Last week, Harvard Law School welcomed a new class of J.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. students to campus. Orientation for new students included an ice cream social, section photos, a visit from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan ’86 and a welcome by new HLS Dean John Manning ’85 in Sanders Theatre. As the law school kicks off its Bicentennial year, this year’s incoming class will also be part of several landmark events to celebrate 200 years of legal education at Harvard, including the upcoming HLS in the Arts celebration for faculty, students and staff.
![Crowd gathers outside Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170823_Orientation-Welcome-BBQ_LGranger007.jpg)
![Three men and a woman walking across campus](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_125_MStewart.jpg)
![Two women talking.](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_139_MStewart.jpg)
![Three men talking](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_152_MStewart.jpg)
![A group of students gathered for a group photo outside Austin Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_156_MStewart.jpg)
![A group of students gathered for a group photo on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_159_MStewart.jpg)
![Two women talking](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_174_MStewart.jpg)
![A group of students walking in front of Langdell Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_25_Orientation_192_MStewart-web.jpg)
![A group of students pose for a photo inside Memorial Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_032_MStewart.jpg)
![Students walking through Memorial Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_042_MStewart.jpg)
![New students gather in Sanders Theater](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_075_MStewart.jpg)
![Dean John Manning waving on stage in Sanders Theater](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_136_MStewart.jpg)
![Dean John Manning speaking to a group of four students outside Memorial Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_148_MStewart.jpg)
![Dean John Manning taking a selfie with a student](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_29_Deanswelcome_169_MStewart.jpg)
![A group of students gathered for a group photo on the second floor of Wasserstein Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_31_ManningKagan007_MStewart.jpg)
![Dean John Manning sitting and speaking with Justice Elena Kagan](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_31_ManningKagan026_MStewart.jpg)
![A group of students standing together listening to a lecture](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_31_ManningKagan075_MStewart.jpg)
![A woman standing and holding a microphone, asking a question](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_31_ManningKagan083_MStewart.jpg)
![A photo of the audience listening to a lecture given by Dean John Manning and Justice Elena Kagan](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_08_31_ManningKagan091_MStewart.jpg)
![A man holding a baby](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170823_Orientation-Welcome-BBQ_LGranger001.jpg)
![Students sat together in a circle on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170823_Orientation-Welcome-BBQ_LGranger015.jpg)
![Students gathered and mingling on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170823_Orientation-Welcome-BBQ_LGranger023.jpg)
![Students in line for ice cream](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170823_Orientation-Welcome-BBQ_LGranger025.jpg)
![Two men holding signs that say](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/welcome-to-hls-2-scaled.jpg)