All LL.M., S.J.D., and Visiting Researcher/Visiting Scholar (“VS/VR”) applicants must use the Harvard Law School Graduate Program’s online application available below.
| Application | Status | Application Opens | Application Deadline |
| VS/VR Program (Spring 2027) | Closed | September 2, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| LL.M. Program (2026-27) | Closed | September 4, 2026 | December 1, 2026 |
| VS/VR Program (Fall 2026) | Closed | mid-January 2026 | April 15, 2026 |
| S.J.D. Program (2026-27) | Closed | early February 2027 | April 1, 2027 |
Informational Webinars for Prospective Applicants
Please join Graduate Program staff to hear more about Harvard Law School’s LL.M. Program. Rebecca Hammel, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Nancy Pinn, Assistant Dean for Harvard Law School’s Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, will provide an overview of the LL.M. program, the application process, and the financial aid process, and will try to address some frequently asked questions. If you would like to attend, registration is required. Three sessions are offered, but the content will be the same. Please register for only one session.
- August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-RAO9XK2Q9Chycc1cdlPow
- September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wdn6o8ySSbiGB2Uq_wwllw
- October 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__pkOuCsUTWy0kyxwieyhqw
To students and researchers affected by the war in Ukraine
Thanks to a generous donation, we are able to offer financial support to visiting Ukrainian researchers displaced by the conflict. Get more information about applying to the Graduate Program’s Visiting Researcher/Visiting Scholar program or contact gpquery@law.harvard.edu.
Important information regarding the online application for all programs
- The online application works best in Google Chrome (but will work in all other major browsers).
- Please make sure that pop-ups are enabled and do not select any pop-up option to “prevent this page from creating additional dialogs.” If you do select that option, click “Continue” at the bottom of the application page to save your work and close and completely exit your browser. Dialog boxes should be re-enabled after you restart the browser and reopen the application.
- If you experience any technical problems using the Graduate Program application, you may email gpquery@law.harvard.edu for assistance.
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Availability
The University is required by federal law (The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 U.S.C. 1092(f), known as the “Clery Act”) to publish an Annual Security Report and an Annual Fire Safety Report.
The Harvard University Police Department publishes the Annual Security Report, entitled “Playing it Safe,” which includes information about the HUPD, how to report a crime, HUPD’s crime prevention programs, substance abuse, sensitive crimes, emergency notifications, and other important information about security and HUPD services on campus. It also contains three years of statistics on reported campus or campus-related crimes. A hard copy of “Playing it Safe” may be obtained by contacting the Harvard University Police Department at 1033 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 495-9225.
The Harvard University Environmental Health and Safety Department publishes the Annual Fire Safety Report, which includes fire safety polices, evacuation procedures, and fire statistics. A hard copy of the Annual Fire Safety Report may be obtained by contacting Environmental Health and Safety Department at 46 Blackstone Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617) 496-7168.
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