Through the Child Advocacy Clinic, a student may work part-time at one of the organizations listed below. Through our winter-spring clinical option, students spend an additional winter semester working full-time. Please be aware, when deciding between the winter-spring and spring options that due to a variety of factors that affect the matching process, Y-Lab may prioritize a winter-spring student over a spring student for a particular placement. Thus if you are interested in being at a particular agency, you may need to demonstrate a greater commitment by enrolling in the winter-spring clinic. If you have any questions about which option is right for you, please contact Crisanne ([email protected]).
Boston-area Sites
Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), Committee for Public Counsel Services – Appellate Office
Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), Committee for Public Counsel Services – Boston Trial Office
Children’s Justice Unit, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts (CLCM)
Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ)
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Health Law Advocates – Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids (MHAP)
Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) – Legal Office
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC)
Middlesex County Juvenile Court
Suffolk County Juvenile Court – Boston
Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), Committee for Public Counsel Services
National Placement Sites
Advocates for Children of New York – New York City, New York
Center for Children’s Law and Policy – Washington, DC
Children’s Rights, Inc. – New York City, New York
KIDS LEGAL (Pine Tree Legal Assistance) – Portland, ME
Juvenile Law Center – Philadelphia, PA
National Center for Youth Law – Oakland, California and Washington, DC
Our Children’s Trust – Eugene, OR
Public Advocates – San Francisco, California
Public Counsel – Los Angeles, California
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) – Washington, DC