Law’s profound impact on children and families encompasses both the private realm of intimate relationships—marriage, divorce, adoption, custody, childrearing—and the public governmental systems that determine access to resources and services—education, health care, immigration, employment, taxation. With a range of courses to choose from and clinics and programs focused on family law, youth advocacy and policy, and LGBTQ+ advocacy, Harvard Law offers students the opportunity to understand the myriad ways the legal system influences people’s daily lives.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Elizabeth Bartholet
Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law, Emeritus
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I. Glenn Cohen
James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law
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Martha A. Field
Langdell Professor of Law
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Jeannie Suk Gersen
John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law
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Michael Gregory
Clinical Professor of Law
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D. James Greiner
The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law
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Janet E. Halley
Eli Goldston Professor of Law
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Robert H. Mnookin
Samuel Williston Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Robert H. Sitkoff
Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law
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Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Alexander Chen
Lecturer on Law
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Rebecca Greening
Lecturer on Law
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Jodi Guinn
Lecturer on Law
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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Crisanne Hazen
Lecturer on Law
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David A. Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law
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Deborah Lolai
Lecturer on Law
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Leah A. Plunkett
Meyer Research Lecturer on Law
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Patricio S. Rossi
Lecturer on Law
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Justine Sheehan
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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Clara Spera
Lecturer on Law
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Elizabeth Tuttle Newman
Lecturer on Law
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Marianna Yang
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion: Law, Policy and Ethics | Spring 2026 Seminar | Amanda Schwoerke, Stephen Sachs |
| Access to Justice in the Digital World | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Leah Plunkett |
| Advanced Clinical Practice | Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Seminar | Alex Sacks-West, Amy Anthony, Patricio Rossi |
| Art of Social Change | Spring 2026 Course | Crisanne Hazen, Michael Gregory |
| Child Advocacy Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
| Child Advocacy Clinic | Winter 2026 - Spring 2026 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
| Child Advocacy Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
| Comparative Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Property in American, Islamic and Jewish Law | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Havva Guney-Ruebenacker |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Spring 2026 Course | Martha Field |
| Education Law Clinic: Individual Representation | Fall 2025 Clinic | Jodi Guinn |