Graduate Program

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…

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…

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…

The Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) is Harvard Law School’s most advanced law degree, designed for aspiring legal academics who wish to pursue sustained independent…

Registration and Attendance Requirements All LL.M. degree candidates must register for nine to 10 credits in the fall term, eight to 10 credits in the…

Student Accounts and Expenses Student account notices for the 2025-2026 academic year were sent by the Harvard University Student Accounts Office to students at their…

LL.M. students have submitted course preferences for 2025-2026 through a two-phase process that took place over the summer. Preliminary schedules, reflecting the courses in which…

Welcome to the Harvard Law School Graduate Program. This handbook contains important information on academic requirements, Graduate Program policies, financial matters, and general Law School…

Both the Graduate Program and the Harvard milieu are large by the standards of American legal education. To prevent students from getting lost in the…

The LL.M. (Master of Laws) program is a one-year degree program that typically includes 180 students from some 65 countries. The Graduate Program is interested…

The LL.M. Class of 2025-2026…

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Tuition for a first-year S.J.D. student in 2025-2026 is $80,760; first-year students who waive the LL.M. degree pay reduced tuition of $500. In addition, the…

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Phone: (617) 496-8214
Email: gpquery@law.harvard.edu Student Affairs and Administration Office For all…