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FACULTY STUDENT LIFE INTERNATIONAL AN INTRODUCTION TO

student to full-time student organizations HARVARD SCHOOL faculty ratio faculty 154 HLS students 11.4:1 106 100+ traveled to 54 countries in relation to courses, clinicals, and writing projects during winter term and summer 2013

PUBLIC SERVICE 75% of 1L students work on one of 17 scholarly journals visiting lecturers 37 professors 94 on law Number of pro bono hours HLS students Average number of pro bono hours per HLS student 40 are required to serve before graduation 596 during their time at Harvard (Class of 2013) 1/3 of the student body lives on campus

CLINICAL COURSES 65% $1M 89 Cambridge Walk Score available to be awarded to of 1Ls received The Bernard Koteen Oce of Public Interest 73% graduating students to help them Summer Public Interest Advising (OPIA) is sta ed with 10 attorney 30+ 2,681,695 pursue careers in public service from Funding (SPIF) during advisors with a combined 100+ years of national sports teams within 4 miles +2 more within the Public Service Venture Fund the summer of 2013 experience serving students. OPIA is dedicated 11 schools 30 miles (Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, Patriots, Revolution) with existing exchange agreements to study abroad to encouraging students and lawyers areas of the law where HLS of the Class of 2013 students hours of pro bono legal services to incorporate an ongoing commitment to o ers clinical placements participated in clinical work work provided by HLS students 3 public service work throughout their careers. since the inception of the program INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK CLASSES / CURRICULUM CAREERS FINANCIAL AID

joint degree Research Programs SECTIONS STUDENTS 6 programs 23 and Centers ~50 9 7 80 EACH of students receive nancial aid optional 1L reading groups to required 1st year courses each section has a faculty leader 96.3% 99% 81% choose from to create a sense of

employed at nine months graduation rate (Class of 2012) optional Programs of Study which Harvard Harvard Harvard Graduate UPPER-LEVEL CURRICULUM ALUMNI School School of Design incorporate advice from faculty about how to approach particular subjects and potential • 450+ courses, clinics, reading groups and 7 careers seminars in the upper-level curriculum • Criminal Justice 26% 500+ • 1 required course after the rst year • International and Comparative Law 6 of the 9 • 64 clinical courses • Law and Business Supreme Court Justices attended HLS • 112 seminars • Law and of clerks at the Supreme number of private sector employers • 242 courses and seminars with fewer than 25 students • Law and History Court in the past ve who participate in HLS Early • Law and Social Change years have been HLS grads Interview Program Harvard School Harvard Graduate Cambridge of Public Health School of Arts & Sciences University, UK • Law, Science, and Technology FACULTY STUDENT LIFE INTERNATIONAL AN INTRODUCTION TO

student to full-time student organizations faculty ratio faculty 154 HLS students 11.4:1 106 100+ traveled to 54 countries in relation to courses, clinicals, and writing projects during winter term and summer 2013

PUBLIC SERVICE 75% of 1L students work on one of 17 scholarly journals visiting lecturers 37 professors 94 on law Number of pro bono hours HLS students Average number of pro bono hours per HLS student 40 are required to serve before graduation 596 during their time at Harvard (Class of 2013) 1/3 of the student body lives on campus

CLINICAL COURSES 65% $1M 89 Cambridge Walk Score available to be awarded to of 1Ls received The Bernard Koteen Oce of Public Interest 73% graduating students to help them Summer Public Interest Advising (OPIA) is sta ed with 10 attorney 30+ 2,681,695 pursue careers in public service from Funding (SPIF) during advisors with a combined 100+ years of national sports teams within 4 miles +2 more within the Public Service Venture Fund the summer of 2013 experience serving students. OPIA is dedicated 11 schools 30 miles (Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, Patriots, Revolution) with existing exchange agreements to study abroad to encouraging law school students and lawyers areas of the law where HLS of the Class of 2013 students hours of pro bono legal services to incorporate an ongoing commitment to o ers clinical placements participated in clinical work work provided by HLS students 3 public service work throughout their careers. since the inception of the program INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK CLASSES / CURRICULUM CAREERS FINANCIAL AID

joint degree Research Programs SECTIONS STUDENTS 6 programs 23 and Centers ~50 9 7 80 EACH of students receive nancial aid optional 1L reading groups to required 1st year courses each section has a faculty leader 96.3% 99% 81% choose from to create a sense of community

employed at nine months graduation rate (Class of 2012) optional Programs of Study which Harvard Harvard Harvard Graduate UPPER-LEVEL CURRICULUM ALUMNI Business School Kennedy School School of Design incorporate advice from faculty about how to approach particular subjects and potential • 450+ courses, clinics, reading groups and 7 careers seminars in the upper-level curriculum • Criminal Justice 26% 500+ • 1 required course after the rst year • International and Comparative Law 6 of the 9 • 64 clinical courses • Law and Business Supreme Court Justices attended HLS • 112 seminars • Law and Government of clerks at the Supreme number of private sector employers • 242 courses and seminars with fewer than 25 students • Law and History Court in the past ve who participate in HLS Early • Law and Social Change years have been HLS grads Interview Program Harvard School Harvard Graduate Cambridge of Public Health School of Arts & Sciences University, UK • Law, Science, and Technology FIRST-YEAR CURRICULUM SAMPLE OF CLINICAL COURSES

• Civil Procedure • Capital Punishment Clinics • Government Lawyer: Judicial Process in Community Courts • • Child Advocacy Clinic • Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic • Criminal Law • Criminal Justice Institute (Criminal Defense) • Harvard Legal Aid Bureau • International or Comparative Law elective • Criminal Prosecution Clinic • Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinic • Legal Research and Writing • Cyberlaw Clinic • International Human Rights Clinic • Legislation and Regulation • Education Law: Trauma and Learning Initiative • Shareholder’s Rights Project • Problem Solving Workshop • Employment Law Clinic • Sports Law Clinic • • Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic • Supreme Court (in DC) • • Ghana Project: Making Rights Real • Transactional Law Clinics • Government Lawyer: U.S. Attorney Oce INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK: STUDENTS CAN PURSUE JOINT DEGREES WITH • Government Lawyer: Semester in DC • Government Lawyer: The Role of the State AG • JD/MBA () • JD/MPP or JD/MPA-ID () • JD/MUP (Harvard Graduate School of Design) WILMERHALE LEGAL SERVICES CENTER • JD/MPH (Harvard School of Public Health) AN INTRODUCTION TO • JD/PhD (Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) • Disability, Veterans and Estate Planning Clinic • JD/LLM (Cambridge University, UK) • Family, Domestic Violence and LGBT Clinic • Food Law and Policy Clinic HARVARD LAW SCHOOL • Health Law and Policy Clinic RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND CENTERS • Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense/Housing Law Clinic • Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinic • Berkman Center for Internet and Society • Institute for Race and Justice • Child Advocacy Program • East Asian Legal Studies STUDENT PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONS • Environmental Law Program • Foundations of Private Law • Harvard Defenders • Harvard Initiative on Law and Philosophy • Harvard Immigration Project • Harvard Law School-Brookings Project on Law and Security • Harvard Legal Entrepreneurs Project • Harvard Law School Project on Disability • Harvard Mediation Program • Human Rights Program • Harvard Mississippi Delta Project • Institute for Global Law and Policy • Harvard Negotiators • Islamic Legal Studies Program • HLS Advocates for Human Rights • John M. Olin Center of Law, , and Business • Prison Legal Assistance Project • Labor and Worklife Program • Project No One Leaves • Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics • Recording Artists Project • Program on Behavioral Economics and • Tenant Advocacy Project • Program on • Program on International Financial Systems • Program on Institutional Investors STUDENT JOURNALS • Program on Negotiation • Program on the Legal Profession • Business Law Journal • Program on Law and Mind Sciences • Civil Rights-Civil Liberties • Tax Law Program • Environmental Law Review • SCHOOLS WITH EXISTING EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS TO STUDY ABROAD • Human Rights Journal • International Law Journal • Faculty of Law of (Australia) • Journal of Law and Gender • Fundação Getulio Vargas Schools of Law (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil) • Journal of Law and Public Policy • University of Chile School of Law (Santiago, Chile) • Journal of Law and Technology • Law School (Shanghai, China) • Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law Harvard Law School | J.D. Admissions • University of Cambridge Faculty of Law (England) – for joint degree program • Journal on Legislation 1563 Avenue • Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris - Law School (Paris, France) • Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice • University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, Graduate School of Law & , and School of Law (Japan) • Latino Law Review Cambridge, MA 02138 • Seoul National University School of Law (Korea) • Law and Policy Review www.law.harvard.edu • University of the Witwatersrand School of Law (Johannesburg, South ) • National Security Journal • Faculty of Law (Geneva, Switzerland) • Negotiation Law Review [email protected] • The Graduate Institute of International Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland) • Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left 617.495.3179 AN INTRODUCTION TO Admissions Process

J.D. ADMISSIONS • February 1 – Application Deadline • Requirements:  Application Form  Personal Statement (2 pages, double spaced)  Resume  2 Letters of Recommendation 2013 1L Class Profile  LSAT score(s)  Transcript(s) • 49% women  Interview by invitation only • 40% students of color • 11% with advanced degrees Financial Aid Facts • 72% at least 1 year out of college • 52% out of college for 2 or more years • 81% of students receive financial aid • 171 undergraduate schools • 43% of students receive need-based grants • Students represent 42 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico and • Summer Public Interest Funding (SPIF) = guaranteed stipends for 12 foreign countries summer work • 11% non U.S. citizen  466 students received SPIF in 2013 • Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP)= Loan repayment assistance for 2013 1L Class Fun Facts graduates taking low-paying jobs  Approximately 18% of the 2012 graduating class participated in • 4 opera singers LIPP immediately following graduation • 18 marathon runners • Loan options are available so all students can finance their three • 9 U.S. military veterans years at HLS • 22 Teach for America alumni • International students receive Harvard loans to replace the Federal • 1 reality game show winner loans for which they do not qualify • 1 accomplished bread baker • 2013–2014 Tuition = $52,350 • 2 belly dancers • 1 professional drummer Joint Degrees • 44 athletic coaches • 61 unique languages spoken • JD/MBA (Harvard Business School) • JD/MPP or JD/MPA-ID (Harvard Kennedy School) 2013 Admissions Facts • JD/MUP (Harvard Graduate School of Design) • JD/MPH (Harvard School of Public Health) • 5510 applications • JD/PhD (Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) • 858 offers of admission • JD/LLM (Cambridge University, UK) • 564 newly enrolled 1Ls • 75th/25th percentiles Concurrent Degrees pursued by past students  GPA: 3.95/3.77  LSAT: 175/170 • JD/MA (Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences) • JD/MTS or M.Div. () • JD/MALD (Fletcher School at ) • JD/Ed.M. (Harvard Graduate School of Education) • JD/PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

1L Class statistics on September 1, 2013

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