Dr. Jamie Wacks

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Biography

Jamie Wacks is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School specializing in law and public interest lawyering. She taught courses such as Legal Profession and Problem Solving Workshop while being an active mentor in the Harvard Law School Women’s Law Association Faculty Mentorship Series. Prior to her current role, Ms. Wacks served as an Assistant United States Attorney where she focused on organized crime, economic crimes, and drug enforcement. She also has background as a litigator in Boston, representing clients in complex business litigation and white-collar criminal actions, and previously worked as an Associate at Foley Hoag’s Litigation Department. Ms. Wacks has extensive experience as a clerk for the Honorable Chief Judge D. Brock Hornby in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and has a bachelor's degree in History and Literature from Harvard College, where she also graduated magna cum laude. Her publications include noteworthy contributions to legal literature in the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & Law and works addressing the subprime mortgage crisis.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, MA

Lecturer in Law, teaching subjects related to Legal Profession and Public Interest Lawyering.

Assistant United States Attorney

2008-09-01 — 2010-12-01

United States Attorney's Office • Massachusetts

Worked in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force and Economic Crimes Unit.

Litigator

— Present

Donoghue, Barrett, & Singal, P.C. • Boston, MA

Represented individuals in complex business litigation and white-collar criminal actions.

Associate

— Present

Foley Hoag’s Litigation Department •

Provided legal services in litigation.

Assistant District Attorney

— Present

Norfolk District Attorney’s Office • Quincy, MA

Prosecuted various cases as an assistant district attorney.

Courses

Legal Profession Legal Profession: Public Interest Lawyering

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.