Academics

Applications will be accepted starting September 1, 2023 for the 2024-2026 term. Prospective Climenko Fellows require a J.D. degree and a superior academic record. To…

Climenko Fellows are promising legal scholars with high academic achievements and a strong interest in teaching. The Fellows will teach the Program and devote themselves…

IMPORTANT!   IF YOU ARE A NON-HARVARD APPLICANT: Before you can apply for the Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship on Law Teaching, you will need to create…

The Dean’s Awards for Community Leadership The Dean’s Awards for Community Leadership recognize a number of graduating students who contribute time and energy to making…

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As an HLS student, one of the unrivaled benefits is the access you have to courses and faculty members in the other Harvard Schools, the …

2023-2024 DateEventAugust 14, 2023LL.M. Residence Hall Move-inAugust 14-15, 2023LL.M. Check-in (mandatory)August 15 – September 1, 2023LL.M. Student Orientation (mandatory)August 17 and 21, 2023J.D. 1L Residence Hall…

2021-2022 DATEEVENTAugust 16HLS Residence Hall Move-In BeginsAugust 16-25J.D. Registration/ID Card Pick-up (mandatory)August 16-September 3LL.M. Student Orientation (mandatory for new LL.M. students)August 26-27, and 30J.D. Student…

2020-2021 DateEventTBDJ.D. Student Orientation and Move-inAugust 17, 2020 – September 4, 2020LL.M. Student OrientationSeptember 2, 20201L Fall Term Classes Begin (classes follow a Monday schedule)September…

We will begin accepting papers for spring 2024 prize consideration in March 2024 (date to be announced). Most prizes have a submission deadline of April 19,…

We will begin accepting papers for spring 2024 prize consideration in March 2024 (more information to be announced). Most prizes have a submission deadline of April…

Submission Requirements and Deadlines The 2023-2024 HLS Student Writing Prizes submission window opens on March 19, 2024. To submit a paper for prize consideration, students…

View Prize Submission Instructions View 2023 HLS Student Writing Prize Winners View Past Winners Each year the Law School awards several prizes…

Joseph H. Beale Prize The Joseph H. Beale Prize was established in 1930 by John Grier Buchanan, LL.B. 1912. The prize is awarded to the…

2023-24 Rappaport Fellow ALEX WALKER Alexander Walker III is the second Rappaport Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. His research focuses on…

Workshops and Seminars for Students and Faculty Harvard Law School offers several legal workshops and seminars focused on specialized fields of law. These workshops and…

What is the Heyman Post-Grad Fellowship? The Heyman Post-Grad Fellowship is designed to afford financial support and a community of peers to young Harvard Law…

Since 1993, Reginald F. Lewis Fellows have gone on to amazing careers in the legal academy. Among the alumni and alumnae of the program are…

Harvard Law School offers several fellowships in a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields for students, recent graduates, and practitioners. These highly-competitive opportunities aim…

JD/MPH students may count a limited number of credits toward both their JD and their MPH degree. This Appendix explains the rules for counting credits.

The 1L January Experiential Term curriculum allows first-year students to explore different areas of law and experience what it’s like to practice law in different…