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Harvard Law School (HLS) is Harvard University’s professional law school and the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. It provides legal education and trains students for careers across private practice, public service, and legal scholarship, while also operating as a major center of research and policy-relevant scholarship through its faculty, clinics, journals, and numerous research programs and centers.
HLS describes its scale and academic scope in terms of student body size (about 1,990 students annually, including J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. students) and a large course catalog (more than 500 courses, seminars, and reading groups).
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If you are interested in working in plaintiffs’ law during 2L summer, note that a few of these firms are recruiting through EIP: Hagens Berman, Saveri Law, and Dovel & Luner. Hagens Berman and Saveri Law will also participate in Connections (bidding deadline: Monday, 10/26). In a
Sign up for one-on-one appointments with Wasserstein Fellow Michelle LapointeInterested in Immigrants rights? Appointments are available with Wasserstein Fellow Michelle Lapointe , Legal Director at the American at the American Immigration Council. Michelle leads the organization's impact litigation and oversees the Council’s legal advocacy to advance the
Panel of Judicial Clerks RecordingThe recording of our recent Panel of Judicial Clerks is now available, in case you missed the live event or want to refer back to it. These clerks' accounts are designed to help you decide what factors are most important to you and what type(s) of clerkship might be the best fit.
WLA Panel of JudgesThe HLS WLA invites all students to "Women on the Bench: A Judicial Panel on Clerkships and Careers in the Judiciary" on Thursday, November 12, 6:00-7:30 pm, in WCC 1015. Judges will discuss their paths to the bench, what they look for in clerks, and advice for students intereste
Texas Public Interest and Clerkships Lunch TalkJoin the HLS Texas Club to hear from a panel of upper-level students who have secured clerkships or public-interest work in Texas or who plan to move to Texas after completing a clerkship. Monday, November 16, 12:15-1:15 pm, in WCC 2012. Lunch will be provided.
Course Selection QuestionsBetsy DiPardo, Director of the Office of Student Academic Affairs , can answer questions about course selection in relation to clerking. Betsy previously worked as a clerkship adviser and clerked herself. She holds office hours on Friday afternoons, 12-5 pm, in WCC 3025, in the c
2026: New OpeningsFor alumni, new openings for within the 2026-2027 term: U.S. District Court, Prisoner Litigation Office, Staff Attorneys (Camden or Trenton, NJ) - asap start through September 2027; three full-time and one part-time positions; hybrid of two days remote and three days in person U.
2028: Canadian Courts – January DeadlinesA quick alert for Canadian students – some application deadlines for 2028 clerkships at Canadian courts are coming up in January. Supreme Court of Canada Federal Court of Appeal/Federal Court Ontario Court of Appeal British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal We are proud
Judges’ Hiring StatusClick into the full post to see fresh versions of the hiring status spreadsheets. And please report any information you have, including any message from a judge’s chambers, interview invitation, and/or offer.
For Quick QuestionQuick question? Two options: Drop in any Tuesday, between 12:30 and 1:00 pm ET, to a dedicated Zoom link . You will enter a waiting room initially. Please keep your question short in case there are others waiting behind you in line. Submit your question anytime through our Clerks
Over 140 organizations represented at OPIA’s Student-to-Student Job Fair on October 26!You won’t want to miss OPIA’s annual Student-to-Student Job Fair on October 26, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Milstein East and West, designed to introduce you to the myriad summer employment opportunities available in the U.S. and abroad. Through this in-person fair, 2Ls and 3Ls will be ava
Harvard Law Review, Deadline: November 20, 2026The Harvard Law Review Fellowship supports recent Harvard Law School graduates with a demonstrated interest in serving the public through their work and scholarship. It enables fellows to spend a year working in a public interest-related role at a government agency or nonprofit o
Harvard Law School announced that Sherif Girgis will join the faculty as a tenured professor of law effective January 1, 2027, and described his teaching and scholarship in constitutional law and theory.
The legacies of Randall Robinson and TransAfrica live on at Harvard Law School LibraryHLS highlighted how library collections connect to the legacies of Randall Robinson and TransAfrica, including references to paper donations and digitization initiatives tied to law faculty and related advocacy history.
Harvard Law School launches new initiative on national security law and policyHarvard Law School announced a new National Security Law and Policy Initiative, describing its goal of strengthening HLS’s role in shaping U.S. national security through scholars, practitioners, and students and noting an advisory-board structure chaired by Jane Harman.
Dean Goldberg welcomes new Harvard Law studentsHLS posted remarks and community reflections connected to the August 26, 2026 welcome event for incoming students, including the announced composition of the entering class across J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., transfer J.D., and international exchange students.
Harvard Law staff honored at 2026 Dean’s Award for Excellence ceremonyHLS reported that seven staff members received the school’s 2026 Dean’s Award for Excellence and described the dean’s framing of the awards as recognizing contributions that embody the spirit of excellence within the law school community.
Harvard Law School posted an announcement and summary of Dean John C.P. Goldberg’s Commencement Day address as permanent dean, framing the message around defending democracy and the rule of law.