How To: The Legal Op Ed
April 16, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
WCC 1019
Learn how to share your legal expertise with a wide audience—from coming up with an idea and drafting a piece to submitting it and working with editors.
Join the Harvard Law School Writing Center to hear behind-the-scenes stories, lessons learned the hard way, and writing advice from:
- Sharon Block, an HLS Professor of Law who frequently publishes op-eds
- Cecily Burge, an HLS J.D. student who has published an op-ed
- James Dao, Editorial Page Editor at the Boston Globe
Lunch provided.