Online Courses and Casebooks
Online Courses
These online courses are for lawyers looking to do a deep dive into a particular area, and for anyone looking to learn about how law works in practice. Offered by Harvard Law School in collaboration with Harvard’s Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and edX, these courses are part of our ongoing commitment to lifelong learning.
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Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
Learn about contracts in this online course from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law.
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Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
Taught by Harvard Law School faculty, this Harvard Online course is designed to help you navigate your organization's or client’s financial goals while increasing profitability and minimizing risks.
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Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics
An overview of the legal, medical, and ethical questions around reproduction and human genetics and how to apply legal reasoning to these questions.
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Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals
Led by award-winning Harvard Professor Michael J. Sandel, this course will take a deep dive into various “needs” and whether they abuse market mechanisms.
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Introduction to American Civics
Presented by Zero-L, this is HLS's short introduction to American Law and Civics.
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CopyrightX
The course explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed.
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PatentX
A networked course on patent law hosted jointly by Harvard Law School, the Berkman Klein Center on Internet and Society, and the HarvardX Distance-Learning Initiative.
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HLS Executive Education Online Programs
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Computer Science for Lawyers
Computer Science for Lawyers will equip you with a richer appreciation of the legal ramifications of clients’ technological decisions and policies.
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International Finance: Policy, Regulation, and Transactions
International Finance will give participants a framework for thinking about the policy issues that will shape the financial system of the 21st century.
Additional Online Resources
Constitutional Rights in Black and White
A video casebook about the legal decisions that define and govern our constitutional rights. Each video tells the story of an important Supreme Court case, and then shows you how to read the case yourself.
Open Casebook
The course explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed.
The Case Studies
This program publishes and distributes experimental materials developed by HLS faculty for HLS courses.
Looking for more options?
Additional course offerings are available through our Executive Education and Program on Negotiation.
