On this webpage, you will find our advice and guidance for approaching the interview component of the application.
Details
During the application review process, you may be invited to interview. For regular J.D. candidates, these interviews will happen throughout the admissions cycle, starting in November. The Admissions Office will contact you directly to set up an interview. Please note that an interview with the J.D. Admissions Office is a required component to admission at Harvard Law School.
All applicants who are eventually admitted to HLS must complete an interview. Not all applicants will receive an invitation to interview.
Format
Interviews are conducted via Zoom. As always, we will accommodate individuals who may be unable to conduct their interview in this manner. If there is a reason that Zoom will not work for you, we will work with you to find an alternative. However, our expectation is that video will be used for the majority of the interviews we conduct.
Each interview typically lasts about 15 minutes. Your interviewer will be taking notes throughout the entire interview. These notes are not a real-time evaluation of the interview. Instead, they summarize the content of each of your answers. You can expect to answer about six or seven questions that your interviewer prepared after thoroughly reviewing your application materials. At the end of the interview, you will have an opportunity to ask your top question about Harvard Law School.