Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School Summer Interns Program
Program Dates: May 27 – August 1, 2014
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.
Summer intern opportunities are currently available in the following clinics:
- Disability Litigation and Benefits Advocacy Clinic
- Estate Planning Clinic
- Post Foreclosure Eviction Defense Housing Clinic
- Predatory Lending/Consumer Protection Clinic
- Predatory Lending/Consumer Protection Clinic – Student Lending/For-Profit Colleges Project
- Veterans Legal Clinic
How to Apply: Email cover letter and resume to lscsummer@law.harvard.edu. Minimum of 35-40 hours per week commitment. Summer interns are unpaid but eligible for all public interest fellowships including SPIF and EJA. For more information about the program visit Summer Interns Program website.
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Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation Summer Interns Program
Program Dates: May 27 – August 1, 2014
Although primarily open to law school students, CHLPI’s summer program also has a limited number of positions open to candidates in other, but related, disciplines. Positions focus heavily on policy research and 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.
How to Apply: Email including cover letter and resume to lscsummer@law.harvard.edu. Minimum of 35-40 hours per week commitment. Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis until opportunities are filled. Summer interns are unpaid but eligible for all public interest fellowships including SPIF and EJA.