Graduate Program

Application Deadlines Admission to the program is in two cycles per year. Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers (“Visitors”) may be appointed for one semester or…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 of Harvard Law…

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…

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…

Publications and Honors Sam Bookman Angel Gabriel Cabrera Silva S.J.D. ’24 Sagnik Das Sannoy Das S.J.D. ’24 Kabir Duggal Brenda Dvoskin S.J.D. ’23 Rabea Eghbariah…

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

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…

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…

IMPORTANT: Please consult the S.J.D. Graduation Timelines (below) for information about the deadlines for submitting a dissertation and completing the (second) S.J.D. Colloquium in advance…

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…