Student Spotlights

A jubilant Class of 2022 and their proud families celebrated their long-awaited in-person commencement ceremony at Harvard Law School on Thursday, May 25.

On Thursday, May 26, the Harvard Law School Class of 2022 processed to Harvard Yard for the University’s morning commencement ceremony where President Larry Bacow…

From Orientation to Commencement, a look at a year at Harvard Law School over the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Emily Chazen and Ivanka Canzius are this year's recipients of the Westfall Memorial Award, presented annually to recognize student contributions to creating community within a first-year section and the wider class.

Henry Beshar ’22 and Stacey Menjivar ’22 are the recipients of the 2022 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Awards. The awards are presented annually to students…

. Butterworth is honored for her zealous advocacy for housing justice as a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB), the Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP), and Project No One Leaves (PNOL).

A look at HLS Commencements from the 1950s to 2020s…

She is celebrated for her outstanding contributions to the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, in both the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) and the Harvard Law Immigration Project (HIP).

Anoush Baghdassarian ’22 is the recipient of the 2022 Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Award.

COVID-19 had few benefits, but for Cara Mund ’22 the pandemic offered an unexpected upside. Mund, a Brown University alumna, had just transferred…

If life itself is our greatest teacher, then a student who can apply lived experience to classroom learning has the benefit of a superior education.

During 'an exciting and gratifying year,' Dionne Koller Fine, a tenured professor and sports law expert, became a student again

Jackson Beard ’22 has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 14 — and she can recall the exact moment that set her on her path to Harvard Law School and her future career.

A social entrepreneur from Nepal, Jesselina Rana LL.M. ’22 focuses on human rights and women’s health.

Federalist Society President Jacob Richards ’22, who describes himself as a classical liberal, appreciates engaging in good faith discussion of hard issues at HLS.

The LL.M. Class of 2022 gathered in April for a fun-filled International Night in the WCC which featured dancing, singing, and spoken word talents — not to mention their team rowing skills.

On Earth Day, we highlight some of the work being done by Harvard Law students, scholars, clinics, and programs to address some our most pressing environmental issues.

Students on Harvard Law School’s Student Well-Being Working Group care about sharing mental health resources available with their peers.

Three Harvard Law students — two current and one incoming — were among 30 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, the premier graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants.