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The Harvard Law School mailroom provides mail services to all faculty, staff, and resident students.

Fall 2025 Semester Move-In Information

All HLS mail is received and processed through the HLS Mail Center located in the lower level of WCC Room B084.  All resident student flat mail is placed in your HLS mailbox assigned to you and accessible with the key provided in your key packet during check-in.  When packages arrive and are processed, students are sent an email from hlspackagetracking@law.harvard.edu.  The Mail Center kindly requests you do not proceed to the HLS Mail Center to pick up packages without having received the email from the HLS Mail Center first.

Students will receive an email on July 21, 2025 providing their official HLS mailing address and mailbox number. Upon receipt of this email, students may begin shipping to their official HLS mailing address.

All mail must be addressed as follows:
FULL STUDENT NAME
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
1585 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, MAILBOX #___
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-2801

For incoming LL.M.s, incoming S.J.D.s, and ILS Exchange Students, all packages less than 50lbs, received and processed by the HLS Mail Center before 5pm on Thursday, August 7th, will be placed in your HLS resident room. All packages received after Thursday, August 7th will need to be picked up in the HLS Mail Center.

For incoming 1L and Transfer Students, all packages less than 50lbs, received and processed by the HLS Mail Center before 5pm on Friday, August 15th, will be placed in your HLS resident room. All packages received after Friday, August 15th will need to be picked up in the HLS Mail Center.

Returning 2L and 3L J.D Students, and Returning S.J.D.s, all packages less than 50lbs, received and processed by the HLS Mail Center before 5pm on Friday, August 22nd, will be placed in your HLS resident room. All packages received after Friday, August 22nd will need to be picked up in the HLS Mail Center.

NOTE: If you are residing within a room that has two occupants (A and B room), your staging cut off will be the earlier check-in date of either occupant.

Hand trucks are available to assist in transporting packages to your room at the HLS Mail Center. A replacement fee of $100 may be accessed for an unreturned hand truck.

Mailroom Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Note: The mail center follows the business hours of operation for the University and is closed during posted holidays or instances of inclement weather.

Contact Information

Wasserstein Hall (WCC)
Room B084/B086 (Basement)
Cambridge, MA  02138

617-495-3171

hlsmail@law.harvard.edu