Harvard Law School Online welcomes learners from around the world, whether you are seeking to prepare for law school, deepen existing legal expertise, or satisfy a curiosity about the law and legal professions. Explore our online programs to find the right fit for you.
Pre-Law Programs
Future-L
Future-L is a collaboration between Harvard Law School and the National Education Opportunity Network offering high school and rising college students opportunities to explore pathways to law school and a potential future career in law. Future-L provides an introduction to the United States legal system and the legal profession while demonstrating what skill sets students need to develop to become successful attorneys.
Zero-L
Developed by Harvard Law School and offered to learners around the world and law schools across the country, Zero-L is an online course designed to ensure all incoming students, whatever their backgrounds and previous areas of study, start with foundational legal knowledge that enables them to thrive in law school.
Professional and Lifelong Learning
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Equality: Race and Constitutional History
Taught by Professor Michael J. Klarman, the Charles Warren Professor of Legal History at Harvard Law School, this course collection examines race and the United States Constitution from the framing of the nation’s founding charter to the evolution of modern voting rights.
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How to Succeed In Law School
Taught by John Goldberg, Dean and Professor at Harvard Law School, Barry Friedman, Professor at New York University School of Law, and Maria Ponomarenko, Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, this module guides learners in developing and deepening their own skills for a successful and meaningful experience in law school classrooms, in study carrels, and on law school exams
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Constitutional Rights in Black and White
A video casebook about the legal decisions that define and govern our constitutional rights. Each video tells the story of an important Supreme Court case, and then shows you how to read the case yourself.
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Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
Taught by Harvard Law School faculty, this Harvard Online course helps attorneys navigate financial situations to increase profitability and minimize risk.
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Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics
This online course introduces the legal, medical, and ethical questions surrounding reproduction and human genetics, and provides the tools to help answer them.
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Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse to honor a promise? What happens when one party does not hold to their part of the deal? This version of the course adds new units on Interpretation, Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, and Government Regulation.
HLS Executive Education Online Programs
Harvard Law School Executive Education online programs, designed for practicing lawyers and other professionals in the legal sector, provide access to the same faculty expertise, unparalleled content, and opportunities to engage with peers from around the world as our on-campus programs, but with the added flexibility of a virtual classroom.
Online Courses and Casebooks from Harvard and edX
These online courses are for lawyers looking to do a deep dive into a particular area, and for anyone looking to learn about how law works in practice.
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Accessibility
HLS Online at Harvard Law School is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation(s) for persons with disabilities in connection with its programs and activities. Accommodations must not fundamentally alter applicable HLS Online programming. Generally speaking, program participants should request accommodations at least two weeks before the start date of a program or event, as they may take time to implement. Early and active communication is required for all accommodation requests. Late notification may result in a delay or inability to fulfill a request, as generally, retroactive requests will not be approved. Please make accommodation requests by email to HLS Online at hlsonline@law.harvard.edu, and a member of the HLS Online team will follow up.
SARA Statement
Harvard is authorized to offer distance education under the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), an agreement that allows institutions of higher education in Massachusetts to offer distance education to students residing in other states that participate in SARA. For information about SARA-related student complaint processes for distance education students, please see https://vpal.harvard.edu/nc-sara.
US Sanctions and Export Control Regulation Requirements
In order to comply with applicable US sanctions and export control regulations, Harvard prohibits access to and use of its educational offerings, programs, and resources by (i) individuals located in or ordinarily resident in comprehensively sanctioned regions, and (ii) individuals who are otherwise subject to US government sanctions, unless the activity is authorized by a general or specific license or is otherwise exempt from sanctions regulations. Harvard may decline, suspend, or terminate an application, enrollment, or access to course materials as necessary to comply with these requirements.
Please contact us by email to HLS Online at hlsonline@law.harvard.edu, if you have any questions about any of these policies.