About Harvard Law School
The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment.
A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.
Our students come from all 50 states and more than 70 countries around the world. Most are pursuing a J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree, while many others are earning an LL.M (Master of Laws) or the S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science).
Outside the classroom, there are a rich variety of student practice organizations, professional interest groups, social groups, and student journals, which allow students to pursue every possible interest.
Harvard is home to the world's largest academic law library. Its collections, numbering nearly two million volumes, support the teaching and research activities of the School and serve as a resource for legal scholars throughout the world.
Harvard Law School's outstanding faculty and extraordinarily gifted students and alumni, its big-city character and prodigious resources, and its location at the heart of Harvard University all contribute to its leadership role in American and international legal education.