Residential Student Frequently Asked Questions

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 8th, will be placed in your HLS resident room. All packages received after Thursday, August 8th will need to be picked up in the HLS Mail Center.

For incoming J.D.s, J.D. Exchange Students, Transfer Students, 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 Monday, August 19th, will be placed in your HLS resident room. All packages received after Monday, August 19th will need to be picked up in the HLS Mail Center.

Resident students will receive an email 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

You will receive your mailbox information on July 24th from HLS Housing.

Your packages will be held in the HLS mailroom for pickup during business hours (M-F, 8am to 5pm).  You will receive an email notification when the package is ready for pickup.

USPS packages and mail are not directly delivered to the Harvard Law School mail room.  They are bulk received by Havard University Mail Services, sorted then delivered to the different Harvard schools causing a slight delay.

All other carriers are delivered directly to the HLS mail room and processed shortly after delivery.

If it has been over 36 hours since your package was delivered and you have not received a pickup email, please contact the HLS mailroom at hlsmail@law.harvard.edu with the following information.

Tracking number, name of recipient, delivery address.

Yes, we are an authorized pick up location for the following carriers:

UPS, USPS, Fedex Express, and Fedex Ground

No, we do not stamps or shipping postage for sale.  The closest US Post Offices are listed below.

(Harvard Square) 125 Mt Auburn St Ste 1 – 730am – 6pm, M-F

(Porter Square) 1953 Massachusetts Ave – 730am – 530pm, M-F

If you have lost your mailbox key, please contact the Facilities Management Office.

Email: facmgmt@law.harvard.edu

Phone: 617-495-5521

In-person: Holmes Hall, Rm 4 (18 Everett St, 1st Fl)

Primary delivery services have been notified that the HLS Mailroom is closed over the weekend.  Incoming packages are held and delivered the next business day we are open.