Commencement
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Watch the Virtual Commencement Ceremony
We welcome you to enjoy the many moving moments brought to you by your classmates, faculty, and staff, as well as addresses by Dean Manning and Bryan Stevenson.
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Goodbye, Good Luck to the Class of 2020
We may not be able to come together for commencement this year, but faculty and staff wanted to pass along their well wishes and congratulations to the Harvard Law School Class of 2020. We will miss you!
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Share Virtual Commencement with Us!
Congratulations Class of 2020! We’re excited to help you celebrate virtual HLS commencement and to share highlights of the day with the Harvard Law School community.
Summations: Reflections from the Class of 2020
Summations: Reflections from the Class of 2020
Summations: Reflections from the Class of 2020
Harvard Law students bring unique experiences to law school and all have tailored their academic careers while at HLS to explore their individual interests, while contributing to the greater community in a myriad of ways. As they prepare to graduate, several members of the Harvard Law School Class of 2020 reflect on the interests they brought to—and the experiences and lessons they will take from—their time at Harvard Law.
Harvard Law School Last Lecture Series 2020
Harvard Law School Last Lecture Series 2020
Last Lecture
The Last Lecture Series at Harvard Law School, sponsored annually by the 3L and LL.M. class marshals, is an HLS tradition in which selected faculty members impart insight, advice, and final words of wisdom to the graduating class.
Class Day Speaker
Class Day Speaker
Bryan Stevenson ’85 named Harvard Law School’s 2020 graduation speaker
Bryan Stevenson J.D./M.P.P. ’85, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and best-selling author of “Just Mercy,” will be the speaker for the Harvard Law School Class of 2020’s graduation ceremonies. The school’s virtual celebration will occur on Thursday, May 28, 2020, with an on-campus ceremony to take place at a date to be announced.
Commencement Coverage from Harvard Law Today
Commencement Coverage from Harvard Law Today View all Commencement 2020 coverage
Office of Clinical and Pro Bono programs recognizes six students for outstanding work
This year, the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs has recognized six students from the Class of 2020 for their outstanding clinical and pro bono work.
Harvard Law School 2019-2020 year in pictures
A look back at the 2019-2020 academic year, from summer orientation for incoming students and campus events and celebrations, through the changes brought on by a global pandemic, sending everyone away from campus. But still keeping everyone together thanks to online teaching, learning, and community.
Reflections of the Class of 2020
As we close an unprecedented year, graduating J.D.s and LL.M.s reflect on their law school experience and share their hopes for the future of Harvard Law School.
The Intrepid Class of 2020
Addressing graduating S.J.D.s, LL.M.s, and the first class of J.D.s he welcomed as dean three years ago, Dean John F. Manning ’85 saluted them for showing “resilience, strength, adaptability, and purpose,” and urged them to build “career[s] of meaning and purpose.”
Stevenson: “We have to find ways to create more equality, more opportunity, more justice”
This year's commencement speaker, renowned public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson ’85 urged HLS graduates to keep their hopes intact and work to change the narratives that sustain inequality.