Showing 20 events for the week starting 11/17/2022
November 17
Thursday • 20 events
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Alumni in Residence with Sarah Harrington JD’99 of the US Department of Justice
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sarah Harrington JD'99 has served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Appellate since February 1, 2021. Sarah has a long history as a career attorney in the Department of Justice. She worked for nine years in the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division, where she argued dozens of cases in the federal courts of appeals. Sarah has argued 22 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and has briefed dozens of other cases in that court. Click to register. -
Coffee Break with Mintz
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Stop by right outside OCS at any time between 10am and 2pm for coffee from Blue Stone and desserts from Milk Bar and to speak with an attorney from Mintz to learn more about the firm. This event is for HLS students only. Persons with disabilities who wish to request… -
Planetary Defense with Dr. Haddaji
12:15 pm - 1:20 pm
Interested in asteroid mitigation? Come learn about the law and policy implications of planetary defense and its intersection with national security with Prof. Alissa Haddaji, coordinator of the United Nations Legal Working Group on Planetary Defense and founder/director of the Space Consortium at Harvard & MIT. Prof. Haddaji will be… -
International Student 1L Summer Job Panel
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
The Coalition of International Students and Global Affairs (CISGA) is hosting a 1L Job Search Panel on Thursday, November 17 at 12:20pm. International 2L and 3L students, OPIA’s Jillian Tuck and OCS’s Yih-hsien Shen will be available to answer questions about the 1L Summer job search, 2L recruiting, or any… -
Planetary Defense with Dr. Haddaji
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Planetary Defense with Prof. Haddaji Interested in asteroid mitigation? Come learn about the law and policy implications of planetary defense and its intersection with national security with Prof. Alissa Haddaji, coordinator of the United Nations Legal Working Group on Planetary Defense and founder/director of the Space Consortium at Harvard &… -
Combating Social Isolation: The Idea of a Right to Belong – A Celebration of The Publication of On Belonging By Kim Samuel
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
In her recently published book, On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation, Kim Samuel, founder of the Samuel Centre for Cocial Connectedness, explores the efforts of trailblazing individuals and organizations working across disciplines and continents to combat the barriers to fully and effectively participating in society faced by persons… -
The Women’s Revolution & the Iranian Labor Movement
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
LEAP and MELSA will have a virtual conversation with Mostafa Saber, an exiled Iranian human rights activist who has been heavily involved in the Women’s Revolution currently taking place in Iran. Mostafa was also involved in the labor movement during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, giving him a unique historical (and… -
HIO Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) Information Session
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Peter O’Meara, your Harvard International Office (HIO) advisor, will present an introduction to the F-1 post-completion Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) authorization via Zoom. This presentation is intended for those HLS students who will graduate in May 2023. The Zoom link to the session was emailed to F-1 students who are… -
Regulating Online Defamation?
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
When the Supreme Court decided its landmark press freedom case, New York Times v. Sullivan, the power of the press was concentrated in a few large institutions. Since then, the Internet has radically democratized the public sphere. Join Brian Hauss of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project to explore… -
Anti-Monopoly Policy and Litigation with the American Economic Liberties Project
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
How are advocates responding to economic concentration, monopolies, and antitrust law today? Morgan Harper, Lee Hepner, and Katherine van Dyck from the American Economic Liberties Project will talk about federal, state, and local policy advocacy and plaintiff-side litigation in antitrust today. Lunch will be served! Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/yk8mwhZzLrrAHXP1A… -
Abortion Rights at the Ballot Box: Perspectives from Kansas
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join Myfy Jensen-Fellows, Advocacy Director of Trust Women, for a discussion about the fight in Kansas to reject a ballot initiative undermining access to abortion. This event is part of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation’s In the Wake of Dobbs: Dynamic Advocacy speaker series that covers strategies to protect… -
Privacy and Period Tracking Apps Post Dobbs
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Please join WLA and ARJ for a panel discussion regarding online privacy and reproductive health data following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. We will be joined by panelists Leah Fowler and Michael Ulrich, authors of Femtechnodystopia, and by… -
Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law: Lunch Chat with Sidley Austin
12:30 pm - 1:25 pm
Join the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law for a lunch chat with Proskauer on November 17th at 12:30pm in WCC 1019!… -
A Conversation with Tracey Yurko: Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Bridgewater Associates
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Come by for an interactive session with Tracey Yurko, the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the largest hedge fund in the world, Bridgewater Associates. Stay tuned for questions delving into her pathway from big law into her current role, while also exploring the day to day responsibilities of… -
Law and Art in Latin America: Delineating Points of Encounter
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
A talk by Helena Alviar García S.J.D. ’01, Professor, Sciences Po Law School -
LPE General Body Meeting
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Harvard LPE Association is having its second general body meeting. All are welcome!… -
WLA Coffee Chat with Gibson Dunn
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Want to learn more about Gibson Dunn? Please join the WLA Firms & Fundraising Committee for a virtual coffee chat with attorneys from Gibson Dunn’s West Coast and Texas offices on Thursday, November 17 from 2:00PM-3:00PM via Zoom. Women attorneys will be present to meet with you in a small-group… -
Informed Consent in Psychedelic Therapy and Research: Why is it Complicated?
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
As psychedelics are quickly becoming implemented into the Western therapeutic medical model, ethical codes and boundaries are essential to ensure safe practices with these substances. An important topic when thinking about this is informed consent. What is the role of power dynamics in informed consent for psychedelic-assisted therapies and research?… -
How to Get a 1L Job on the Plaintiffs’ Side
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hear from current students about how they researched plaintiffs’ firms, found 1L summer opportunities, and landed jobs on the plaintiffs’ side. The panel will share their experiences and answer questions.
Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/F221LJob.
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How to Get a 1L Job on the Plaintiffs’ Side
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hear from current students about how they researched plaintiffs’ firms, found 1L summer opportunities, and landed jobs on the plaintiffs’ side. The panel will share their experiences and answer questions.
Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/F221LJob.
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