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Harvard Law School offers unparalleled opportunities to learn the law in an energizing and intellectually stimulating environment. Students come to Harvard from all 50 states and more than 100 countries around the world, forming a "legal metropolis" that is diverse in backgrounds, perspectives, and viewpoints.

The centerpiece of the learning experience is engagement with the faculty of Harvard Law School, who are among the world's foremost scholars in their fields. Students learn from them in the classroom, through a combination of new and old educational methods, and work with them as well on research projects and other activities. A Harvard Law School education also very frequently includes intensive clinical experiences, exposure to courses and programs of study in the other extraordinary schools of Harvard University, and many rewarding hours devoted to a wide variety of extracurricular activities.