GALLERY: Harvard Law School Commencement 2016
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, friends, and some cute kids.
GALLERY: Harvard Law School Class Day 2016
Harvard Law School’s 2016 Class Day ceremony featured speeches by actor, producer, businesswoman and philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker and Harvard Law School Professor Jeannie Suk, winner of the 2016 Albert M. Sacks-Paul A. Freund Award for Teaching Excellence.
Students spend spring break focused on legal services work
Each year, teams of Harvard Law School students are given the opportunity to spend their Spring Break experiencing legal services work with clinics and legal organizations in the Boston area, or working on projects around the country and abroad–here, a few students share their accounts, reflecting on the significance of their service.
Justice Louis D. Brandeis: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court
In honor of the centennial anniversary of Louis D. Brandeis’ confirmation to the United States Supreme Court, Harvard Law School and the Harvard Law Library are celebrating his relationship with the school, as a student, a devoted alumnus, and as a Supreme Court Justice employing and mentoring HLS graduates.
Students traveled the world for research and clinical work during winter term 2016
During the 2016 winter term, 65 HLS students traveled to 30 countries conducting research for writing projects or undertaking independent clinicals, with support from the Winter Term International Travel Grant Program. The following are snapshots of 11 student experiences.
Mnookin to receive ABA Outstanding Scholarly Work Award
Harvard Law Professor Robert Mnookin ’68 will receive the 2016 Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work from the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. The award honors individuals whose scholarship has contributed significantly to the field of dispute resolution.
HLS Drama Society presents ‘Law Wars: Attack of the Loans’
The force was with the 2016 Harvard Law School Parody, “Law Wars: Attack of the Loans.” The Parody is an annual production of the Harvard Law School Drama Society.
Around the world at HLS: 2016 International Party
On Feb. 13., while offering up their native foods and dressed in traditional garb (or as rabid fútbol fans), the Harvard Law School (HLS) LL.M. class of 2016 welcomed faculty, students and staff to the annual International Party in Wasserstein Hall.
Harvard Law School: 2015 in review
Supreme Court justices, performance art, student protests and a vice president. A look back at 2015, highlights of the people who visited, events that took place and everyday life at Harvard Law School.
2015 Ames Moot Court Competition Gallery
A look behind the scenes of the final round of Harvard Law School’s 2015 Ames Moot Court Competition, one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country.