The Graduate Program is the division of Harvard Law School responsible for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) and the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degrees, and for various aspects of graduate legal studies, including the Visiting Scholar and Visiting Researcher program. A centerpiece of Harvard Law School’s internationalization of its student body, faculty, and curriculum, members of the Graduate Program constitute a vibrant academic community noted for its diversity of interests and backgrounds.
Through our degree programs, we are training the next generation of leaders in academia, private practice, government, and non-profit and non-governmental organizations worldwide.
In our other activities, and in conjunction with International Legal Studies, we promote awareness of foreign law and legal systems among faculty, students, and alumni, both at the law school and elsewhere at Harvard University.
Administration
Faculty Director
Gabriella Blum
Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies
Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Faculty Director, Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC)
Hauser 208, (617) 495-4629
gblum@law.harvard.edu
Senior Advisor
William Alford
Senior Advisor, Graduate Program and International Legal Studies
Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law
Director, East Asian Legal Studies Program
Chair, Harvard Law School Project on Disability
Austin 301, (617) 495-4693
alford@law.harvard.edua
Administrators
Catherine Peshkin
Assistant Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies
WCC 5005, (617) 496-4227
cpeshkin@law.harvard.edu
Nancy Pinn
Senior Director, Administration and Student Affairs
WCC 5005, (617) 384-8302
npinn@law.harvard.edu
Sarah Trautz
Director, Admissions and Financial Aid
WCC 5005, (617) 384-0366
strautz@law.harvard.edu
Sara Zucker
Director, International Legal Studies
WCC 5005, (617) 495-9030
szucker@law.harvard.edu
Andre Barbic
Program Officer, International Legal Studies
WCC 5005, (617) 496-8732
abarbic@law.harvard.edu
Amy Johnson
Associate Director, Graduate Writing and Academics
WCC 5005, (617) 384-9537
amjohnson@law.harvard.edu
Audrey Kunycky
Communications Manager, Graduate Program and International Legal Studies
WCC 5005, (617) 496-9490
akunycky@law.harvard.edu
Amy Sacheck
Assistant Director, Admissions and Financial Aid
WCC 5005, (617) 495-3060
asacheck@law.harvard.edu
Melissa Bergsten
Admissions and Financial Aid Administrator
WCC 5005, (617) 384-7522
mbergsten@law.harvard.edu
Victoria Johnson
Admissions and Financial Aid Coordinator
WCC 5005, (617) 496-7499
vjohnson@law.harvard.edu
Caitie Parmelee
LL.M. and Student Affairs Program Administrator
WCC 5005, (617) 384-0521
cparmelee@law.harvard.edu
Kathryn Weaver
Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator
WCC 5005, (617) 496-2873
kweaver@law.harvard.edu
Maja Hardikar
Graduate Program Staff Assistant
WCC 5005, (617) 496-8210
mhardikar@law.harvard.edu
Advisors And Coordinators
Current S.J.D. and J.D. candidates coordinate a variety of academic programs and colloquia, which are presented throughout the year. They also conduct course counseling and academic advising for LL.M. students. The candidates serving in such roles for the academic year 2024-2025 are listed below.
LL.M. Advisors
Arvind Abraham
Arnaaz Ameer
Sagnik Das
Hilla Goldschmid
Shengdong Guo
Omer Ein Habar
Sawako Hirata
Iqra Khan
Eliel Sanchez Acevedo
Hamad Swaid
Dana Zuk
Writing Workshop Advisors for Long-Paper Writers/Writing Groups
Vanessa Daza Castillo
Nida Kadayifci
Xuejiao Li
Gilad Mills
Ignacio Orellana Garcia
Nitsan Plitman
Juan Rivera Rugeles
Writing Workshop Advisor for Short Writing Projects
Guy Priver
Law Teaching Colloquium Coordinator
Ignacio Orellana Garcia
Fellows, SJD Seminar on Methodology and Schools of Thought
Deyaa Alrwishdi
Shira Gur Arieh
Teaching Fellows, Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
Sagnik Das
Omer Ein Habar
Gilad Mills
Jacquelene Mwangi
Nitsan Plitman
Guy Rubinstein
Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers (VSVR) Programming Coordinator
Rose Karoro
Byse Fellow
Nicolás Parra Herrera
Committee On Graduate Studies
The Committee on Graduate Studies is responsible for academic policy and admissions for the Graduate Program. The Committee also oversees the application of program policies and regulations in consultation with the program administrators and staff. The members of the 2023-2024 Committee on Graduate Studies will be announced in September.