Category Archives: Graduate Program

“You never know where connections will come from.”

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“It wasn’t inevitable that Harvard Law School graduate students Erum Khalid Sattar and Rebecca Zaman would meet so soon, or even at all. Sattar has been at the law school for three years, pursuing a doctorate in juridical science (S.J.D.); Zaman arrived in August to begin a year of study for a master’s in law (LL.M.). Sattar is from Pakistan, and studied law in London; Zaman grew up, earned her law degree and completed a judicial clerkship in Australia. Then again, they’re about the same height, with the same dark brown hair, and that might not be just a coincidence.”

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From A(lbania) to Z(ambia): HLS welcomes LL.M.s, S.J.D.s, exchange students and visiting scholars/ researchers from 80 countries

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Sign welcoming students to OrientationIf the vibe in Austin Hall seemed especially international this morning, it may be because the LL.M. Class of 2013 came together for breakfast and welcoming remarks at the first official event of Orientation. HLS is welcoming 189 LL.M. students this year, the second-largest class to date, representing 71 countries.

Over the next week or two, an equally international cohort of new and returning S.J.D. candidates, visiting scholars and researchers, and exchange students will also arrive on campus. Collectively, they bring the number of countries represented to 80, from every continent except Antarctica.

LL.M.s at Orientation