Graduate Program

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…

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 S.J.D. ’25 Angel Gabriel Cabrera Silva S.J.D. ’24 Sagnik Das Sannoy Das S.J.D. ’24 Kabir Duggal S.J.D. ’26 Brenda Dvoskin…

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…

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…