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October 20
Thursday
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Condemned to Serve for Life? A Snapshot of Political Trends in Africa
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
“The people have spoken. Their desire is manifest. You are condemned to serve them for life.” Chinua Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah (1987) When Chinua Achebe penned these words in reference to “His Excellency”, a fictional African military leader, he was evoking a familiar scene. His audience would have been… -
Protecting the Right to Organize: Applying a Legal Skillset to Empower Workers
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Wasserstein Fellow and Labor Lawyer Bart Sheard as he discusses different career paths to support workers' collective action and fight for better wages and working conditions. Labor movement work includes numerous roles each suited to meet related but discrete needs. Whether through government, legislation, administrative agencies or the courts, there are fantastic opportunities to fight for progress and workers' rights. Learn what roles might be best suited to your interests and work style, and how to prepare for a successful career as a labor lawyer. -
#FREEIRAN Teach-In
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join MELSA to discuss solidarity with women in Iran, where protests have erupted in recent weeks over the regime’s oppressive morality laws after Zhina Mahsa Amini was murdered by police, including protests at Iranian universities where students have been trapped, hurt, and killed. -
Fixing Our Clerkship System: A Fireside chat with Legal Accountability Project co-founder Aliza Shatzman
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join a fireside chat with Legal Accountability Project co-founder, Aliza Shatzman, moderated by Professor Neil McGaraghan. The Legal Accountability Project’s goal is to ensure that as many law clerks as possible have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Food will be provided. -
APALSA’s Resume and Cover Letter workshop
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Before you begin your job search, you’ll need a resume. Join OCS Adviser Yih-hsien Shen as she walks you step-by-step through the components of a legal resume, with tips on formatting and content. She will also cover the basics of how to write a law firm cover letter. Co-sponsored by… -
HALB x Ropes & Gray: What Do Wildfires, Pools of Capital, and Gyms Have in Common?
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
HALB x Ropes & Gray: What Do Wildfires, Pools of Capital, and Gyms Have in Common? Join the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and Ropes & Gray to learn the answer! Come meet Ropes & Gray partners from the global capital solutions and private credit group, Jeffrey Katz… -
Byse Workshop Fall 2022: Constitutions, Courts and Climate Change
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Recurring
The Climate Crisis is the defining challenge of the 21st century. Despite the urgency of the challenge, many governments have failed to enact the transformations necessary to avert disaster. This workshop considers the role of constitutional law and theory both as a cause and a response to the Climate Crisis. -
HLSBFI General Body Meeting & Intro to Web3
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Meet the HLSBFI leadership team and other group members, and get an introductory lesson into how blockchain works & the tools for exploring Web3. -
Intro to Web3 Dinner Workshop (for beginners)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Come meet the HLS Blockchain and Fintech Initiative club members and enjoy some good food as we walk through an Introduction to Web3 workshop. This workshop is primarily for people interested in knowing more about blockchain, but have no prior experience or technical backgrounds. By the end of the session,… -
HALA Game Night
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Come to the Game Room in WCC to enjoy games and snacks with Harvard African Law Association (HALA) members!… -
EDP x Black Voters Matter Postcard Party
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Black Voters Matters’ mission is to increase civic engagement and power building in predominantly Black communities. The Equal Democracy Project at HLS is proud and excited to be partnering with them on one of their core volunteer opportunities: a Postcard Party, this Thursday, October 20th, at 7pm in WCC…
October 21
Friday
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Alumni in Residence with Steven Choi JD’04 of One for Democracy
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Steven Choi is currently a consultant with a practice focusing on political advocacy, organizational change and leadership coaching. He has served in leadership at social justice and movement organizations, most recently for One for Democracy, a coalition of philanthropists and foundations pledging 1% of their assets to strengthen our democracy. Steven served as Executive Director at the New York Immigration Coalition and the MinKwon Center for Community Action and was also the founding Director of the Korean Workers Project at the Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund. Click to register -
Just Show Up Reading Club – Compassion & Conviction
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
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We live in a very polarized time – a time when people are being asked to put themselves in very narrow political boxes in order to be heard. Many people – and many Christians – are dissatisfied with the limited options. Is there another way? How should the Church respond… -
Disarmament and the Arms Trade: A Conversation with Amnesty International’s Verity Coyle
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Join us for a conversation with Verity Coyle, a veteran arms control and disarmament campaigner who is a senior advisor in Amnesty International’s military, security, and policing team. Verity’s work covers the Arms Trade Treaty, the trade in conventional arms, the use of inhumane weapons, and the use and transfer… -
The Injustices of Iqbal: A Talk with Alexender Reinert
12:20 pm - 1:25 pm
Join us for a conversation with Professor Alexander Reinert, who represented the plaintiffs in Ashcroft v. Iqbal before the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Reinert will give broader context to the Islamophobia that runs through this case, the challenges to executive action in response to 9/11, and the detrimental impact the holding has had on access… -
Legal History Event with Mary Ziegler
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Professor Mary Ziegler (UC Davis School of Law) will be presenting, Personhood: The New American War over Reproduction (Book in Progress, Introduction and Chapter 1). If you would like to request a copy of the paper in advance, please email Susan Smith (ssmith@law.harvard.edu). -
On History and the Future of Abortion Rights after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Mary Ziegler, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law This presentation is offered in conjunction with the Legal History Workshop: Sex and the Law. This workshop aims to provide students with a historical perspective on the intersections between law and society in the United States, focusing on the intersections… -
HLSCF, CU, & CLSA: Interfellowship Worship Night
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Please join us for an interfellowship worship night this Friday! Christian Fellowship, Christian Union, and Catholic Law Students Association will join for food, musical worship, and fellowship. Dinner will begin at 5:45pm and programming will begin at 6:15pm. -
Annual Harvard Law School Shabbat Dinner
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Please join us for this annual largest Jewish celebration at HLS and experience the sweetness of Shabbat with great cuisine, spirited conversation, and family warmth. Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7 PM Milstein East, Wasserstein Hall, Harvard Law School – 1585 Massachusetts Avenue Registration required – RSVP Here…
October 22
Saturday
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Practical Safety and Awareness with HUPD
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This presentation is to familiarize the audience with basic safety and awareness methods. The course is taught by HUPD officers and will review basic safety and awareness principles and introduce basic options for physical self-defense. Registration is recommended; please register below.
October 23
Sunday
October 24
Monday
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Talking Tax with Professor Brennan
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Professor Brennan will discuss a variety of tax topics related to financial planning and will take questions from the audience. -
On the Future of Judicial Confirmations: A Conversation with Ed Whelan
12:25 pm - 1:15 pm
A conversation on the future of the conservative legal movement with Ed Whelan… -
OCS 1L Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Recurring
In a small group setting, 1Ls will work with OCS’s Peer Advisers on how to draft a professional, impressive resume and a persuasive cover letter for the private sector. Students can either bring their application materials to the workshop or take notes for later. See full list of available… -
Why You Should Study Legal History
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Why You Should Study Legal History – Looking for spring courses? Listen to the Program in Law and History faculty discuss the importance of legal history and opportunities to study it in law school. -
African Cross-Grad Mixer
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Harvard African Law Association (HALA) in an evening filled with food and various games to meet other graduate students from the African diaspora!… -
EDP x Common Cause Poll Monitor Training
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Let’s protect the vote! Join the Equal Democracy Project and Common Cause Massachusetts to monitor high risk polls in the Boston area on Election Day! Poll Monitor Training will be October 24, from 6-7:30pm in WCC 3016. Dinner will be served. Please sign up at this link (https://www.mobilize.us/protect-the-vote/event/525331/).
October 25
Tuesday
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Study Abroad Information Session
12:30 am - 1:30 pm
Come learn about the HLS Semester Abroad Program and the HLS-University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program from ILS staff and HLS students who have recently studied abroad. Lunch will be served. -
The Frightening Spread of Authoritarian Populism in Latin America
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
About the talk: Jorje H. Zalles will present a talk exploring the complex dynamics that could explain why several Latin American countries have freely elected authoritarian, populist anti-democratic régimes in the last two decades. For more information, please visit The Program on Negotiation website. https://www.pon.harvard.edu/events/kelman-jorje-h-zalles-latin-america/ … -
Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law: Lunch Chat with Latham & Watkins
12:05 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law for a Lunch Chat with Latham & Watkins in WCC 2012 on Tuesday, October 25th at 12:30pm. -
HLS Library Book Talk: Bounded Rationality
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join the HLS Library on Tuesday October 25 at 12:30pm on Zoom for a HLS Library Book Talk! This event features a discussion on Bounded Rationality: Heuristics, Judgment, and Public Policy with authors Sanjit Dhami and Cass Sunstein. This event is free, open to all, and will be recorded. -
HALB: The Fed, Monetary Policy, and Sanctions with Brett Phillips
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join the Harvard Association for Law and Business for a conversation with Brett Phillips, the NY Federal Reserve’s Associate General Counsel, on the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, sanctions, and the NY Fed’s 1L Summer Law Clerk Program. Lunch will be provided. -
Models for Change: Private Public Interest Law Firms
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us for a discussion with three HLS alumni about the models, practices, and missions of their private public interest law firms. Katie Ali ‘11, a former partner with deep experience in pro bono work at Hogan Lovells, left Hogan Lovells to start her own civil rights boutique firm… -
Pro Bono Recruitment Fair & Open House
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
This event, sponsored by the Boston Bar Association and Suffolk University Law School, provides attorneys and law students with a range of pro bono opportunities. The fair is held as part of the National Pro Bono Celebration sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public… -
Fidelity Guest Lecture Series on International Finance: Paul Singer, President of Elliott Investment Management
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join a fireside chat with Paul Singer, President of Elliott Investment Management, on the current state of investing, financial policy, and the U.S. Economy. Please register at the link below. Attendance will be limited. www.PIFSinternational.org/FiresideChat The Fidelity Guest Lecture Series on International Finance hosted by the Program on International… -
LRW Open Memo Tips with First Class
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join First Class for our 1L Open Memo Strategy Session and Student Panel. Food will be provided!… -
Harvard Latin American Law Review Subcite and Makeup Subcite
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Harvard Latin American Law Review welcomes all Harvard Law School students to join. While we focus on issues involving Latin American communities in and outside the United States, we have a diverse body of members from all backgrounds that are interested in these issues. Save the date for our… -
Business & Human Rights Movie Night
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Please join us for a showing of “The Chocolate Case,” a documentary exploring the human rights issue of child labor in cocoa production. We will have guest speakers, including Professors Carlos Portugal Gouvea and Susan Farbstein, to provide context on this issue. We will have snacks (popcorn of course) and…
October 26
Wednesday
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Tech Platform Immunity? A Conversation with Carrie Goldberg
12:20 am - 1:20 pm
Carrie Goldberg is an attorney and founder of C.A. Goldberg, a victim’s rights firm providing cutting edge legal help for clients under attack. Carrie and C.A. Goldberg have brought multiple cases against technology platforms like Amazon, Omegle, Snapchat, and Facebook on behalf of victims of online harassment, sexual assault, revenge… -
CEEB Fall Festival
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Office of Community Engagement, Equity and Belonging invites all students to our first Fall Festival! Together with your fellow classmates, come enjoy warm cider and treats, as we all reflect on our Fall Favorites. -
Alumni in Residence with Tina Perry JD’99 of OWN TV Network & OTT Streaming
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Named president of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in 2019, Tina Perry is responsible for all operational and creative areas of the network, reporting to OWN Chairman and CEO Oprah Winfrey. Her leadership is a driving force behind the network’s ongoing evolution to become the leading destination for Black audiences. Tina also manages OWN’s robust digital division including the network’s TVE Everywhere product, WatchOWN, award-winning website Oprah.com, and a flourishing podcast business. Additionally, she oversees OWN on d+, Discovery’s direct-to-consumer streaming service. Click to register. -
Book Discussion on Democratize Work
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join us at WCC, Room 2009 from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm ET on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 for a book discussion related to Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy, published in May 2022 by the University of Chicago Press. The event will consist of two parts: first,… -
Public Reading of Scripture
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Recurring
Please join us for a lunch time reading from the Old and New Testament. Hear great stories of victory and defeat. Listen to words given in the Psalms that give you peace and hope. This time is for you to just take a break. Complimentary lunch will be provided for… -
HALB: Anatomy of a Leveraged Buyout with Gibson Dunn
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join the Harvard Association for Law and Business for a lunch presentation on leveraged buyouts. Gibson Dunn lawyers will describe the process of a leveraged buyout and the role of attorneys in the process. Panelists: Doug Horowitz (Partner, New York); Elysa Desa, (Partner, Boston); Maxwell Ball (Associate, New York). -
Spotlight Series: Civil Rights
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
OPIA’s Spotlight Series provides students with an informal overview of public interest practice areas. This session will focus on civil rights, exploring the variety of legal work in this area and where it happens: from non-profits to government, from litigation to policy, and across sub-issue areas. Pick up some summer internship application tips and discover entry routes into this field after graduation. An OPIA adviser will lead a brief presentation and then open up the conversation to Q&A. -
Existential Advocacy: A Conversation with Professor John Bliss
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
A growing number of legal advocates are working to protect the interests of future generations by mitigating existential risk (i.e., risks that could lead to human extinction or other irreversible destruction of future human potential). How do these advocates design strategies around such low-probability/high-impact events? How do they… -
Grad Intramural League Info Session
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Interested in playing University-wide graduate intramurals? Join us on Wednesday, October 26 from 12:30-1:15 to learn more about the Grad IM program brought to you by the DOS office. Upcoming sports include volleyball, basketball and futsal. Learn more and sign-up here: https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/gisl Questions? Contact ttownsend@law.harvard.edu and rdehney@jd23.law.harvard.edu… -
Disability as Diversity Celebration
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Entertainment, food, booths, and more to celebrate disability and intersecting identities as part of our diverse community at Harvard!… -
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Adams Pro Bono Awards Ceremony
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The SJC Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services works to promote volunteer legal work in Massachusetts to help people of limited means in need of legal representation, in accordance with Rule 6.1 of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys. The awards ceremony is one of… -
2022 Klinsky Lecture: Building Equitable Cities in a Post-Pandemic America
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Lecture by: Julián Castro
Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice … -
Harvard Latin American Law Review Subcite and Makeup Subcite
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Harvard Latin American Law Review welcomes all Harvard Law School students to join. While we focus on issues involving Latin American communities in and outside the United States, we have a diverse body of members from all backgrounds that are interested in these issues. Save the date for our…