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HLS J-Term Clinical Internship

HLS J-Term Clinical Internship 

About 

At Harvard Law School, the academic year consists of fall, winter, and spring term. Winter term is a three-week period in January each year. To graduate, J.D. students must complete three winter terms. In their second or third year, students interested in a legal practice experience may participate in a clinical internship during the winter term, which allows them to spend the three-week term doing direct client services or research and writing for a non-profit, government, or public interest organization.    

The Mittal Institute is proud to help facilitate a new J-Term Clinical Internship with the Supreme Court of Pakistan, based in Islamabad, Pakistan.   

The purpose of this judicial internship is to expose these candidates to the workings of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Through this internship, candidates will get an opportunity to attend the court proceedings at the Supreme Court, prepare bench-memorandums, conduct legal research, draft opinions, assist the Honorable Justice on complex cross-cutting legal issues, and contribute to the overall functioning of the Chambers.  

The HLS Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs (OCP)’s Winter Term international independent clinicals staff have indicated that they will approve for credit up to three HLS students for travel to Islamabad for this judicial internship for the upcoming January. 

Application Process 

Eligibility Criteria 

Applicants must be LL.M., J.D. or S.J.D. candidates currently enrolled at HLS. 

How to Apply 

Applicants must submit all required application materials via the linked application form. Via the form applicants can upload all required materials and indicate how they will submit their letter of recommendation.   

NOTE: You must be signed in to your Harvard Affiliated Microsoft 365 Account to access this form. To sign in to your Harvard Microsoft account (via Harvard Key) please click here. 

For more information on Harvard Microsoft 365 visit the following HUIT page: https://huit.harvard.edu/microsoft-365   

If you have not yet activated your Harvard Microsoft 365 account, you may do so here: Activate your O365 email account  

Link to Application form 

Application form

Application Materials 

All application materials must be submitted via the application form  

  • A complete filled application form 
  • A copy of the candidates CNIC/passport.  
  • One-page cover (300 word) letter. 
  • CV (must not be more than 2 pages). 
  • [OPTIONAL] One letter of recommendation from an undergraduate or graduate course instructor, to be included in the candidate’s application (via the linked form) or emailed directly to mittalsai@fas.harvard.edu
     

Timeline 

  • Application Opens: Monday, September 30, 2024  
  • Application Closes: Friday, October 4, 2024 
  • Finalists Notified: October 10, 2024 
  • Dates of Internship: January 6, 2025 – January 24, 2025, for the Winter Term (the HLS “J term)  

Questions 

Please contact mittalsai@fas.harvard.edu with any questions regarding the application or internship.