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1. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University has grown from nine students with one master to around 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 teaching staff. Seven presidents of the United States were graduates of Harvard. It has produced more than 40 Nobel laureates. Harvard College was established in 1636 and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left his library and half of his estate to the new institution. The University is situated in the city of Cambridge, not far from Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard’s students come from all 50 states and more than 70 countries around the world.
2. Harvard Law School was established in 1817, it’s one of the oldest and most prestigious country’s law schools. HLS is one of the most famous law faculties in the world. Today, the School has more than 280 teaching and administrative staff, about 1,800 undegraduate and graduate students study here. HLS provides more than 260 courses and 18 different research centers and programs. The School offers several degree programs for graduate students. It provides a lot of of opportunities for students to conduct research or study abroad, hundreds of students take part in law practice. Harvard Law School is the world's leading center of legal education and research. It provides unique opportunities to study law in an energetic and creative educational environment.
3. Fourteen of the School's graduates have served in the Supreme Court of the U.S. Six of the current nine judges of the Supreme Court attended HLS. The 19th president of the United States, some U.S. attorneys general and federal judges graduated from HLS. In addition to their achievements in law and politics, Harvard Law School graduates are also prominent in other fields. Many have become influential journalists, writers, media and business leaders and even professional athletes.
4. The teaching staff of Harvard Law School are among the world's foremost scholars in their fields. Students learn from them in the classroom, through a combination of new and old educational methods, and work with them as well on research projects and other activities. The eighty-one professors of the Law School offer a great number of courses. They cover every aspect of legal study and approach the law from a wide variety of methodological perspectives. The classes include lectures, Socratic-method discussions, seminars and legal practice. The Law School's professors regularly argue cases before the Supreme Court, testify before Congress, and advise developing nations on how to create effective legal systems.
5. Harvard Law School education includes intensive clinical experience. The undegraduate training is divided between study and clinical practice. Numerous classes have clinical components, which allow students to make practical use of what they learn in the classroom in a wide variety of legal organizations. The Law School's students work during the year and in the summers for human rights groups abroad, public organizations, as well as for the most significant law firms of the country.
6. The School provides courses in every major area of legal study. A curriculum adjusts quickly to changes in the legal profession and in the world. The School offers a lot of courses in such areas as legal history, international legal system, international human rights, global trade, international law, comparative law, civil procedure, contract law, property law, administrative law, criminal law, family law, constitutional law and others.
7. The Harvard Law School academic law library is one of the largest in the world. It holds more than one and a half million books and manuscripts and it is expanding in many new directions. The library supports the teaching and research activities of the School.
8. Harvard Law School's research programs and centers produce the most modern work in a wide range of fields and disciplines. They provide students with valuable research opportunities. The Law School has its own Legal Services Center and Criminal Justice Institute which give students excellent opportunities to provide legal services in both the civil and criminal legal systems.
9. The famous Harvard Legal Aid Bureau is the oldest student-run legal services office in the country. It was founded in 1913. The Bureau is to give the students the opportunity to develop professional skills as part of the clinical programs of Harvard Law School. Students at the Bureau practice under the supervision of admitted attorneys. As a result, students get practical experience of appearing in court, negotiating with opposing attorneys, and working directly with clients.