Academic Support Services
Harvard Law School strives to ensure the success of each student. If you are having difficulties with your academic studies, please contact Elizabeth Bangs, Director, First-Year Legal Research and Writing and Academic Support Services, by e-mail (ebangs@law.harvard.edu) or phone (617-496-3673), to set up an appointment.
On-campus resources
Academic counseling sessions for 1Ls will be available beginning in mid-October. We will offer both drop-in hours and individual appointments.
Institute for English Language Programs(Harvard Extension School) for ESL students
University Health Services Programs
Harvard Bureau of Study Counsel
On-line resources
"How to Approach and Take a Law School Examination"
Professor Elizabeth Garrett
University of Southern California
Writing Law Examinations
John H. Langbein, Sterling Professor of Law
Yale Law School
How to Write Good Legal Stuff
Professor Eugene Volokh, UCLA
Professor Alexander Tanford, University of Indiana-Bloomington
"How to Read a Judicial Opinion"
Professor Orin Kerr
George Washington University Law School
CALI lessons on legal writing and law school exams
To get a CALI password, click here
Stress Management
Law School and Stress
Professor Barbara Glesner Fines
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
"Stress Management"
Martha M. Peters, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Stress Management (Suffolk University)
Time Management
Time Management (Villanova University)
Note-taking and study skills
Taking Notes
Stanford University
It All Starts with Listening
University of Pennsylvania
The Cornell Note-Taking System