Graduate Program

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Phase 1: Legal Profession If you hope to take a Legal Profession course at Harvard Law School, then you must take part in Phase 1 .

The Overall Process Course Preferencing for 2023-2024 takes place in two Phases Phase 1 (Optional) is for Legal Profession courses: if you hope to take a Legal…

Please confirm your access to this site by submitting the Required Confirmation Form Course Selection Dates PHASE 1 COURSE PREFERENCE SELECTION Opens: Friday,…

Office of Career Services Information Learn about private sector career development at HLS. Bernard…

Dear LL.M. Class of 2024: Welcome to Harvard Law School! This is going to be an exciting and challenging year for you. I’m pleased to…

Welcome to Private Sector Career Advising at Harvard Law School To the Harvard LL.M. Class of 2024: The Office of Career Services (“OCS”) welcomes you…

Orientation and Start of Classes Mandatory clearance and Orientation for LL.M. students begin in mid-August, with Orientation continuing until the start of classes in September.

Arrival Dates Current U.S. visa regulations stipulate that you may not enter the U.S. more than 30 days before the reporting date on your visa…

The “Administrative Clearance” process requires the Graduate Program to confirm that each student has completed a specific set of tasks before the Graduate Program may…

Instructions for Payment of Tuition and Fees Administrative Clearance …

All LL.M. students are required to pay their tuition for the entire academic year and mandatory fall term fees (less any amounts that will be…

Please join us for our upcoming Zoom-based advising presentations and discussions on topics related to course selection and life at HLS. There will also be…

Preparing for Course Selection Why can’t I find LRWA II in the Catalog? Is it being offered? Yes, LRWA II will be offered in the…

There are many resources available to help you choose your courses and create a schedule that will work well for you. Please refer to these…

The information below is for review by members of the incoming LL.M. Class of 2024 only, and only within the confines of the Admitted Students/Course…

Course Selection Overview Everything you need to know about course selection at HLS. Please also see our Frequently Asked Questions on the course selection…

Types of Offerings Classroom Courses Classroom courses at Harvard Law School generally fall into one of four categories: Courses, Seminars, Reading Groups, or Workshops. The…

Certain courses in the 2023-2024 curriculum require instructor permissionfrom for enrollment and are not available for selection in HELIOS. Unless otherwise specified below, you should…

Clinics give students hands-on experience under the supervision of clinical faculty. HLS clinics are engaged in a wide range of policy, litigation, and transactional matters…

Certain courses have prerequisites and co-requisites for enrollment (“Courses with Prerequisites“). A prerequisite is the course that must be completed prior to the start of the course for which…