Dr. Mengyi Wang

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mengyi Wang is a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer at Harvard Law School, where her research focuses on the intersection of legal rules and institutions, particularly their impact on domestic and international political economies. Her current work examines the Federal Reserve’s monetary instruments and how they influence industrial-trade policy, the reconfiguration of the administrative state, constitutional structures, and global economic governance. She addresses complex questions employing a mixed-methods research approach that integrates doctrinal, quantitative, and qualitative methods. Her latest article is forthcoming in the Cornell Law Review. Mengyi holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She is currently completing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Prior to her academic career, she gained professional experience in patent litigation and prosecution, international trade dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization, and development policy.

Research Interests

Courses

First Year Legal Research Writing 5A, Fall 2025 Legal Research Writing 5A, Spring 2026

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'.