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Clara Spera is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School, appointed in Fall 2025. She has extensive experience in reproductive rights law, previously serving as Counsel at Hecker Fink LLP and Senior Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, where she helped lead the Abortion Access Legal Defense Fund and provided strategic advice on reproductive health issues. Clara began her legal career as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union in the Reproductive Freedom Project, challenging abortion restrictions in federal and state courts. Additionally, she worked as a fellow with the Federal Defenders of New York, representing indigent defendants in federal criminal proceedings. Clara is an active member of the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition’s ERA Advisory Council, advocating for the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment. She also serves on the Alumni Advisory Council of Equal Justice Works, contributing her expertise in public interest law and advocacy.
Hecker Fink LLP • Cambridge, MA
Provided legal counsel in various reproductive rights cases.
National Women’s Law Center •
Led the Abortion Access Legal Defense Fund and provided strategic advice on reproductive rights.
American Civil Liberties Union •
Challenged abortion restrictions in federal and state courts.
Federal Defenders of New York •
Represented indigent defendants in federal criminal proceedings.
Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.