Congratulations Harvard Law School Class of 2026!

Harvard Law School’s Class of 2026 began celebrating Commencement Day on Thursday with an early morning breakfast, followed by a procession to Harvard Yard, where they were greeted by President Alan Garber and Harvard College graduate Conan O’Brien. In the afternoon, the graduates returned to the Harvard Law School campus to hear from Dean John C.P. Goldberg, walk across the stage on Holmes Field, and receive their hard-earned degrees.

“Graduates, you are about to join a long line of Harvard lawyers and leaders,” Goldberg said. “I know that you will add to their legacies in ways we cannot yet imagine.”

Click below Commencement Day scenes of graduating students, faculty, and staff.

  • A graduate in regalia receives a wooden gavel from a volunteer at an outdoor event.
  • Three graduates in regalia sit outdoors, holding gavels and cups, smiling for the camera.
  • Graduates in black and red regalia pose for photos outdoors.
  • A group of graduates in black caps and gowns with maroon sashes stand together and smile for the camera in an outdoor courtyard.
  • Graduates in regalia laugh and socialize outdoors.
  • A large group of graduates, many holding gavels, pose for a photo on a grassy area.
Commencement logo with Harvard Law School shield

View full coverage from the festivities of the 2026 Class Day and Commencement Ceremonies at Harvard Law School

HLS Celebrates the Class of 2026