Student Spotlights

Stephanie Perez ‘23 is the recipient of the 2023 Ralph D. Gants Access to Justice Award, honored for her steadfast devotion to protecting the most vulnerable in society while addressing systemic injustice.

As members of the Class of 2023 prepare to graduate and become world-class advocates, leaders, and change-makers, a few share their wisest words of wisdom.

Katie Martinez ’23 and Ben Rankin ’23 are the recipients of the 2023 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Awards.

Ryan Gunderman ’23 was named the 2023 winner of the William J. Stuntz Memorial Award for Justice, Human Dignity, and Compassion

For Robb Dehney ’23, who launched an intramural league for Harvard graduate schools, sports have always been a fun way to create community

As the Class of 2023 prepares to cross the commencement stage, we asked a few graduating students to share their favorite Harvard Law memories.

With the support of other immigrants and compassionate immigration lawyers, Ricardo Jimenez Solis ’23 is now achieving what his family hoped for when they left their home in El Salvador for the United States.

Barbara “Babs” Tsao ’23 was 13 years old when her family moved from a leafy suburb in California’s Bay Area to a ranch in a small Texas town where her stepfather raised alpacas and her mother opened her own sushi restaurant.

Members of the Class of 2023 reflect on their Harvard Law School experience and their plans after graduation

Army Captain Ryan Gunderman '23 hopes to use his legal training to bring restorative justice to military adjudication.

For as long as she can remember, Tushigjargal Bold LL.M. ’23 has enjoyed such a wide variety of interests that it’s been hard to focus on just one.

For Frances Williamson ’23, a childhood spent largely outdoors in South Texas inspired a career in environmental litigation.

Six members of the Class of 2023 delivered talks to their peers — final words of wisdom on everything from the power of community to familial pride to lessons learned from mushrooms.

First Gen Empower, founded by Arabi Hassan ’23, enables first-generation, low-income, and immigrant high school and college students to pursue their dreams.

At an event hosted by the Harvard Law School Library, several students discussed their experiences working with capital defense offices across the country as part of the Capital Punishment Clinic.

A friendly competition between four Harvard Law students in 1960 has grown into the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, with 700 students competing worldwide.

Alice Hu has been elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, an organization founded in 1981 to represent and support Asian Pacific American law students.

Ten Harvard Law students trekked to arctic Alaska during spring break to prepare tax returns for indigenous communities.

Harvard Law Students undertook a number of pro bono projects locally, nationally, and internationally during Spring Break this year.

At the “Teaching First-Generation Law Students” event, professors shared insights and recommendations for making law teaching more inclusive.

Four Harvard Law School students were selected this year as Salzburg Cutler Fellows in International Law and Public Service.