Administrative Updates

Looking for a teaching fellow for Marshall Sonenshine's spring semester course "Advanced Corporate Transactions."

Professor Goldsmith is looking for research assistants to join an empirical project studying agency application of international factors in domestic regulation. The work will involve examining federal regulations to ascertain the extent to which they rely on various international predicates as a basis for regulation, and coding accordingly. Interested students should be able to work about 7 hours per week (on average) during the spring term, participate in short weekly status meetings on Zoom, and attend a longer onboarding session early in the term. Experience with empirical research is us

Lael Weinberger is looking hire a research assistant to help him with research on religious liberty in American history

Sarah Winsberg seeks up to 3 research assistants to work on current projects on the legal history of common law, labor, slavery, and capitalism. The first project examines laws of "slave hiring," the practice of enslaved people working for others in exchange for payment to the slaveholder. The RA will primarily collect, read, and assess historical cases fitting the project's parameters. The ideal RA will have substantial availability in the first two thirds of the spring semester.

The L&SC Program seeks a student fellow to work with program chairs (Ben Sachs, Catherine Pattanayak, and Sabi Ardalan) to facilitate programming. Responsibilities will include updating the L&SC website. Other responsibilities may include brainstorming and organizing events, setting up mentoring opportunities, among others. Interested students should submit a resume and short (100-200 word) explanation of why they are interested in the position and ideas for improving the L&SC program to sardalan@law.harvard.edu. The position is paid.

Visiting Professor Mary Ziegler is looking hire one or two teaching fellows to help her in her session of Torts at HLS, to assist with all aspects of class work management and record-keeping.

Looking for a teaching fellow for the Spring 2022 Course “Advanced Corporate Transactions.”

Please read below for more information about an independent clinical opportunity with the Data Privacy and Security Division of the Massachusetts AG’s office for Spring 2022.  This placement will be remote through March. Please note that independent clinical projects are open to 2L and 3L students who are U.S. citizens.  More information about the requirements […]

Harvard Defenders is accepting applications for Spring recruitment! Harvard Defenders is a student-run public defender office — we represent low-income clients in criminal hearings and provide criminal record sealing services. By joining Harvard Defenders, you will be part of a community of student advocates who are committed to challenging the violence of the criminal legal […]

The Massachusetts Public Banking campaign is seeking an intern for the Spring semester to work with them in demonstrating how the MA public bank will address the link between environmental justice and the climate crisis.  The intern would also assist the MPB in building active support for the public bank among these advocacy organizations and […]

Massachusetts Public Banking, the organization leading the effort to create a new public bank in Massachusetts is seeking research assistance for its efforts to identify both unmet credit needs for community development and minority economic development projects. The Massachusetts Public Bank mission is to support a range of economic development efforts with the overall goals […]

The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice (CHHIRJ) at Harvard Law School is working with Mayer Brown to offer legal internships associated with the firm’s Project Equity initiative that includes pro bono legal work focused on advancing racial and social justice in a variety of key areas of life, including voting, criminal justice, […]

There are still a few opportunities available to get involved in clinical work this spring!  As a reminder, the add/drop deadline has passed for all spring clinics, so if you are already enrolled in another spring clinic, you cannot drop without penalty.  Unless otherwise indicated below, please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) if you are interested […]

Professor Don Babai is looking for a teaching fellow for GOVT-E 1750, a Harvard Extension School online course on international organization this spring semester starting January 27. The class e-meets once a week on Thursdays from 7:40-9:40 pm. Responsibilities include handling one or two weekly discussion sections (exact number depends on enrolment) and grading undergraduate exams. Some background in international relations or international law essential. Please contact Don Babai at babai@fas.harvard.edu with CV.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston seeks an intern to assist with analyzing the legal basis for including a policy goal of “financial inclusion” for the payments system as well as the potential for financial inclusion to be a policy goal of the distribution and creation of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This internship would […]

An independent clinical opportunity is available in the Legal Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for the Spring 2022 semester.  The student will work principally on legal issues associated with a Central Bank Digital Currency.  As part of the Federal Reserve’s assessment of the safety and efficiency of central bank digital currency systems, […]

Lecturer on Law Shayna Medley seeks an RA (2L or 3L) for the spring '22 semester with an interest in constitutional law, informational privacy, and LGBTQ+ rights.

Anna Crowe, Assistant Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, seeks an RA to assist in international law research (analyzing treaties and soft law) for the first two weeks of the J-term. Please send a CV and short paragraph summarizing your international law research experience to acrowe@law.harvard.edu.

Professor Kaplow is looking for research assistants, mainly for taxation & antitrust. Please send to Molly Eskridge (HA318A, meskridge@law.harvard.edu) the following information: (1) a letter indicating your area(s) of interest, relevant background, and amount of time available, (2) a resume, and (3) a law school transcript (informal is fine). 1Ls are encouraged to apply, and should also include undergraduate information for item #3.

Each year, Harvard Law nominates four students to become Salzburg Cutler Fellows. The Lloyd Cutler Fellows Program brings together more than fifty of the nation’s top law students with leading academics and practitioners in the fields of private and public international law. The Program provides a series of academic and career-related networking events for students to become acquainted with each other and leading academics and practitioners in the field. More information on how to apply for a HLS 2022 Salzburg Cutler Fellowship is found within; the deadline is Thursday, Jan. 13.