Library Services for Clinics and SPOs

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This guide provides information relating to the services provided by the Harvard Law School Library for those associated with HLS clinics or SPOs.

Your clinic or SPO will have a library liaison who can help connect you to our services.

If  your library liaison isn't on this list, please contact research@law.harvard.edu . 

The legal research specialists at the Harvard Law School Library are available to help support your clinic's or SPO’s faculty, staff and students with your research needs.

Please note that the librarians cannot do research for you.

The librarians can help your clinic’s or SPO's faculty, staff and students develop efficient research skills and techniques through: 

• In-class or stand alone training classes for students on specific topics or tools 
• Research training sessions for clinical/SPO staff and faculty 
• Individual meetings with staff and students to support specific research projects

To schedule training for your organization, please email us at research@law.harvard.edu.

• Include a description of the topic and any specific resources you'd like covered
• We require at least 1 week advance notice for scheduling and preparation
• Additional advance notice may be needed for scheduling during September and February. 

Librarians can help develop on-line content to support clinical/SPO projects through:

• The creation of Research Guides for courses or projects
• Gathering research resources for clinical course Canvas sites

The legal research specialists at the Harvard Law School Library are available to help you with your clinical/SPO research. Please contact your clinic's library liaison for more information. 

Please note that the librarians cannot do research for you.

The HLS Library offers many services to help aid Clinical/SPO Students fulfill their research needs.  The librarians can help you:

• Develop a research plan 
• Identify relevant print and on-line sources
• Develop efficient research skills 
• Navigate library collections and services
• Identify tools and resources to support your research projects and organize your research

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Feel free to search through our research guides using the search bar above.  You can also browse through published guides from across the entire Harvard University Library system.

The Harvard Law School Library is not a public library. If you are not affiliated with Harvard, please contact one of the public law libraries linked below.

Note also that Reference Librarians do not practice law and, therefore, are not permitted to:

• conduct legal research for patrons
• provide legal advice or opinions
• read a legal authority over the phone, even if provided with a citation

If you require legal assistance, please the the resources collected at the links below. 

For free sources for legal research, please consult our guide.