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Harvard Law School welcomes its LL.M.s., S.J.D.s., and exchange students

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Three members of the LL.M. Class of 2022 gather on campus during LL.M> Orientation

Three members of the LL.M. Class of 2022 meet on campus during LL.M. Orientation. Photo:  Lorin Granger

On August 18, Harvard Law School officially welcomed the LL.M. Class of 2022. Representing 64 countries and jurisdictions, from Argentina to the U.S.A., the class includes 184 new students and 33 LL.M. candidates returning from the LL.M. class of 2020–2021 to complete their studies in person. Together, they will spend the upcoming academic year pursuing a Master of Laws degree on Harvard’s reopening campus.

In addition, seven students are beginning their studies for the S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degree, the law school’s most advanced degree. These new candidates join 49 continuing S.J.D. students.  Together, they represent 28 countries or jurisdictions.

HLS is also welcoming seven international students from the law school’s exchange partner schools in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These exchange students will spend the fall semester or the academic year pursuing J.D.-level studies or doctoral-level research.

Read “A new academic year begins, one step at a time” on Harvard Law Today.

Welcome to our fall exchange students!

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Group photo of eight incoming fall exchange students

This fall, ten students from six of our exchange partner law schools are studying or conducting doctoral-level research at HLS. We hope you’ll have a chance to meet these visiting students.

Pictured, left to right:  Clara Samson, University of Geneva Faculty of Law, Geneva, Switzerland; Joanna Trotta, Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Law, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Vera Piovesan, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; Marie Dry, Sciences Po Law School, Paris, France; Xuejiao Li, Renmin Law School, Beijing, China (in front); Jan-Phillip Graf, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (in back); Léo Lucas Pascault, Sciences Po Law School, Paris, France; and Daniel Madani, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.

Not pictured:  Despoina Georgiou and Eirini Kikarea, both visiting from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.

In addition, 14 HLS J.D. and S.J.D. students will be studying abroad in eight countries this fall, at exchange partner schools or through an independent semester abroad, and three third-year J.D. students will soon begin studying in the other Cambridge under the Harvard Law School and University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program.

Early Arrivals

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On August 21, HLS welcomed new LL.M.s, international exchange students, and new S.J.D.s to campus.

The LL.M. Class of 2019 includes 188 students from 65 countries who will spend the upcoming academic year pursuing a Master of Laws degree. In addition, six students are beginning their studies for the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree, the Law School’s most advanced degree, and the early arrivals also include nine international students from seven of the Law School’s exchange partner schools.

Read more on Harvard Law Today.

Photo:  Martha Stewart.