Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The current Dean of Harvard Law School is Martha Minow, who assumed the role on July 1, 2009. Harvard Law has 246 faculty members. Many are preeminent legal sc... More

School type:

Educational institution:

Also known as:

  • Harvard University School of Law,
  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge,
  • Harvard Law School, main campus

Education

Parent Institution:

Phone number:

Country Code Number
  • 1
  • 617-496-8214

Total Enrollment:

number date
  • 1,800
  • 1,733
  • 2011
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Newspaper:

Campuses:

Number of postgraduates:

number date
  • 1,733
  • 2011

Domestic tuition:

Currency Amount
  • 45,450
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Organization

Address

Harvard Law School Headquarters

1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge Massachusetts 02138

Date founded:

  • 1817

Leadership:

Person Role Title
  • Dean

Endowment:

Currency Amount
  • 1,700,000,000
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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 2
  • 2011

US News & World Report: Best Law Schools of 2011

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