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  • Visiting Scholar/Visiting Researcher Program: Cost

    August 1, 2022

    Fees and Expenses The Program and Activity Fees for Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers (“Visitors”) for the 2024-2025 academic year* are as follows: Visiting Scholars (those who…

  • Visiting Scholar/Visiting Researcher (VS/VR) Admissions

    August 1, 2022

    Each year the Graduate Program hosts some 30 to 35 Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers (“Visitors”) from around the world. The program provides Visitors access…

  • LL.M. Degree Requirements

    August 1, 2022

    The philosophy of the LL.M. program is to offer our students a broad platform on which to design their own course of study within parameters…

  • Graduate Program Academic Resources

    August 1, 2022

    The Graduate Program workshops and colloquia, led by Graduate Program Advisors and Coordinators and by Graduate Program administrators, are non-credit offerings that meet regularly during the…

  • S.J.D. Teaching and Fellowship Opportunities

    August 1, 2022

    The S.J.D. program has produced a distinguished body of alumni in legal academe, including Professors Roberto Unger, Lucian Bebchuk, Jody Freeman, Ruth Okediji, Gabriella Blum, Oren…

  • LL.M. Degree Overview

    August 1, 2022

    The philosophy of the LL.M. program is to offer our students a broad platform to design their own course of study within parameters set by…

  • Fellowships and Teaching Opportunities

    August 1, 2022

    The following list represents a selection of graduate fellowships (including for dissertation research and writing), postdoctoral fellowships, and visiting assistant professor programs across the United…

  • Connect with S.J.D. Alumni

    August 1, 2022

    The S.J.D. Alumni Database & Map The Graduate Program has partnered with the Harvard Law School Alumni Center to create a searchable database and map…

  • S.J.D. Academic Life

    August 1, 2022

    As is the case for most doctoral programs, pursuing the S.J.D. is an intensely individual endeavor, one that requires discipline and self-direction. To enrich this…

  • Welcome to the Graduate Program

    August 1, 2022

    Credit: Evgenia Eliseeva As a graduate of the Harvard LL.M. and S.J.D. programs, I am delighted to welcome you to the Graduate Program, the division…

  • S.J.D. Program of Study

    August 1, 2022

    Each S.J.D. student pursues a program of study that is tailored specifically to their academic interests. The process of developing this program of study begins…

  • Visiting Scholar/Visiting Researcher Program

    August 1, 2022

    Each year the Graduate Program hosts some 30 to 35 Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers (“Visitors”) from around the world. A Visiting Scholar is generally…

  • Recent Accomplishments by Our S.J.D.s

    August 1, 2022

    Publications and Honors Sam Bookman “Semi-Radical Environmentalism: Nature’s Rights as Political Resources” is forthcoming in the Utah Law Review “Defensive Environmental Constitutionalism: American Possibilities” is…

  • News about Fellowships and Teaching Opportunities

    August 1, 2022

    Announcements about current fellowships and teaching opportunities are collated and posted on this page in reverse chronological order. This list includes only recent announcements that…

  • Law Teaching Colloquium

    July 24, 2022

    Law Teaching Colloquium topics range from methods of teaching and the hiring process to the internationalization of law schools and visions of legal education. The…

  • International Postgraduate Research Program

    July 24, 2022

    Program Information The Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce the launch of a new International Postgraduate Research…

  • Harvard Empirical Legal Studies Series

    July 24, 2022

    Overview The Harvard Empirical Legal Studies (HELS) Series explores a range of empirical methods, both qualitative and quantitative, and their application in legal scholarship in different areas…

  • 2023-2024 Graduate Program Participants

    July 23, 2022

    The Graduate Program is pleased to present the 2023-2024 “Face Book” for LL.M. and S.J.D. students, as well as the exchange students and visiting scholars and…

  • Graduate Program Handbook — Academics: S.J.D. Candidates

    July 23, 2022

    The Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) is Harvard Law School’s most advanced law degree, designed for aspiring legal academics from the United States and abroad…

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    Graduate Program Alumni

    July 23, 2022

    Alumni of the Graduate Program have distinguished themselves as leaders in academia, government, the judiciary, and private practice in more than 80 countries around the…

  • Graduate Program Handbook — General

    July 18, 2022

    Logistics Law School Registration All students must complete certain mandatory administrative clearance procedures before they can register as Harvard Law School degree candidates. The Graduate…