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A professor stands at a podium before a large classroom of law students. A sound boom reaches across the scene. — A scene from the filming of “The Paper Chase,” a 1973 film based on a book of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., ’70. The sound stage in Canada was constructed to look like a law school classroom. Credit: Mark McNeil, Harvard Law School Historical & Special Collections

HLS in the Movies

Apr 21, 2021

By Vaughn Samuels

From the iconic scenes of Professor Kingsfield in “The Paper Chase” to scenes from “Love Story,” “The Firm” and “On the Basis of Sex”, Harvard Law School has played a part in many popular movies over the years.

Here’s a look at seven of the many movies which feature Harvard Law and some fun trivia.