Opinion
Commentary and debate from the Harvard Law School community and beyond.
Opinion
My Library Photo Shoot Was Revealing. So Was the Reaction.
I staged a photo shoot in the law school library to satisfy a petty romantic agenda. The reaction showed what too many of us still think a Harvard Law student should look like.
Letter
Why We’re on Strike
Opinion
A Brown Elephant Enters the Chat
When Nikole Hannah-Jones’s essay landed in my group chat, it unlocked memories and wounds that were not mine alone. Seventy-two years after Brown, why are we still grading Black mothers on choices no parent should have to make?
Opinion
Why We’re Not Doing Big Law Recruitment: “You Are Not Alone” Testimonials
As Big Law recruiting moves ever earlier, 145 HLS students signed the 2025 ‘You Are Not Alone’ poster and explained why they opted out.
Opinion
Guest Essay: Quitting EIP was the Best Decision I Made in Law School.
One student explains why quitting Big Law recruitment midway was the right call, and what they wish they’d known as a 1L.
Opinion
How Law Schools Can Create the Lawyers Democracy Needs to Survive
A Big Law–bound student proposes a full-ride scholarship for law students who commit five to seven years to public service.
Opinion
Nobody Wants This: The Creep of the Big Law Offer Cycle
Since recruiting moved online, schools and firms have raced to hire 1Ls ever earlier. The author argues the race serves no one.
