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HLS International Film Series Presents: God Forsaken
A year-long series of films from around the world, featuring introductions from the students who selected them.
More event details »The Role of State Solicitor General with Scott Keller
Join the Harvard Federalist Society and former Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller for a discussion on the role of a state solicitor general. Otto Portland Pizza will be served.
More event details »Cookies + Tea + Antitrust
Please join the HLS Antitrust Association for a chance to relax with cookies, tea, and delightful conversation about all things antitrust. This Monday, Feb. 18, from 12-1 in WCC 3013.
Feel free to drop in for a few minutes, the whole time, or just long enough to eat some cookies. Whether you want to discuss the latest developments in the field, want to meet our board, or vaguely remember playing monopoly once in your youth, all are welcome!
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More event details »Byse Workshop – Legal Debates over Secularism and Religious Freedom in Comparative Contexts
Today, it is clear that the secularization thesis, famous for its prediction of the decline of religion and of its elimination from the public sphere, has failed. Religion remains a force in the contemporary world keeping its hold not only on the private lives of individuals, but also tenaciously maintaining its presence in the politics of not only individual states but also of the international legal order. Yet, if the secularization thesis has failed, secularism — the constitutional structure built on (varying degrees of) the formal separation of religion and politics — has surely become an ineluctable condition of much of the modern world.
The result of this contradiction is that contestations over religion-state relations remains a protracted feature of our increasingly religiously and ideologically polarized world. This Byse workshop will explore the debates over religion-state relations in comparative contexts.
More event details »Westlaw 1L Ames Moot Court – Hark prompt
The lecture will use the Hark fact pattern and will provide tips on researching your issue. Every student attending a session will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card and will be entered into a drawing for 5 $50 Amazon.com gift cards (drawing will be held after all Westlaw Ames classes are finished on or about February 22nd)
This event is sponsored by Westlaw.
More event details »Lunchtime Talk with Ari Ne’eman
Join HPOD And GlobalMentalHealth @Harvard Initiative for A Lunchtime Talk
Clifford Beers and The Making of the Modern Mental Health Movement
From the Forth-Coming Book By Ari Ne’eman Co-Founder of The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12 P.M. Morgan Courtroom Austin Hall, 3rd Floor Harvard Law School
More event details »ClinicTalks: Federal Tax Clinic
Are you interested in representing low-income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS, both before the IRS and in federal court? Join us to learn more about how the Federal Tax Clinic protects taxpayer rights and aims to maximize financial wellbeing.
If you or an event participant requires disability-related accommodations, please contact HLS Accessibility Services in the Dean of Students Office at accessibility@law.harvard.edu, or (617) 495-1880 in advance of the event.
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP below to help us plan…
More event details »Ames Brief Competition Training
This session will provide trainings on both the Hark and Sanchez fact patterns.
More event details »Westlaw 1L Ames Moot Court – Sanchez prompt
The lecture will use the Sanchez fact pattern and will provide tips on researching your issue. Every student attending a session will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card and will be entered into a drawing for 5 $50 Amazon.com gift cards (drawing will be held after all Westlaw Ames classes are finished on or about February 22nd)
This session is sponsored by Westlaw.
More event details »Harvard Graduate Student Union Info Session
Interested in building student-worker power and advocating for justice on campus? Get involved with the Harvard Graduate Student Union!
Last year, graduate student workers at Harvard — including RAs, TAs, and BSAs at HLS — voted to form a union.
At this event, HLS student union leaders will discuss what unionization means for us. And we will talk about how HLS students can join in campus-wide efforts to secure stronger protections against discrimination and harassment; affordable healthcare; fair…
More event details »Citizenship Under Attack
The Harvard Law School Immigration Project will host Veronica Serrato, Executive Director of Project Citizenship, for a lunch talk on Tuesday, February 19th, about threats to our notion of US citizenship and the real risk that a two-tiered citizenship may result from efforts to distinguish naturalized US citizens from US born citizens. Project Citizenship is a Boston-based organization that encourages and supports citizenship by educating immigrants about the benefits of citizenship and helping eligible permanent residents overcome barriers to naturalization.…
More event details »JLPP Issue 3 Kickoff
Join the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy for the Issue 3 kickoff! This is the last issue of the school year, so be sure to come to learn more about the featured articles and receive an assignment. Shake Shack will be served.
More event details »CLP Speaker’s Series
Center on the Legal Profession weekly Speaker’s Series
More event details »Mission Progress: Judge Jon S. Tigar on the the Role of a District Judge
Please join ACS in welcoming Judge Jon S. Tigar of the District Court for the Northern District of California who will discuss the role of the district judge.
Judge Tigar began his legal career as a litigation associate at Morrison & Foerster, then served a a public defender in San Francisco. After that, he practiced complex commercial litigation at law firm Keker & Van Nest. In 2002, Judge Tigar became a judge on the Alameda County Superior Court before being…
More event details »Library Tour for HLS Community
Please join us for 45-minute tour of the HLS Library. You’ll learn about library services and some library and law school history along the way.
More event details »Ames Brief Competition Training
This session will provide training on both the Hark and Sanchez fact patterns.
More event details »JOLT Career Fair
JOLT’s Career Fair is the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology’s largest event of the year. Come and mingle with attorneys from top law firms, particularly focused on tech and IP law. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. No RSVP needed!
More event details »ClinicTalks: Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) is a unique student-run legal services program. If you are interested in serving the civil legal needs of low-income people in the greater Boston area, you could use your legal education to make a difference in the Boston community with HLAB. Join us to learn more.
If you or an event participant requires disability-related accommodations, please contact HLS Accessibility Services in the Dean of Students Office at accessibility@law.harvard.edu, or (617) 495-1880 in advance of…
More event details »Ames Brief Competition Training
This session will provide training on both the Hark and Sanchez fact patterns.
More event details »How the IDF Implements LOAC
Colonel Eli Baron, former Deputy Military Advocate General of the Israeli Defense Forces will speak about how the IDF uses the Laws of War, and how Israeli practices have had an impact on Customary International Law and International Humanitarian Law.
This event will be open ONLY to graduate students and faculty of Harvard University. No undergraduates or members of the general public will be admitted.
More event details »Down Syndrome: A Life Worth Living
Join Harvard Law Students for Life and international down syndrome advocate Frank Stephens, who himself has down syndrome, for a discussion on human dignity and down syndrome. Chick-fil-a will be served. The event will be live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/LawStudents4Life/. Sponsored by the DOS Grant Fund.
More event details »AFA-HLR Coffee Chat
Join HLR and AFA to learn more about Law Review and the write-on process!
More event details »Barbara Finamore Book Talk: “Will China Save the Planet?”
“Now that Trump has turned the United States into a global climate outcast, will China take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe? Many signs point to yes. China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, is leading a global clean energy revolution, phasing out coal consumption and leading the development of a global system of green finance.
But as leading China environmental expert Barbara Finamore explains, it is anything but easy. The fundamental economic and political challenges that China…
More event details »Westlaw 1L Ames Moot Court – Hark prompt
The lecture will use the Hark fact pattern and will provide tips on researching your issue. Every student attending a session will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card and will be entered into a drawing for 5 $50 Amazon.com gift cards (drawing will be held after all Westlaw Ames classes are finished on or about February 22nd)
This session is sponsored by Westlaw.
More event details »Street Justice Coalition Info Session
Street Justice Coalition is looking for additional members to become involved in advocating for individuals in the Cambridge Homeless court and on the streets of Cambridge generally. If you are interested in fighting against the criminalization of poverty and for the rights of those living on the street in your local community, come learn more!
More event details »Inequity in Mental Healthcare Access
This talk will discuss the many local and national hurdles to mental healthcare access and equity. How do the barriers to mental healthcare impact people of different backgrounds and socioeconomic status? What can local, state, or national governments do to reduce the disparities in mental healthcare outcomes? How can lawyers help reduce these mental healthcare inequities?
Brazilian food will be served!
Co-sponsored by the HLS-SMHA and HHLS. Event is sponsored by the DOS through the DOS Grant Fund.
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More event details »American Constitution Society General Body Meeting
Please join the American Constitution Society for our spring general body meeting with Professor Crespo! ACS members and progressives on campus will have the chance to come together and discuss where we stand as a community—both at HLS and in the law broadly. Non-pizza lunch will be served.
More event details »Ames Brief Competition Training
This session will provide training on both the Hark and Sanchez fact patterns.
More event details »Lambda Speed Networking Mixer
Come meet LGBTQ attorneys from Lambda’s law firm sponsors to get the inside scoop on law firm cultures, learn about diversity & inclusion initiatives, and enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres. 1L students are especially welcome to attend. Business casual attire recommended.
More event details »JOL Board Election
JOL will be hosting its annual board elections on Wednesday, February 20. Non-pizza dinner will be served. Everyone who has worked for JOL in the last year is eligible to vote, and all positions except for Executive Technical Editor are open for election. Email wshi@jd19 for more details.
More event details »Disscussion with Professor Robert L. Tsai and Professor Noah Feldman
Professor Robert L. Tsai, American University Washington College of Law will be discussing his new book, “Practical Equality: Forging Justice in a Divided Nation”, and will be joined in discussion with Professor Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 7:00pm at The Harvard Book Store located on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA. This event includes a book signing. Full event details available here: http://www.harvard.com/event/robert_tsai/
More event details »HLSEA AI Policy Discussion Group
Discussion of recent scholarship on long-term AI policy. Email organizers for this week’s readings
More event details »Harvard International Office Open Office Hours
Meet with Peter O’Meara, Harvard International Office’s Advisor to International Students and Scholars during open office hours. Feel free to stop by to ask questions related to international students at HLS.
More event details »ClinicTalks: Criminal Justice Institute
The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) offers students a unique union between classroom instruction and hands-on experience. Students represent clients on criminal and juvenile delinquency cases in local Massachusetts courts, handling everything from the arraignment to investigation to motions to trial. CJI also conducts research on a variety of criminal justice issues. Join us to learn about the possibility of doing clinical work with the Criminal Justice Institute.
If you or an event participant requires disability-related accommodations, please contact HLS Accessibility…
More event details »HQ v. Satellite Office Panel
Join the West Coast Club and representatives from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Morrison & Foerster LLP (MoFo) for a panel discussion of the differences between working in a law firm’s headquarters and its satellite offices.
More event details »The Biggest Book Ban in the Country
American prisons censor books for millions of prisoners. James Tager, Deputy Director of Free Expression Research and Policy at the literary and human rights organization PEN America, will discuss the status of the law and policy that currently underlie these bans and consider opportunities for reform.
More event details »HALB, HALS, APALSA Present: “Power Team: Women CEOs with Women Partners”
Please join HALB, HALS, APALSA and Paul, Weiss for a discussion with a top global company’s female CEO and two female partners from Paul, Weiss about how they work together to advance both their business interests and women in business.
Claire Chino is President & CEO of ITOCHU International Inc. and Managing Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation. Headquartered in New York and operating in the US, Canada and Mexico, ITOCHU International provides trading services for more than 20,000 items and…
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