Positions at the Legal Services Center represent a unique opportunity to work within Harvard Law School’s clinical program, to join a dynamic public interest and clinical teaching law office, and practice in burgeoning areas of state and national importance. Unless indicated otherwise in a posting, applicants must apply for open positions via the Harvard University employment website.
Current Openings
Director, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and Clinical Instructor
(Posted July 2026)
The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a Director to lead the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic.
Launched in 2020, the Clinic provides students with opportunities to develop lawyering and advocacy skills that respond to the unmet legal needs of LGBTQ+ communities.
For more information and to view the full job posting, visit https://careers.harvard.edu/job/director-lgbtq-advocacy-clinic-and-clinical-instructor-in-jamaica-plain-ma-united-states-jid-1720
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Staff Attorney, Housing Justice for Survivors Project
(Posted July 2026)
The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a Staff Attorney to join our Housing Justice for Survivors Project (HJFS) within the Housing Clinic.
Housing Justice for Survivors Project (HJFS) represents tenants who are facing housing instability due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
We are seeking a candidate with three years or more of experience to litigate an active docket of eviction defense and tenancy termination cases on behalf of survivors of gender-based violence.
For more information and to view the full job posting, visit https://careers.harvard.edu/job/staff-attorney-housing-justice-for-survivors-project-in-jamaica-plain-ma-united-states-jid-1684
Temporary Clinical Instructor, Consumer Protection Clinic
(Posted July 2026)
To provide coverage for a Clinical Instructor who will be on leave, the Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a temporary Clinical Instructor to join our Consumer Protection Clinic during the upcoming academic year—with a start date in October or early November 2026 and an end date in May or June 2027. The Clinic provides free legal representation to low-income community members in a wide range of consumer law matters in both state and federal court. The Clinic’s docket reflects a mix of individual debt collection defense matters and affirmative litigation on behalf of individual consumers and consumer classes. Simultaneously, the Consumer Clinic trains and mentors Harvard Law School clinical students in their representation of clients. The Clinical Instructor will be responsible for a portion of the Clinic’s docket and for teaching and supervising students as they work on cases.
For more information and to view the full job posting, visit 2026 Legal Services Center of HLS – Temporary Position – Clinical Instructor – Consumer Protection Clinic