Meeting Today’s Needs. Building Tomorrow’s Opportunities.
- Open doors by expanding access to an HLS education through need-based financial aid.
- Prepare future leaders by supporting hands-on learning through clinics, experiential education, and public service.
- Advance new ideas by providing faculty and students with the resources to innovate and tackle today’s most pressing legal challenges.
- Strengthen HLS by it the flexibility to respond to emerging needs and invest where support will have the greatest impact.
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I support the Annual Fund because it provides critical resources for the dean, faculty, staff, and students to prepare for and address the country’s and the world’s many challenges. It also gives HLS the flexibility to react nimbly, while standing on the foundation of the preeminent legal education institution in the world.
— Blaise Warren ’05
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How to Make Your Gift
Every Annual Fund gift makes an immediate impact. Explore the many ways to give and support the people, programs, and priorities that shape the HLS experience.
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I have been receiving assistance from the [LIPP] program since I graduated from Harvard Law in 2014, and I can unequivocally say that my career would not have been possible without it. I went to law school to pursue immigration law and social justice work, and the assistance I received from LIPP was indispensable in helping me realize that dream.
— Marie Celentino ’14
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HLS Report of Gifts
Annual Fund donors are recognized in the Report of Gifts alongside other alumni, friends, and organizations who support the HLS mission.
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Annual Fund donors in 2025-2026 3,800+
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Annual Fund gifts less than $1,000 68%
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Raised for HLS in 2025-2026 $14.1M+
Choose your impact
Financial Aid: Expand Access. Empower Future Leaders.
Need-based financial aid helps ensure that talented students from all backgrounds can pursue an HLS education, regardless of financial circumstances. Annual Fund support also strengthens the Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP), empowering graduates to pursue careers in public service, government, academia, and other mission-driven fields.
Clinical Education: Turn learning into practice.
Harvard Law School’s clinical programs give students hands-on experience representing real clients, tackling complex legal issues, and serving communities around the world. The J.D. Class of 2026 contributed more than 384,000 hours of pro bono service, reflecting HLS’s deep commitment to experiential learning. Annual Fund support strengthens these transformative opportunities by investing in clinical programs, faculty, and practice-based education.
Public Service: Inspire careers that make a difference.
Harvard Law School instills a deep commitment to public service in every student. Many of our graduates pursue careers and internships in government, nonprofits, public interest organizations, and beyond—making a meaningful difference in communities worldwide.
Annual Fund support helps students and graduates pursue meaningful work in public interest law through programs like the Summer Public Interest Fund (SPIF), public service fellowships, and the Public Service Venture Fund—expanding access to careers that strengthen communities and advance justice.
Areas of Greatest Need: Power possibility wherever it matters most.
Support the Law School’s highest priorities by providing flexible funding that allows HLS to respond to emerging opportunities, address immediate needs, and invest where your gift can make the greatest impact.
Support HLS Today
Join the Langdell Society
The Langdell Society recognizes alumni and friends whose leadership strengthens Harvard Law School through support of the HLS Annual Fund. Named for former Dean Christopher Columbus Langdell, the Langdell Society includes more than 500 donors spanning the Classes of 1954 through 2024, united by a shared commitment to advancing the Harvard Law experience for future generations.