As we welcome the new year, we would like to recap this year’s recruiting cycle. In Fall 2024, we continued our robust recruiting initiatives that included both in-person and virtual programming. We traveled to new college campuses, hosted expanded connection opportunities with current Harvard Law School students, and welcomed prospective students to our campus.
In total, we successfully hosted 165 events, engaged with over 10,000 prospective students, and dedicated over 200 hours to our recruitment efforts!
We hope you will stay connected with us throughout 2025, as our outreach efforts continue. For the latest information on our upcoming programming for prospective applicants, please visit our Connect with Admissions webpage. Now, let’s take a look at our 2024 Wrapped: J.D. Admissions Prospective Student Outreach.
2024 In-Person Recruitment Events
By Location:
We traveled to 17 states and Washington, D.C. Our team visited Mississippi, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa for the first time since before the pandemic—a big Midwest circuit!
By Event Type:
We participated in various types of in-person events, including On-Campus Information Sessions, Forums and Fairs, Joint Degree Events, University Visits, Small Group Sessions, and hosted a Live Podcast Tour. The most popular type of events was…University Visits, during which we traveled to 51 university and college campuses.
By Volume:
This year, we organized 93 in-person recruitment events. Throughout our 11 highest-attended events, we connected with over 1,400 students. Our college campus visit to UCLA had the highest turnout, with 180 students in attendance. Our event with Northeastern’s Phi Alpha Delta followed closely behind with 170 students joining us.
2024 Virtual Recruitment Events
By Event Type:
We hosted a variety of virtual events, such as J.D. Admissions Q&A sessions, Student Experience Webinars, Forums and Fairs, Joint Degree Events, Admissions Office Hours, and Affinity Organization Gatherings. This year, we expanded our Student Experience Webinars to include topics such as Applying to HLS as International Students, Applying to HLS from Community College, and Applying to HLS with an Interest in Education Law.
Virtual events continue to be the most popular way for prospective students to engage with our office. Across our ten highest-attended virtual events, we met with over 4,500 prospective students. The Break into Law Conference yielded our highest turnout and we reached over 1,700 attendees. The October LSAC Digital Law School Forum yielded our second-highest turnout, with 750 attendees logging on. Our September J.D. Admissions Q&A Session was the most well-attended of the five sessions we hosted this fall.
Whether we met you on your college campus or spoke with you over Zoom, we wish you all the best with the law school admissions process!
2025 Recruitment Events
We haven’t wrapped up recruitment for this cycle quite yet. If you’re still interested in connecting with us, you can find our upcoming events listed below:
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
In-Person Forums and Panels
11th Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo
2024 Harvard Graduate School Information Session
20th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair
Admissions Panel – BU Summer Pre-Law Academy
Applying to Law School 101 with the Harvard Undergraduate Black Pre-Law Association
Atlanta LSAC Law School Forum
Boston Law Fair
Boston LSAC Law School Forum
Leadership Brainery Graduate School Summit
Service to School Vetlink Summit – Law School Panel
Sullivan & Cromwell Law School Admissions Panel
Summer Pre-Law Achievers Network Admissions Panel at Suffolk University Law School
In-Person Small Group Sessions
Future Leaders in Law: A Conversation with J.D. Admissions
HLS at University of California, Irvine Phi Alpha Delta
HLS at University of California, Los Angeles Pre-Law Transfer Society
HLS at University of Kansas Hawk Link
HLS at University of Mississippi Pre-Law Ambassadors Essay Workshop
HLS at University of Missouri TRiO/SSS
HLS at University of Southern California Blackstonians Pre-Law Honor Society
HLS at Washington University in St. Louis Taylor STARS Information Session
HLS Q&A with Harvard Undergraduate Law Review
HLS Q&A with Rhodes College Mock Trial
HLS Q&A with University of Mississippi Columns Society
HLS with First-Generation Students at Grinnell
HLS with FSU Society of Black Female Future Attorneys
HLS with Harvard College Republican Club
HLS with Hatchett Pre-Law Society
HLS with Rhodes Student Government
HLS with University of Florida LitiGators Mock Trial
HLS with University of Florida PAD
HLS with We Raise the Bar
Q&A with OPIA Interns
TRIALS: A Conversation with J.D. Admissions
In-Person University Visits
HLS at American University
HLS at Bates College
HLS at Boston College
HLS at Boston University
HLS at Brandeis University
HLS at Carleton College
HLS at Carnegie Mellon University
HLS at Colby College
HLS at Creighton University
HLS at Florida A&M University
HLS at Florida State University
HLS at George Washington University
HLS at Georgetown University
HLS at Georgia Institute of Technology
HLS at Grinnell College
HLS at Haskell Indian Nations University
HLS at Howard University
HLS at Iowa State University
HLS at Jackson State University
HLS at Macalester College
HLS at Marquette University
HLS at Millsaps College
HLS at Mississippi State
HLS at Northeastern University
HLS at Northwestern University
HLS at Oklahoma State University
HLS at Pepperdine University
HLS at Saint Louis University
HLS at St. John’s College
HLS at St. Olaf College
HLS at the Claremont Colleges
HLS at the University of Iowa
HLS at the University of Missouri
HLS at the University of Oklahoma
HLS at Tufts University
HLS at University of California, Irvine
HLS at University of California, Los Angeles
HLS at University of Central Florida
HLS at University of Chicago
HLS at University of Florida
HLS at University of Kansas
HLS at University of Minnesota,Twin Cities
HLS at University of Mississippi
HLS at University of Missouri, Kansas City
HLS at University of Nebraska Omaha
HLS at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
HLS at University of Pittsburgh
HLS at University of Southern California
HLS at University of St. Thomas
HLS at University of Wisconsin-Madison
HLS at Washington University in St. Louis
HLS at Wellesley College
J.D. Admissions Q&A Sessions
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Live Podcast Tour
Navigating Law School Admissions: Live in Miami
Navigating Law School Admissions: Live in NYC
Navigating Law School Admissions: Live in Washington, D.C.
On-Campus Information Sessions
Friday, August 30, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Online Information Sessions: Student Organization Gatherings
General Student Experience Webinar
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS as International Students
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From Community Colleges
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From HBCUs
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From the Midwest
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From the Southeast
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From the Southwest
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS From the West
Student Experience Webinar: Applying to HLS with Military Experience
Virtual Forums and Panels
2024 Break Into Law Conference
Harvard Joint Degree Information Session
Harvard-Wide Virtual Recruitment Event
Ivy+ Preparing for the Upcoming Law School Application Cycle
JD/MBA Information Session for 1Ls/RCs
LSAC Digital Law School Forum 2024
New England Tribal Community Resource Fair
Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus’ 4th Annual Law School Admissions Event
SEO Law Catalyst Virtual Law School Tours 2024
SEO Law Summer Webinar: Compiling Your Resume, Letter of Recommendation & Addenda
Truman Scholars Event
Virtual Small Group Sessions
Charles River Associates Q&A Session
Cornell Black Ivy Pre-Law Society’s Law School Chat Series
Cornerstone Research Q&A
Dartmouth College First-Generation Office Admissions Visit
FGO Exclusive: Harvard Law School Hybrid Admissions Visit
HLS with the Purdue Pre-Law Society
HLS with the UCLA Legal Connection Team
HLS with the UF Minority Pre Legal Society (MPLS)
Immigrants Rising Written Statements Workshop
LEDA Written Statements Workshop
PreProBono Written Statements Workshop
Schwarzman Scholars Q&A
Virtual University Visits
Bowdoin College Q&A Session
Cornell University Q&A Session
Emory University Q&A Session
Harvard College Law School Night
UC Berkeley Q&A
University of Georgia Q&A Session with Harvard Law School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Q&A
