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Tip from Students - Off-Campus Housing

These apartments are available to all staff and students of all the various Harvard schools, so one’s neighbors wouldn’t necessarily be law students.  The apartments…

Tip from Students - Housing

When choosing your accommodations, evaluate how important it is for you to live in a place that is 100% comfortable. If you do not care…

Tip from Students - First Steps

The standard of spoken English varies widely among LL.M.s. Most LL.M.s come from non-English speaking countries, so they will be very accepting of your English…

Alumni Spotlight: Developing a Career in International Law

Jason Gelbort (HLS, 2013) had an eye towards international work when entering HLS, but didn't quite know how he was going to use a law degree to move that focus forward. After a few years of exploring HLS and the opportunities available to him through clinics, student groups and summer internships, he began to see how he would harness his experiences at HLS and direct it towards the work he wanted to be doing abroad. Jason emphasizes that it's important to keep an open mind when exploring your legal education, and use all the resources available to you to foster that learning.

Alumni Spotlight: Advocating on Behalf of Gender Rights at all Levels

Lexie Kuznick is just 8 years removed from HLS, and she has already had a varied career path. From an Equal Justice Works Fellowship at the Urban Justice Center's Domestic Violence Project to a position on Capitol Hill, to her current role as a policy director with Colorado's Human Service Directors Association, she's been exposed to different work settings, both legal and non-legal, that have allowed her to pursue her passions and interests, while also providing new challenges at different turns. Kuznick's experience shed's light on how one's legal skills can apply broadly, not just to the legal field. It may all depend on how you pitch it.

Alumni Spotlight: A Career Path Through Immigration Work

Nisha Agarwal, ’06, is the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), an office charged with promoting the well-being of immigrant communities – no small task in a city with an immigrant population larger than the total population of Chicago.

Student Spotlight: A focus on public international work

Read about Peter Nash Stavros, a 3L, who spent this past fall semester at the University of Geneva and also spent his past two summers working abroad. Peter offers a glimpse into how one can build up international credentials and explore a wide array of work types while doing so.

Dropping a Cross-Registered Course:

Details: You may drop a cross-registered course as long as you are in compliance with all cross-registration deadlines. In order to drop a cross-registered course,…