Graduate Program

Welcome to Private Sector Career Advising at Harvard Law School To the Harvard LL.M. Class of 2026: 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…

The Harvard University Student Accounts Office will send a notification to your HLS email address when charges have been placed on your student account, likely…

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…

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…

This reference guide enables you to search for and review pertinent details on courses available for preferencing during Phases 1 and 2. Details include things…

Course Selection Overview…

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 2025-2026 curriculum require instructor permission from for enrollment and are not available for selection in HELIOS. Unless otherwise specified below, you…

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

Updated on June 13, 2025 Every course at Harvard Law School has a fixed enrollment limit and so it is possible that you will rank…

Many of us took a combination of courses, seminars, and reading groups throughout the year and found that the learning experiences differed in each. For…

Winter Term Writing Program Late in the fall term, students who are writing a paper worth two (2) or more writing credits will be able…

Information below is subject to change: COURSE TITLE FACULTY CREDITS TERM DAYS START TIME END TIME Civil Procedure Campos, Sergio J. 4.00 F M, T…

As LL.M. students, you may petition to “cross‑register” for up to 6 HLS-equivalent credits in graduate-level courses in subjects related to a program of law…

Below is a list of all courses being offered in multiple sections during the 2023-2024 academic year. These courses will all be available for preferencing…