Twelve talented 3Ls made their case before a trio of celebrated jurists and hundreds of their peers last Wednesday evening as part of the annual Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition. The ...
As a doctrine more focused on form than substance, Civil Procedure is generally regarded as “separate from politics” or without controversy by law students. Ibrahim Bharmal, HLS/HKS ‘25, saw something ...
In March, longtime dean of Harvard Law School John F. Manning (B.A. ‘82, J.D. ‘85) was announced as the new provost of Harvard University, leaving his position at the law school vacant. The Harvard ...
In the late 1970s, I had lunch with the head of the Internal Revenue Service. I broached a subject long on my mind: “I have been told that the section on insurance in the tax code is so complex that ...
Photo of the etching atop of the front of a Langdell: "Non sub homine sed sub Deo et lege" which means "Not under man, but under God and the law." (J. Chukwuma, 2025) Etched above Langdell Hall, the ...
The Harvard Law Record has permitted the author to publish anonymously due to credible risks to their safety in the current political climate. Long before I enrolled in law school, I opened my notes ...
Friday morning, Harvard Law School’s Student Council passed R.-207-001, 12-4 with three abstentions. The resolution encourages the Harvard Management Company, the entity responsible for managing the ...
Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity. Any grammatical errors should be attributed to The Record editors and not to the candidates. Why do you want this position? Healy: I want this ...
Aashna Avachat, HLS ‘25, is publishing her debut novel Love Craves Cardamom this May. The story follows a student studying abroad in Jaipur, India – where Aashna’s family is from – and follows the ...
The Office of Career Services, where most students receive advising about their entrance into Big Law. (T. Maquiling, 2025) A Harvard Law School student (referred to as “JDX”) has alleged that the Eli ...
Students at the annual Student Activities Fair. Photo by T. Maquiling. As the scholastic, career and recreational needs of the massive HLS student body evolve from year to year, new student groups ...
For the first time in the history of the Harvard Law School, all three presidents of the school’s honors societies are Black. The Harvard Law Review, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, and the Board of ...