Meet the J.D. Admissions Team

The newest member of the J.D. Admissions team, Maya Staples, introduces herself. 

Pamela Toscano is our newest team member, and we're so glad she's here. Check out our conversation with Pamela to learn a bit more about her. 

We're so pleased to welcome new team member, Assistant Director Sam Parker, who has joined the J.D. Admissions team after spending a few years with the HLS Dean of Students Office.

We are one month away from the Junior Deferral Program (JDP) application deadline on July 1. Here are a few thoughts and reflections from the members of the JDP Committee about what they value in JDP applicants.

We often view the summer as a period of preparation for new opportunities. Folks across the world are wrapping up their high school, college, and graduate studies to embrace the next phase of their lives. Some are in their final season of professional work before returning to the classroom. Others are planning and preparing for law school as early as their junior year of college. As the global COVID-19 pandemic dramatically alters the landscape of the season, we have heard from prospective applicants who are uncertain about how to approach the upcoming months. Many are wondering what the expectations of our office […]

Once upon a time, applicants began referring to my predecessor Jessica Soban as JS. The trend stuck, and everyone on our team began referring to each other by our initials. PG, CP, RV, KJ – you hear it all on the second floor of Austin Hall.

Rounding out our team, please welcome Assistant Director Lucas Harty.

Continuing our series of interviews with J.D. Admissions team members, meet Monique Atkinson, our newest Admissions Officer.

We are continuing our Meet the J.D. Admissions Team series with Patty and Cindy, the Back Office team!

Our Meet the Team series continues!  Next up, our Assistant Director Alex.

If you have joined us on campus for an information session and tour, you may have had the pleasure of meeting one of our Admissions Fellows.

As posted previously, I’m using my first summer in Austin Hall to get to know the J.D. Admissions Team. Here’s my interview with our Senior Assistant Director, Nefyn Meissner.

Continuing our series introducing the J.D. Admissions Team to you, here’s our two admissions officers, Tina and Courtney.

Odeviz Soto, Associate Director of Admissions, helps ensure that each application is processed and reviewed properly, and that each applicant finds out our decision in a timely matter.

We’re in the front office on the second floor of Austin Hall. Here, we handle all external communications from applicants, admitted students, and visitors – email, phone, and in-person. We introduce Harvard Law School and make it accessible by responding to questions and unpacking the application process.

I am delighted to return to Harvard Law as the new Assistant Dean for Admissions and Chief Admissions Officer. I graduated from HLS in 2012.  During my time as a student, I participated in the Board of Student Advisers and the Women’s Law Association, danced in the Parody, and led the Journal of Law & Gender.