On Thursday May 26, 2016, the Harvard Law School Class of 2016 officially became HLS graduates. Here is a look at their day of celebration, filled with families and friends, plus Steven Spielberg and some cute kids.
![A man having his graduation hood adjusted by two women](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0040-opt-scaled.jpg)
![Two women in caps and gowns, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0110-opt.jpg)
![A graduate smiling for the camera](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0064-scaled.jpg)
![A bagpiper playing while the graduating class processes behind him](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0087-opt.jpg)
![A woman taking a photo of the graduates holding a banner that reads 'Harvard Law School'](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0118-opt.jpg)
![A graduate holding a plastic gavel and her grad cap that reads 'Legally Blonde](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0131-opt-scaled.jpg)
![A group of graduates holding a banner that reads 'Harvard Law School'](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0140-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates posing for a selfie](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0246-opt.jpg)
![Two graduates smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0169-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates standing together, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0176-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates sitting on the grass, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0185-opt-scaled.jpg)
![A graduate smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0192-opt-scaled.jpg)
![Three graduates sitting on the grass, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0207-opt.jpg)
![Three graduates sitting with their class, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0270-opt.jpg)
![A graduate sitting with her class, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0297-opt.jpg)
![Two graduates sitting with their class, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0292-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates taking a selfie](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0317-opt.jpg)
![A graduate looking into the distance](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0349-opt.jpg)
![A graduate looking off into the distance](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0351-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates, seated](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0376-opt.jpg)
![A man and a woman seated on stage, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0430-opt.jpg)
![A graduate and an older woman with their arms around each other, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0446-opt.jpg)
![A graduate shielding the sun from his eyes with his program](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0461-opt.jpg)
![A graduate standing with three women, all of them smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0477-opt.jpg)
![A graduate standing with a woman and two children](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0469-opt.jpg)
![Four graduates smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0483-opt.jpg)
![A graduate standing with a woman holding a child, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0472-opt.jpg)
![A graduate standing with his family, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0493-opt.jpg)
![Family of graduates watching the ceremony and taking photos](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0531-opt.jpg)
![A graduate holding his degree, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0547-opt.jpg)
![A group of graduates, jumping and smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0596-opt.jpg)
![A graduate holding a child, receiving his degree from Martha Minow](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0641-opt.jpg)
![Graduates celebrating under an arch](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0580-opt.jpg)
![A graduate posing with his parents](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0668.op_.jpg)
![A graduate holding her degree](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.26.16Commencement0678-opt-scaled.jpg)
![Graduates tossing their grad caps into the air](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5.26.16Commencement0717-opt.jpg)
On Thursday May 26, 2016, the Harvard Law School Class of 2016 officially became HLS graduates. Here is a look at their day of celebration, filled with families and friends, plus Steven Spielberg and some cute kids.