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Hundreds of members of the incoming Harvard Law School class took part in an inaugural program called Day 0, aimed at easing the transition to law school.

Harvard Law’s Benjamin I. Sachs says the labor movement’s successes this year may be the ‘start of a virtuous cycle of union wins’.

Meet a few of the freshest faces on campus, from J.D. candidates to LL.M. students.

Dean John F. Manning ’85 welcomed more than 700 candidates for the degrees of Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Juridical Science to Harvard Law School.

In "The Problem of Twelve," John Coates argues that a small number of large financial institutions increasingly pose a threat to American democracy and to themselves.

Harvard Law’s Richard Lazarus says that while the pro-environment ruling in Held v. Montana is a reason to celebrate, the impact could be limited.

At an event hosted by the Program on Negotiation, author Claire Fowler looks at new ways to resolve disagreements in the workplace.

A search of the Marion County Record offices may have violated the First Amendment and 1980’s Privacy Protection Act, says David McCraw, a lecturer on law and top New York Times lawyer.

Harvard Law School’s Graduate Program has officially welcomed the LL.M. Class of 2024 to campus.

More than 130 Harvard Law School staff donated their time and talent for HLS Week of Service, held during the week of July 31 to August 4.

Tributes to Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. ’78 echoed across the Harvard campus and in capitols, city halls, courthouses, and private conversations around the nation.

A Law School analysis of the Dedicated Docket in Boston says the biggest problem is lack of legal representation.

Ruth L. Okediji, the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been named Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies (CAS).

Bonnie Docherty, scholar on humanitarian disarmament, says the weapons endanger civilians now and in the future.

Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. ‘78, or Tree, as he was affectionately known, the celebrated, influential, and beloved Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar, died peacefully on August 4 in his home in Odenton, Maryland, from the natural progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Law School analysis of Dedicated Docket in Boston says biggest problem lack of legal representation.

The Dean of Students Office invites new students to meet and greets in New York, D.C., Los Angeles, and Cambridge.

As we approached midsummer, several Chayes International Public Service Fellows offered updates on their projects abroad.

To be successful, human rights work requires a mix of vision and tenacity – the ability to see a problem clearly and then develop creative…

Mussab Ali ’23 talks about his work in LSC’s Housing Clinic representing clients facing eviction— and how important it is to have legal representation against…

Harvard Law School has announced the addition of two new faculty members.