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Welcome, Class of 2021!

During orientation, students toured campus, met with advisors and attended a series of workshops and a Q&A session with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan ’86.

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Photographer on a ladder takes a picture of a large group of students — Credit: Martha Stewart

All new JDs pose freestyle in front of Austin Hall — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students gather on steps beneath — Credit: Lorin Granger

Student catches a football — Credit: Lorin Granger

Students try on sunglasses on Holmes field — Credit: Lorin Granger

Artist draws a caricature of a student — Credit: Lorin Granger

Students gather around food trucks — Credit: Lorin Granger

Students laughing outside together — Credit: Lorin Granger

A student gets an airbrushed tattoo on her arm — Credit: Lorin Granger

Three students smile at the camera — Credit: Martha Stewart

Dean John F. Manning and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan — Credit: Lorin Granger Q and A between Dean John F. Manning and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Read Caption

Elena Kagan and John Manning speak to a group of students — Credit: Lorin Granger Q&A between Dean John F. Manning and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Read Caption

Members of the board of student advisers pose together — Credit: Martha Stewart

group of students walking across campus — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students walk across campus — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students sit in a classroom — Credit: Martha Stewart

HLS Orientation banners in front of Langdell Hall — Credit: Martha Stewart

A group of students pose with Dean Manning — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students take a group selfie — Credit: Martha Stewart

Dean Manning speaks at a podium — Credit: Martha Stewart

Dean Manning speaks under a screen that says Welcome to HLS — Credit: Martha Stewart

Sanders Theater filled with students — Credit: Martha Stewart

Welcome to Harvard Law School banner — Credit: Martha Stewart

Two students smile at the camera — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students gather in a lounge area — Credit: Martha Stewart

Students find their name tags on a table — Credit: Martha Stewart

Balloons around section 2 sign — Credit: Martha Stewart

Upcoming Deadlines

Glynn D. Key Diversity Fellowship – Southern Environmental Law Center

Deadline » September 25

Deadline: September 25, 2018. See post for more information about the Glynn D. Key Diversity Fellowship at SELC.

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Beagle Fellowship – Natural Resources Defense Council

Deadline » September 28

Deadline: September 28, 2018- Learn more about the Beagle Fellowship.

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Boston Patent Law Association Writing Competition

Deadline » September 30

Prizes up to $1,000 for papers on intellectual property law. Apply

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Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Application Deadline

Deadline » October 1

Please read the course catalog description to learn about the application process.

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