and Regulation. - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Spring: Wednesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Spring: 2 | Environmental Law and Policy Clinic or other environmental organizations | Fall or Spring: 2-4 | Fall: 93025C-1/F | - - - |
| Spring: 93025C-1/S | Full Short WL | |||||
| Family, Domestic Violence and LGBT Law: Litigating in the Family Courts A (R. Greenwald) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block H | Fall: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Family Law, Family Law Mediation, or GLBT clinics | Fall: 2-4 | 36515C-1/F | - - - |
| Family, Domestic Violence and LGBT Law: Litigating in the Family Courts B (R. Greenwald) - Required clinical credits | Spring: Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block H | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Family Law, Family Law Mediation, or GLBT clinics | Spring: 2-4 | 36515C-1/S | Open |
| Gender Violence, Law and Social Justice: Seminar (D. Rosenfeld) - LLMs admitted with instructor permission - Additional 1 credit workshop required during clinical term | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | Jane Doe, Inc.; Boston Area Rape Crisis Center; Security on Campus; Mass. Governor's Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence; Trafficking Victims Outreach & Services Network in Boston | Fall or Spring: 2-4 | Fall: 94020C-1/F | - - - |
| Spring: 94020C-1/S | Full Medium WL | |||||
| Government Lawyer: Policy and Practice: Semester in Washington (J. Flug) - Required clinical credits - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement | Spring: T TH 5-7pm | Spring: 4 | Federal executive, legislative, and agency offices in Washington, DC | Spring: 5 Winter: 2 (optional) | Winter & Spring: 38001C-1/WS | By permission Apply by 10/23 |
| Spring: 38001C-1/S | By permission Apply by 10/23 | |||||
| Government Lawyering: The Prosecutor (A. Whiting) - Required clinical credits - Fall drop deadline: 6/5/09 - Spring drop deadline: 9/4/09 - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement | Fall: Mon, Tue 1:00pm-2:00pm Block E | Fall: 3 | U.S. Attorney's Office or Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General | Fall or Spring: 2-4 | Fall: 38000C-1/F | - - - |
| Spring: 38000C-1/S | - - - | |||||
| Green New York (G. Frug) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block H | Fall: 2 | New York City Law Department | Spring: 2 | 94035C-1/S | By permission Apply in Sept |
| Health, Disability and Estate Planning: Law and Policy Clinical Workshop A (R. Greenwald) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Wednesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Fall: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Administrative/Disability, Health Law, Estate Planning clinics | Fall: 2-4 | 38093C-1/F | - - - |
| Health, Disability and Estate Planning: Law and Policy Clinical Workshop B (R. Greenwald) - Required clinical credits | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Administrative/Disability, Health Law, Estate Planning clinics | Spring: 2-4 | 38093C-1/S | Open |
| Housing Law and Policy (D. Grossman) | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinic, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, other organizations | Spring: 2-4 | 38100C-1/S | Open |
| Human Rights Advocacy (J. Cavallaro) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Spring: Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block H | Spring: 2 | International Human Rights Clinic | Spring: 2-4 | 94740C-1/S | Full Long WL |
| Human Rights Advocacy in Contemporary South Africa (T. Giannini, S. Farbstein) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | International Human Rights Clinic | Spring: 2-4 | 94741C-1/S | Full Medium WL |
| Human Rights and the Environment (T. Giannini) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Fall: Wednesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Fall: 2 | International Human Rights Clinic | Fall: 2-4 | 94611C-1/F | - - - |
| Humanitarian Protection in Situations of Armed Conflict (B. Docherty, S. Sonnenberg) - Required clinical credits - Negotiation and Mediation clinical placements have pre-requisite of Negotiation Workshop - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | International Human Rights Clinic (no pre-requisite) or Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (Pre-requisite: Negotiation Workshop) | Fall: 2-4 | Human Rights: 94742C-1/F | - - - |
| Negotiation: 94742C-2/F | - - - | |||||
| Immigration and Refugee Advocacy: Seminar A (D. Anker) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Fall: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Fall: 2 | Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic | Fall: 2, 3 4 | 98460C-1/F | - - - |
| Immigration and Refugee Advocacy: Seminar B (D. Anker) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Spring: W 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J | Spring: 2 | Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic | Spring: 2, 3 4 | 98460C-1/S | Open |
| Independent Clinical - Enrollment by application only - Not in clinical registration - Grading is Pass/Fail - LLMs may apply | - | Fall, Winter, or Spring | Various | Fall or Spring: 2-4; or Winter: 2 | - | By application |
| Intellectual Property Law: Advanced (W. Fisher) -Pre-req: see course description | Spring: Mon, Tue, Wed 10:20am-11:40am Block C | Spring: 4 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Fall or Spring: 2-4 or Winter: 2 | Fall: 41415C-1/F | - - - |
| Winter: 41415C-1/W | Add/drop ended | |||||
| Spring: 41415C-1/S | Full Short WL | |||||
| Introduction to Advocacy (ITA): Civil - Skills and Ethics in Clinical Practice (D. Grossman) - 2L HLAB members only - Required clinical credits - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement - Clinical grading is Pass/Fail - Pre- or co-requisite: Evidence | Fall & Spring: Tue,Wed 3:20pm-4:20pm Block G | Fall: 2 and Spring: 1 | Harvard Legal Aid Bureau | Fall: 2 and Spring: 3 | 39511C-1/FS | By permission Apply by 4/3 |
| Introduction to Advocacy (ITA): Criminal Justice (R. Sullivan) - Pre- or Co-Requisite: TAW and Evidence - 3L students only - Required clinical credits - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement | ITA- Fall & Winter: (Starts 10/7) Wed, Thu 5:00pm-7:00pm Block J/K | ITA: Fall: 3 and Winter: 1 | Criminal Justice Institute | ITA: Fall: 3 and Winter: 1 | 39700C-1/FW | - - - |
| TAW- 9/9/09-10/2/09 Mon-Fri 2:00pm-9:00pm | TAW- Fall: 3 | -- | ||||
| Introduction to Advocacy (ITA): Criminal - Prosecution Perspectives (J. Corrigan) - Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence and Trial Advocacy Workshop (TAW) - 3L students only - Required clinical credits - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement | ITA- Fall & Winter: (Starts 10/8) Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | ITA: Fall: 2 and Winter: 1 | District Attorney's Offices of Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, or Suffolk Counties | ITA: Fall: 3 and Winter: 1 | 39600C-1/FW | - - - |
| TAW- 9/9/09-10/2/09 Mon-Fri 2:00pm-9:00pm | TAW- Fall: 3 | -- | ||||
| Judicial Process in Community Courts (J. Cratsley) - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Monday 7:00pm-9:00pm Block M | Spring: 2 | Individual Justices of the District Court, Boston Municipal Court, Juvenile Court, and Housing Court Departments of the Massachusetts Trial Court | Spring: 2-4 | 90920-1/S | Open |
| Law and Social Movements (L. Guinier) | Spring: Mon, Tue 3:20pm-4:50pm Block G | Spring: 3 | TBD - Contact Clinical office for questions | Spring: 2-4 | 41211C-1/S | Full Medium WL |
| Law and the Political Process (L. Guinier) | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | Demos, a Network for Ideas & Action, Advancement Project, Cambridge Election Commission, and Common Cause | Spring: 2-4 | 96445C-1/S | Full Medium WL |
| Legal Profession: Delivery of Legal Services A (J. Charn) - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement - LLMs admitted with instructor permission - Additional 2 credit workshop required for LSC clinics | Fall: Mon 5pm-7pm Tue 7pm-8pm Block H/M | Fall: 3 | Externships or WilmerHale Legal Services Center Clinics: Administrative/Disability Law, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning, Family Law, GLBT Law, Health Law, Housing, Predatory Lending, Special Education/TLPI | Fall: 2-4 | 43300C-1/F | - - - |
| Legal Profession: Delivery of Legal Services B (J. Charn) - Fulfills professional responsibility requirement - LLMs admitted with instructor permission - Additional 2 credit workshop required for LSC clinics | Spring: Mon 5pm-7pm Tue 7pm-8pm Block H/M | Spring: 3 | Externships or WilmerHale Legal Services Center Clinics: Administrative/Disability Law, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning, Family Law, GLBT Law, Health Law, Housing, Predatory Lending, Special Education/TLPI | Spring: 2-4 | 43300C-1/S | Open |
| Making Rights Real (L. White) | Fall: Thursday 7:00pm-9:00pm Block M | Fall: 2 and Winter: 1 (Optional Spring: 1) | Ghana Legal Resources Centre | Winter: 2 | 43610A-1/S | By permission Apply by 4/10 |
| Mediation (D. Hoffman) | Spring: Thursday 4:00pm - 7:00pm Block X/K | Spring: 3 | Harvard Mediation Program | Spring: 1 | 43610C-1/S | Full Medium WL |
| Natural Resources Law and Policy (J. Purdy) | Spring: Mon, Tue 10:20am-11:50am Block C | Spring: 3 | Environmental Law and Policy Clinic or other environmental organizations | Spring: 2-4 | 44070C-1/S | Open |
| Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Workshop (R. Bordone, M. Smith) - Required clinical credits - Pre-requisite: Negotiation Workshop - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 1 | Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program | Spring: 2-4 | 44105C-1/S | Full Short WL |
| Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinical Workshop A (M. McDonagh) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinic | Fall: 2-4 | 38105C-1/F | - - - |
| Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinical Workshop B (M. McDonagh) - Required clinical credits | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinic | Spring: 2-4 | 38105C-1/S | Open |
| Poverty Law (L. White) - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Wed, Thu 1:00pm-2:30pm Block F | Spring: 3 | Various local organizations | Fall or Spring: 2-4 | Fall: 44575C-1/F | - - - |
| Spring: 98141C-1/S | Full No WL | |||||
| Practical Lawyering in Cyberspace (P.Malone) - LLMs admitted with clinic permission | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | Cyberlaw clinic (Berkman Center) | Fall or Spring: 2-4 or Winter: 2 | Fall: 98141C-1/F | - - - |
| Winter: 98141C-1/W | - - - | |||||
| Spring: 98141C-1/S | - - - | |||||
| Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinical Workshop A (R. Bertling, M. Weinstein) - Required clinical credits | Fall: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Fall: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Predatory Lending / Consumer Protection clinic | Fall: 2-4 | 44795C-1/F | - - - |
| Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinical Workshop B (R. Bertling, M. Weinstein) - Required clinical credits | Spring: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Spring: 2 | WilmerHale Legal Services Center: Predatory Lending / Consumer Protection clinic | Spring: 2-4 | 44795C-1/S | Open |
| Securities Regulation (A. Ferrell) - Fall clinical drop deadline: 6/5/09 | Spring: Friday 9:50am-11:50am Block D | Spring: 3 | Securities and Exchange Commission | Fall or Spring: 2-4 | Fall: 46200C-1/F | - - - |
| Spring: 462C00-1/S | Full Very Long WL | |||||
| Sports Law Clinic (P.Carfagna) - By permission - Priority given to prior Sports Law students - Pro bono credit only for non-profit work | -- | -- | Various, including legal departments of major leagues, law firms and lawyers doing sports law represention of individual players or team/leagues | Spring: 2-4 | TBD | By permission, Apply by 10/1 |
| Supreme Court Litigation (T. Golstein, K. Russell, A. Howe) - LLMs may apply | Winter Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm | Winter: 1 | Cases arranged by instructors | Winter: 2 | 46650C-1/W | By Permission Apply by 10/16 |
| Title IX: Seminar (D. Rosenfeld) - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | Security on Campus, Inc.; other legal advocacy groups | Fall: 2-4 | 99420C-1/F | - - - |
| Transactional Practice Clinical Workshop: Business, Non Profit, Real Estate and Entertainment A (B. Price) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Fall: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Fall: 2 | Transactional Law Clinics: Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, and Recording Artist Project | Fall: 2-4 | 47532C-1/F | - - - |
| Transactional Practice Clinical Workshop: Business, Non Profit, Real Estate and Entertainment B (B. Price) - Required clinical credits - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block I | Spring: 2 | Transactional Law Clinics: Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, and Recording Artist Project | Spring: 2-4 | 47532C-1/S | Full Long WL |
| War Crimes Prosecution Workshop (A. Whiting) - Required clinical credits - Class meets every other week - LLMs admitted with instructor permission | Spring: Thursday 5:00pm-7:00pm Block K | Spring: 1 | War crime tribunals or organizations working on war crime prosecution issues | Spring: 2 | 48333C-1/S | By permission Apply by 10/1 |
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