Clinic Stories: Prepping for the U.S. Court of Appeals
Follow a student in the Federal Tax Clinic as he prepares to argue an appeal on behalf of a military veteran forced to pay back taxes on $500K he didn’t know his wife had embezzled.
A Veteran’s Story: How an HLS clinic helped one Vietnam veteran access long-denied benefits
Watch the story of how Harvard Law School’s Veterans Legal Clinic helped Paul, a man who served his country in one of the longest and deadliest wars in U.S. history, gain access to vital benefits denied him for decades.
Forgiveness in an age of ‘justified resentments’
At a recent Harvard Law School Library book event, Martha Minow and panelists discussed her recent release, "When Should Law Forgive?", which explores the complicated intersection of the law, justice, and forgiveness.
Lessig speaks on ‘Fidelity and Constraint’ at HLS
In a lively and provocative talk at Harvard Law School, Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, delved into his theory of constitutional law, which he explores in his most recent book "Fidelity and Constraint: How the Supreme Court has Read the American Constitution."
On Constitution Day, Klarman delivers a talk on the framers and the making of the Constitution
In commemoration of Constitution Day, Harvard Law School Professor Michael Klarman, an expert on constitutional law and constitutional history, delivered a talk titled “The Framers and the Making of the Constitution.”
Clinic Stories: Democracy Brewing
With the help of Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinics, Democracy Brewing has become the first brewery in Massachusetts to launch as a worker-owned business.
Fantastic Voyage: In the words of Archibald MacLeish LL.B. 1919
A half century ago, Archibald MacLeish LL.B. 1919 served as a literary interpreter of events beyond the imagination of most observers.
2018 – 2019: The Year in Pictures
Harvard Law School looks back in pictures on the 2018-19, from orientation through commencement, as we congratulate our graduates.
Martha Minow on the art of asking good questions
Addressing the Harvard Law School graduating class, former Dean Martha Minow focused on the art of asking good questions—a talent she told the students would be key to their work in the future, and a skill that they should ‘cherish and cultivate.’
Klinsky Professor Mandy DeFilippo on leading ‘from the middle’
Klinksy Professor of Practice Mandy DeFilippo ’00 delivered a lecture in April on “Leading from the Middle,” in which she explored what defines leadership for those who are not “the boss,” and what the benefits and opportunities look like for people in those positions.