Showing 69 events for the week starting 02/24/2026
February 24
Tuesday • 15 events
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Kelman Seminar – Woman, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Crisis as a Civilizational Reckoning
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Recent events in Iran are often analyzed through geopolitical frameworks and short-term political or economic explanations. This talk offers a different perspective: a cultural and ethical interpretation rooted in Iran’s indigenous Zoroastrian heritage. Drawing on historical analysis, contemporary survey data on religious affiliation, and the Women, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi,… -
Lunch and Learn with Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG)
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic for a lunch event with Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG). Laura Klein and Lauren Worsek from Lawyers for Good Government will join us via Zoom to discuss L4GG’s recent work, opportunities for student engagement, and the importance of public service lawyering… -
Finding Healing After Abortion
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Marianne Luthin will speak about counseling women after they’ve had abortions through her organization Project Rachel. -
Scripture in Community: Public Reading of Scripture
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Recurring
Whether you’re new to reading the Bible, have studied it for years, or are just curious about what it says, you are welcome to listen, learn, and reflect on the wisdom within its pages. Scripture in Community meets over lunch to read and listen to Bible passages together – from… -
AFI & JLSA Community Lunches
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Alliance for Israel and the Jewish Law Students Association for a community lunch with students and professors. -
Lexis & Westlaw 1L Ames Brief Tips Session
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us for a brief, 30 minute presentation to explore several new tools that will support your research for the Ames Brief assignment on both Westlaw and Lexis. Event will now be on Zoom: https://relx.zoom.us/meeting/register/Uq204FUxR02n4vEJ4XmeQQ… -
*POSTPONED* Keeping Burnout at Bay: A guide for students with Dorothy Bisbee from the Academic Resource Center
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly. Are you feeling unmotivated and detached from your HLS studies, job hunt, or both? It could be burnout, and you may be avoiding addressing it because you are, well . . . burned out! If you’d like to… -
Law Teaching Colloquium: Choosing Law Teaching as a Career
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
John C. Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law & Economics and Deputy Dean Kristen Eichensehr, Professor of Law Date and time: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Location: Austin Hall 101 (East) Are you considering a career as a law professor? Whether you are committed to this career choice or… -
International Legal Studies Coffee Hour
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join ILS staff and classmates who have lived, studied or worked abroad for a coffee, tea and snack break and informal networking among students interested in international opportunities at HLS. -
Legal History Workshop 3
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Legal History Workshop provides an academic forum for junior scholars with an interest in legal history to engage in the discussion and critique of works in progress, including articles, dissertation or book chapters, job talk papers, book reviews, conference papers, op-eds, and developing research ideas. The workshop is hosted… -
BSA Open House!
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join the Board of Student Advisors to learn more about becoming a BSA! All 1Ls are invited to apply to join the BSA next year. If you are interested in applying or in learning more about the organization, this Open House is a great opportunity to talk to lots of… -
Writing Workshop with Incarcerated Writers
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please come join the Free Minds Book Club and the Pforzheimer House Pre-Law Advising team for an evening session to learn about building literary community in carceral spaces and to provide feedback to incarcerated poets. NOTE: There will be the option to join remotely as well. Where: Pforzheimer House, 56… -
National Security Journal Spring Subcite Day 1
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join the Harvard National Security Journal for its spring subcite! Food will be provided for those who sign on to assist. The sign up is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgjftMke4TQMuxqu-po4_k0fTAMVS6THi0Y9uKXsFGvKYLAg/viewform…
February 25
Wednesday • 20 events
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Talk with Chief Justice Tulloch (ONCA) on the Rule of Law
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join us for a discussion with Chief Justice Michael Tulloch of the Court of Appeal for Ontario on the Rule of Law. Biography: The Honourable Michael H. Tulloch was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario in 2003. He was elevated to the Court of… -
HLS Beyond & SFS present: Mastering the Maze of Student Loan Repayment
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Join us for an in-depth exploration of upcoming changes to the standard repayment plan, income-driven repayment plans, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and how private loan repayment will impact broader financial planning, lead by Derek Brainard of Accesslex. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for integrating these updates into their student loan repayment strategy after graduation. -
Lunch Talk with Professor Stein
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Please join DLSA for a lunch talk with Professor Stein!… -
HLS Rappaport Forum: The Docket That Shall Not Be Named – The Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Guest Speakers Jonathan H. Adler
Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law and William H. Cabell Research Professor
William & Mary School of Law Kate Shaw
Professor of Law
Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania Moderator Richard Re
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School Lunch… -
Legal Telescopes, New Ways of Seeing Law at Scale
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
How can large language models (LLMs) transform the way lawyers, researchers, and the public interact with the law? Join us for a hands-on conversation about the potential of LLMs to make sense of complex legal text, statutes, opinions, contracts, and more. Neel Guha will demonstrate new tools for searching and… -
Bartz v. Anthropic: The Role of Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in Protecting Artists and Authors in the Age of AI
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Jacob Miller, HLS ‘20, an associate in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office, for a discussion about his representation of a class of writers and copyright holders in Bartz v. Anthropic. This case resulted in a preliminarily-approved $1.5 billion settlement—the largest copyright settlement in history—pending final approval in April 2026. Jacob represents… -
Revamping Your Study Strategy
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the BSA and Harvard’s Academic Resource Center (ARC) to hear from a panel of BSAs who decided to switch up their academic routine in the second semester. We’ll talk about lessons learned from the first go-around and how we shook things up (for the better)! Lunch will be provided. -
La Alianza BSA/HLAB/HLR Panel
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Come listen to a panel of current students on the Board of Student Advisors, the Harvard Law Review, and the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau to learn more about the organizations, the type of work they do, and how to apply. Lunch will be provided!… -
JOLT Pre-Election Mixer
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Come mingle with current masthead members to learn about positions on the journal if you’re interested in getting more involved next year! Lunch will be provided. -
HBLSA Lunch Talk with Chief Judge David Barron
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join HBLSA for a lunch talk with the Honorable David Barron, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, for a conversation about the judge’s career. All are welcome to attend, and lunch will be provided. Please rsvp here. -
HALB x DLA Piper: Insights into Transactional Law
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join HALB for a moderated panel discussion with attorneys from DLA Piper! This event offers students a unique opportunity to learn about the realities of life as a transactional lawyer at a leading global firm. The panel will feature Primo Fontana, Georgia Pemberton, and Steve Rola, who will share insights… -
What I Wish I Knew: Sharing Public Interest Advice
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Law & Social Change and HLS-NLG to share your knowledge – or what you wish you knew – to build a handbook for future public interest students! Lunch will be provided. -
Alumni in Residence with Jennifer Lane J.D. ’09 of Airbnb, Inc.
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jennifer Lane is Lead Ethics Counsel at Airbnb and co-chairs Women at Airbnb, shaping enterprise ethics and trust. She led high-stakes FINRA enforcement matters against major broker-dealers, examining C-suite witnesses, parsing complex trading data, and negotiating global resolutions. As an SDNY federal prosecutor, she handled serious white-collar cases and built diversity and diversion initiatives with national influence. Click to register. -
NSLA Meeting with Ambassador (ret.) Nina Hachigan
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Small group conversation with Amb. (ret.) Nina Hachigan on how state and local governments are affecting foreign policy… -
Byse Workshop Session 2: The Local Community in International Criminal Law
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Recurring
In this session, we explore initiatives developed within international criminal law to promote “local ownership” among affected communities, including the ICC Trust Fund for Victims, field offices, and community surveys. We will consider whether such practices meaningfully respond to critiques of the Court’s interventionist posture, and what may be obscured… -
CR-CL Student Writing is now accepting submissions + Informational Session!
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
CR-CL Student Writing is now accepting submissions for Volume 62, Issue 1! We will accept submissions until March 10th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. All submissions should be made through the form linked on our website; we will not accept submissions via email. To learn more about CR-CL… -
National Security Journal Subcite Day 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join the Harvard National Security Journal for its spring subcite! Food will be provided for those who sign on to assist. The sign up is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgjftMke4TQMuxqu-po4_k0fTAMVS6THi0Y9uKXsFGvKYLAg/viewform… -
ILJ Makeup Subcite
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join the Harvard International Law Journal for our makeup spring subcite on Feb. 25 from 6 pm to about 9 pm! Attendance on subcite is required for all ILJ members and to appear on the updated masthead for spring Vol. 67.2, and we always encourage new members. Breakfast and lunch… -
HLS Pub Trivia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurring
Come to HLS Pub Trivia! Bring friends, grab a drink, and test your knowledge. Trivia takes place every Wednesday from 7–9pm in the HLS Pub.
February 26
Thursday • 10 events
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Byse Workshop Session 3: Cities Beyond the State? International Governance in Divided Cities
3:45 am - 5:15 pm
In this session, we will examine experimentations with international governance of local spaces, which have taken various forms. We will discuss international administrations in conflicted cities as innovative responses to contested sovereignty, ranging from interwar Danzig and post–Balkan Wars Mostar to divided Nicosia, alongside Berman’s proposal for overlapping international sovereignties… -
Alumni in Residence with Pam Martinson J.D. ’89 of Visionary Fiber Technologies, Inc.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Pamela Martinson is a business-focused leader, board member, and counselor with deep experience in finance, corporate governance, risk management, and bank regulation. Formerly a senior partner at Sidley Austin and earlier with Cooley, she advises executives and boards on complex matters, secured financings, reorganizations, and growth through disruption. She is Chief Legal Officer of Visionary Fiber Technologies and serves on multiple financial technology and banking boards.Click to register. -
POM HIO Office Hours with Peter O’Meara in WCC 5046
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Recurring
Peter O’Meara, HIO Advisor for HLS, holds in-person office hours for HLS students and scholars on a first-come, first-served basis in WCC 5046, every Thursday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. during the 2026 Spring Semester. No appointment necessary. … -
NSLA Lunch Talk
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the National Security & Law Association for a lunch talk with David Cohen, former Deputy Director of the CIA, and Kate Heinzelman, former General Counsel of the CIA. -
APALSA BSA/HLR/HLAB Panel
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Come join APALSA to learn about BSA, HLR, and HLAB! We’ll have a panel of our members who are in each organization to answer questions. -
HLS Dems: Deciding on BSA/HLAB/HLR
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Hear from upperclassmen Dems about deciding whether to apply to BSA, HLAB, or HLR. Our panelists will be members of the honor societies, as well as students who intentionally decided not to apply! We’ll be focusing on the real time and energy commitments of each of these groups – the… -
HFLA Clothing Swap
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Participate in the HFLA clothing swap! Come and thrift student owned garments for free! If you have any items you would like to donate, please do so under the Hark ramp at lunch on 2/24 and 2/25. We look forward to shopping with you all!… -
HLAB x PLAP: HLAB Info Session for 1Ls in PLAP
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
HLAB (Harvard Legal Aid Bureau) is hosting a info session for 1Ls in PLAP! If you’re interested in (1) developing the clinical legal skills you’ve already learned in PLAP, (2) advocating for clients against wage exploitation, housing displacement, and the family carceral system, and (3) being in a supportive community… -
Antitrust and the Rule of Law: A Conversation with Former FTC Chair Lina Khan
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Former Federal Trade Commission Chair and co-Chair for the Zohran Mamdani mayoral transition Lina M. Khan will join CLJE Director Sharon Block for a conversation reflecting on her tenure at the FTC and the role of antitrust in protecting workers, consumers, innovation, and broad-based economic growth. Co-sponsored by the Program…
February 27
Friday • 10 events
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Copyright’s Afterlife: Law, Legacy, and Ownership
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
This expert roundtable will address important aspects of the post-mortem afterlife of copyright and explore tools and remedies for identifying and rectifying misuses of authors’ creative legacies and ensuring that those legacies are managed in accordance with the wishes of the authors. Invited participants will include playwrights and other theater… -
Alumni in Residence with Viroopa Volla J.D./M.B.A. ’21 of Alvarez & Marsal
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Viroopa Volla is a Senior Associate at Alvarez and Marsal in San Francisco, advising high-stakes restructurings and special situations in the firm’s North American Commercial Restructuring practice. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners, McKinsey and Company, Walmart, and Star India. Viroopa earned her A.B. in Economics, cum laude, from Harvard College, followed by a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School through the joint JD/MBA program. Click to register. -
HFLA Clothing Swap
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Participate in the HFLA clothing swap! Come and thrift student owned garments for free! If you have any items you would like to donate, please do so under the Hark ramp at lunch on 2/24 and 2/25. We look forward to shopping with you all!… -
Public Writing and the Law
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
On February 27th, LPE@HLS will host Public Writing and the Law. A lunchtime panel discussion on journalism and public understanding of the law (12:15-1:15 PM) will be followed by workshops (3:30-6:00 PM, registration required) for all Boston-area law students, legal scholars, and practitioners interested in writing for a general… -
HLS Christian Fellowship Bible Study
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Come join us for our weekly Bible study with a local pastor. Lunch will be provided. -
Tort Law as a Tool for Mitigating Catastrophic AI Risk
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Professor Gabriel Weil will discuss the role that tort law can play in compelling AI companies to internalize the risks generated by training and deploying advanced AI systems. He will outline a liability framework based on strict liability, liability insurance requirements that scale with potentially dangerous model capabilities, and punitive… -
JOLT Subciter Appreciation Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Thank you to all who subcited with us for JOLT’s Spring Volume! Join us for a lunch and come say hi!… -
Public Writing and the Law Workshop
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
On February 27th, LPE@HLS will host Public Writing and the Law. A lunchtime panel discussion on journalism and public understanding of the law (12:15-1:15 PM) will be followed by workshops (3:30-6:00 PM, registration required) for all Boston-area law students, legal scholars, and practitioners interested in writing for a general audience. -
Harvard Women’s Basketball Law School and GSAS Night
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us on Friday, February 27 as the Crimson takes on the UPenn Quakers at the Lavietes Pavilion! This season, all HLS and GSAS students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to this special night to cheer on Harvard. Tickets for this game are discounted to only… -
HLS Christian Fellowship Friday Night
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Come join us for the weekly gathering of the HLS Christian Fellowship! We will have dinner at 5:45 pm and then hear from a speaker, pray together, or engage in a fun activity.
February 28
Saturday • 3 events
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International Law Journal Symposium
All day
Join us for this year’s ILJ Spring Symposium, “Resilient Order: International Law in an Age of Transition.” If you’ve been meaning to sign up, now is the time. The Symposium promises rigorous and timely discussions on the future of international law at a moment of profound global transition. Breakfast and… -
HELR Spring Subcite #2
8:15 am - 1:15 pm
Come join the Environmental Law Review for our second Spring subcite!… -
CR-CL Vol. 61.2 Subcite (Day 1)
9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Come join the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review conduct its Subcite for articles to be published in the second issue of Volume 61!…
March 1
Sunday • 2 events
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CR-CL Vol. 61.2 Subcite (Day 2)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Come join the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review conduct its subcite for the articles to be published in the second issue of Volume 61!… -
HBLR Spring Subcite
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Please RSVP below to confirm your availability to attend our Sucbcite, no later than Wednesday, February 25th at 11:59 PM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfn4cGssMCDByqzHiNWsFQfMRQzT34R0OZ9fq5k_LMYOyksGg/viewform?usp=header…
March 2
Monday • 9 events
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Lunchless “Lunch & Learn”: Fasting Across Religious Traditions
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Posted on behalf of the Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement March 2 marks a day when many religious communities are fasting in observance of Lent (Christianity), the Fast of Esther (Judaism), Ramadan (Islam), & the 19-Day Fast (Bahá’í). Join the Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement for a no-food lunchtime panel… -
Re-Construction Justice: Harlan, Statutes, and Dissent in the 21st Century, with Judge Benjamin Beaton (W.D.Ky.)
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
What is the role of statutes in the 21st Century? How can we remember the legacies of those who went before us? How should we remember them? Join the Harvard Federalist Society as we host Judge Ben Beaton of the Western District of Kentucky who will address these questions and… -
Indissoluble Bonds: Jews, Law, and the Limits of the Argentine Immigrant Nation with Lelia Stadler moderated by Tamar Herzog
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
In this talk, Stadler explores how migration to Argentina shaped Jewish law at the turn of the twentieth century. Argentina granted religious freedom to rebuild itself as a “Nation of Immigrants.” But this freedom was limited in ways Eastern European Jews had not encountered before. Specifically, its family law perpetuated… -
Violence & Resistance from Palestine to Minneapolis
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
ICE’s violence on our streets and in our communities is an emergency, but it’s not new. Join NLG, Tzedek, and Justice for Palestine for a teach-in and discussion with an on-the-ground protest journalist about state violence and its collaborators, whether in Palestine, Minneapolis, or right here at Harvard. Lunch will… -
How to Use Word Like a Lawyer
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Come learn from the expert how to use Word's formatting functions to create the best Brief possible. We'll cover using styles, creating a table of contents, adding Roman and Arabic numbers to the same document, and creating a table of authorities. Bring your laptop, your formatting questions, and your appetite. -
Texas Club BBQ
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Texas Club for a BBQ during 3/2 lunch hour to celebrate Texas Independency Day!… -
HLAB Panel
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us to learn more about the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the work we do, and how to get involved! You will hear from HLAB members about why they chose to join HLAB, the experiences they have had, and how those experiences have shaped them as students, lawyers, and leaders. -
From Law to Worlds Beyond: A Conversation with Sci-Fi Author Ken Liu (HLS ’04)
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join FiLM Society for a special conversation with Ken Liu, Harvard Law School alum turned Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author. Across works including the acclaimed short story The Paper Menagerie, his English translation of The Three Body Problem, and his most recent release All That We See or Seem, Liu has redefined speculative… -
Definitions of Death in European Organ Exchange: Legal Conflict and Constitutional Limits
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
The Harvard European Law Association is pleased to host Paul Bidmon for a lunch talk on Monday, March 2, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in Hauser Hall 102. Paul Bidmon is a legal research associate and PhD candidate at the Chair for Public Law, Health Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof. Dr.