By-Permission Courses

Below is the 2025-2026 list of “by permission” courses, which are not included in course preferencing. To enroll in a by permission course, you must seek permission from the faculty member. The faculty will submit approved student names directly to the Registrar’s Office. The RO will then follow up with approved students regarding enrollment.

For more details about these courses, please view them in the HLS Course Catalog.

See a list of by permission clinics.

Linked Title	URL	Title	Faculty	Term	Deadline
Linked Title	URL	Title	Faculty	Term	Deadline
Advanced Readings in Japanese Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-readings-in-japanese-law-2/	Advanced Readings in Japanese Law	Ramseyer, J. Mark	Fall	Rolling
Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: States of Consciousness in Jewish Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-topics-in-jewish-law-states-of-consciousness-in-jewish-law/	Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: States of Consciousness in Jewish Law	Feldman, Noah	Fall	Rolling
Coalition Building in Legal Spaces – Lab	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/coalition-building-in-legal-spaces-lab/	Coalition Building in Legal Spaces – Lab	Hanson, Jon	Fall	Rolling
Graduate Student Workshop in Contracts and Organizations	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/graduate-student-workshop-in-contracts-and-organizations-3/	Graduate Student Workshop in Contracts and Organizations	Spier, Kathryn; Hart, Oliver	Fall	Rolling
Law and Philosophy Workshop	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/law-and-philosophy-workshop-2/	Law and Philosophy Workshop	Doerfler, Ryan; Eidelson, Benjamin	Fall	Rolling
M&A Litigation	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/ma-litigation-3/	M&A Litigation	Fried, Jesse	Fall	Rolling
National Security Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/national-security-law-2/	National Security Law	Baker, James	Fall	1-Aug-25
New Horizons in the Middle East	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/new-horizons-in-the-middle-east-2/	New Horizons in the Middle East	Fried, Jesse	Fall	Rolling
Law and Business	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/law-and-business/	Law and Business	Subramanian, Guhan	Fall / Spring	Rolling
Advanced Issues in Administrative Law and Theory	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-issues-in-administrative-law-and-theory-2/	Advanced Issues in Administrative Law and Theory	Vermeule, Adrian	Spring	Rolling
Agentic Artificial Intelligence and the Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/agentic-artificial-intelligence-and-the-law-2/	Agentic Artificial Intelligence and the Law	Zittrain, Jonathan; Weinstock, Jordi	Spring	Rolling
Becoming a Law Professor	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/becoming-a-law-professor-2/	Becoming a Law Professor	Tobin, Susannah	Spring	31-Oct-25
Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/behavioral-economics-law-and-public-policy-2/	Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy	Sunstein, Cass	Spring	Rolling
Graduate Student Workshop in Contracts and Organizations	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/graduate-student-workshop-in-contracts-and-organizations-4/	Graduate Student Workshop in Contracts and Organizations	Spier, Kathryn; Hart, Oliver	Spring	Rolling
Human Rights in the UN Treaty Bodies	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/human-rights-in-the-un-treaty-bodies-4/	Human Rights in the UN Treaty Bodies	Neuman, Gerald	Spring	Rolling
Investments Workshop: Public and Private Equity	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/investments-workshop-public-and-private-equity-4/	Investments Workshop: Public and Private Equity	Bosiljevac, Vladimir	Spring	Rolling
Public Law Workshop	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/public-law-workshop-2/	Public Law Workshop	Matthew C. Stephenson, Daphna Renan	Spring	31-Oct-25
Rediscovering The Legal Process	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/rediscovering-the-legal-process/	Rediscovering The Legal Process	Gersen, Jacob; Vermeule, Adrian	Spring	1-Jan-26
Teaching Copyright	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/teaching-copyright-2/	Teaching Copyright	Fisher, William	Spring	17-Nov-26
Valuing and Modeling M&A and LBOs	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/valuing-and-modeling-ma-and-lbos-2/	Valuing and Modeling M&A and LBOs	Bosiljevac, Vladimir	Spring	Rolling
Youth Advocacy & Policy Seminar	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/youth-advocacy-policy-seminar-2/	Youth Advocacy & Policy Seminar	Michael Gregory, Crisanne Hazen	Fall	30-Jun-25

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