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The Clinic
The Sciences Po Law School Clinic is an original educational program hosted by the Sciences Po Law School in Paris. An experiential learning program built around a contextual, interdisciplinary and reflective approach to the contemporary practice of law, it enables students and partner organizations to engage in cutting edge public interest and social innovation projects at the local, national and global scale.
The clinic’s pedagogical and public interest mission relies on the active involvement of faculty, students and partner organizations in projects related to current social justice issues.
Research is an integral part of the clinic, which aims to influence public debate within and beyond academic circles through the publication of reports, academic scholarship, as well as public events organized at Sciences Po.
The Sciences Po Law School Clinic covers six specific fields:
- Access to justice
- Corporate social responsibility (RISE)
- Human rights in the context of economic globalization and development (HEDG)
- Migrations
- Environmental Justice and Ecological Transition (JETE)
- DIGILAW
Each field translates into a specific clinical program, articulated around a clinical seminar. Clinical seminars are taught by Sciences Po faculty, as well as professionals drawn from a variety of fields. They are built around the various clinical projects on which teams of students, supervised by professional tutors, work throughout the academic year in partnership with a wide range of organizations.
Application procedure 2026-2027
Students enrolled in the second year of the Master in Economic Law and students enrolled in the third year of the joint Master in Law and Finance can take part in the Law School Clinic and can choose to participate in the following programmes:
- Access to justice
- DIGILAW
- Human rights in the context of economic globalization and development (HEDG)
- Environmental Justice and Ecological Transition (JETE)
- Migrations
- Corporate social responsibility (RISE)
For more information about how to apply 2026-2027 (169 Ko)
Important information
Annual investment is mandatory and participation in the Law school clinic is not compatible with a Moot, a collective project, an exchange abroad or the research initiation programme (PIR).
The clinic course is closely associated with another elective course:
- Access to Justice programme: “Comparative Discrimination Law: Enforcement and Effectiveness in a Global World” taught by Marie Mercat-Bruns, taken in Spring 2027
- DIGILAW programme: “Global Digital Governance” taught by Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, taken in Autumn 2026
- HEDG programme: Jayne Huckerby's course “Human Rights: Theory, Law, and Practice” taken in Spring 2027
- JETE programme: Luca d'Ambrosio's course “Corporate Environmental Liability” taken in Autumn 2026
- Migration programme: Vincent Chetail's course “The Laws and Politics of Global Migration Governance” taken in Spring 2027
- RISE programme: choice between “Droit des sociétés et transition vers une économie durable” taught by Juliane Jacques and Eole Rapone taken in Autumn 2026, “L'activisme actionnarial ESG” taught by Julien Visconti and Quentin Bertrand and “Lutte contre la corruption” taught by Michel Sapin and Valentina Lana, both taken in Spring 2027
The HEDG and DIGILAW clinics are taught in English and projects can be carried out in English or French, depending on the language used in the call for projects.
Clinic students are exempt from one elective course per semester.
The Clinic project can be used for your Grand oral.
Clinic Grand Oral
Law school students enrolled in the Law school Clinic can choose to use the clinic project they have been working on as the basis for their Grand Oral. In this case, the Grand Oral will take the form of an oral presentation based on an executive summary note.
An information meeting on this subject is organised every year in January.
The next session of the "Grand Oral" examination will be held from Monday 18th to Thursday 28th May 2026.
- By Friday 6th February 2026, you must prepare and send the question to be addressed in your clinical executive summary via an online form (link will be sent by email). Theses questions will then be approved by the Law school clinic teaching teams, and you will be notified by Friday 27th February 2026 at the latest.
- By Wednesday 1st April 2026, you are required to write and send your executive summary to the Pôle central according to the procedure that will be communicated to you by email
- You will be informed of the date and the panel for your exam by the end of April 2026
For more detailed information (duration, executive summary, preparation for your oral presentation…) we ask you to consult this web page.
Calendar 2026-2027
This calendar only applies to Sciences Po Law School students
- Call for applications: Wednesday 20th May 2026
- Deadline: Wednesday 10th June 2026 at midday
- Zoom auditions: Monday 15th to Wednesday 24th June 2026
- Decisions : Early July 2026
Partner
Contact US
- Marie Mercat-Bruns, Full Professor and Director of Clinical Programs
- Julie Babin d'Amonville, Sciences Po Law School, Executive Director
- Caroline Johnson, Sciences Po Law School, Academic Advisor
