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Class of 2025 students honored
May 27, 2025
A number of Harvard Law students from the Class of 2025 have been recognized for their contributions, honored for their outstanding leadership, citizenship, compassion, and dedication to their studies and the profession.
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Alexia Roberts ’25 is the recipient of the 2025 Andrew L. Kaufman Pro Bono Award, granted each year to a graduating student who demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to public service.
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Katie Angel wins the Westfall Memorial Award
May 27, 2025
Katie Angel is this year’s winner of the David Westfall Memorial Award, presented annually to a graduating student to recognize contributions to creating community within the first-year section and class.
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Sarah Berton, Martha Ball and Gabriel Eskandari receive Clinical Legal Education Association Awards
May 27, 2025
Sarah Berton ’25, Martha Ball ’25 and Gabriel Eskandari ’25 are recipients of the 2025 Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Student Awards, presented annually to students from each law school for outstanding clinical coursework and contributions to the clinical community.
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Tashrima Hossain ’25 is the recipient of the 2025 Ralph D. Gants Access to Justice Award, celebrated for her outstanding accomplishments as a member of the Housing Law Clinic.
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Eric Zhao ’25 is the recipient of the 2025 David A. Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award, which honors the late clinical professor and faculty director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.
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Harvard Law Today takes a closer look at the history of Magna Carta at Harvard Law.
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Esin Gumustekin’s project among this year’s Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge winners
May 22, 2025
The project of Harvard Law student Esin Gumustekin '26, the Brain Exercise Initiative, was one of the winners in this year’s Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge.
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Jheri’ Richards wins the Yvonne L. Smith Award
May 22, 2025
Jheri’ Richards ’25 is the 2025 recipient of the Yvonne L. Smith Award, which recognizes a graduating student who has demonstrated exemplary dedication to supporting other students throughout their time at Harvard Law.
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Snapshots: A look back at 2024-25
May 22, 2025
From an breathtaking array of events and impactful discussions with Harvard Law School faculty and distinguished guest speakers, to day-to-day snapshots of life on campus. Here are some notable moments from a jam-packed academic year.
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Several members on the Class of 2025 share the experiences and lessons they will take from their time at Harvard Law.
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Sukhmani Kaur is inspired by her Sikh religion to help others connect, create community, and fight injustice.
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After a varied practice, Nigerian lawyer Blessing Udo is shaping her path at Harvard Law
May 21, 2025
After several years of legal practice in her native Nigeria, Blessing Udo’25 LL.M. came to Harvard Law to explore the profession.
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Sean Wynn wants to help others succeed through his work in the legal profession.
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During an online briefing sponsored by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard, Jody Freeman and other climate experts warned of lasting damage from executive orders and cuts to research funding.
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Ben Reichard ’25 believes that getting involved and creating connections on campus makes students ‘not only better lawyers, but better global citizens’.
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On June 1, Samantha Power will return to Harvard Kennedy School as the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and to Harvard Law School as the William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights.
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Harvard Law School was ‘life-changing’ for David Marchese ’25, who has a passion for legal issues involving civil rights and national security.
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Fijian Harvard Law student Esther Gabriel works to reduce her region’s climate burdens.
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British researchers have discovered that a ‘copy’ of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300.
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Magna Carta: making history available to the world
May 15, 2025
Harvard Law School Library's Amanda Watson discusses the importance of digitizing the past in light of a recent Magna Carta discovery.