Becoming an International Lawyer in Times of Transition
Landmark cases from Bosnia, Rwanda, and elsewhere around the world have made international criminal law part of our everyday conversations and have attracted a generation of law students to this practice area. But next year may see the lightest trial schedule the modern international courts have ever had, as scandals and other challenges limit their work. Join Wasserstein Fellow and former international criminal prosecutor Arthur Traldi, as he discusses his own career in international criminal law and discusses strategies and challenges for students seeking to build their own international careers. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.
What to Do When You Want to Do It All: Criminal, Civil, Trial, and Appellate Work in Small Law
Feeling like you want to do a little bit of everything in public interest law but aren’t sure what that looks like? Join Wasserstein Fellow Liv Warren ’17, a (mostly) criminal defense attorney at a boutique trial firm in Durham, NC, for a conversation about building a career that truly lets you have it all. Liv will share what it’s like to juggle criminal, civil, trial, appellate, and post-conviction cases in state and federal court, take on high-stakes matters including death penalty and civil rights cases, and push for change through legislative advocacy—all without burning out. She’ll also talk about transitioning from non-profit to small-firm practice, using media and advocacy skills effectively, and finding ways to thrive personally while maintaining a law practice consistent with your values. This is a chance to get honest and practical advice about leaving the beaten paths in public interest and diving into local communities to build an expansive and exciting career.
Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.
“Religious Liberty, Applied”: In-House Counsel for Faith-Based Organizations
Students with an interest in religious liberty law typically orient towards litigation – where there is indeed a great deal of activity, much of it cutting-edge, as the courts continue to work out the contours of various legal doctrines and exemptions applicable to religious organizations and individuals. But there is also fascinating and important work to be done as in-house counsel to religious organizations. This work, too, is cutting-edge and exciting; it requires a lawyer to be up-to-date on all of the latest court decisions and to exercise superb practical judgment in real-life scenarios where faith-based organizations must make difficult and consequential decisions about how to operate consistent with the religious beliefs that animate them. Call it “religious liberty, applied.” Join Wasserstein Fellow Jennie Bradley Lichter as she offers students a window into practicing law as in-house counsel to faith-based organizations.
Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.
HLS Beyond & BKC present: Where do Things Stand With the White House AI Action Plan?
Professor Alan Raul will be leading 3 sessions this spring on TechReg in AI under the Trump Administration (see March 12th & April 9th events). This first session will examine the current U.S. federal AI governance landscape under the Administration’s July 2025 AI Action Plan and December 2025 Executive Order 14365 (“Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”), including the Administration’s posture toward the emerging web of state AI laws.
HLS Beyond & SFS present: Mastering the Maze of Student Loan Repayment
Join us for an in-depth exploration of upcoming changes to the standard repayment plan, income-driven repayment plans, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and how private loan repayment will impact broader financial planning, lead by Derek Brainard of Accesslex. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for integrating these updates into their student loan repayment strategy after graduation.
How to Use Word Like a Lawyer
Come learn from the expert how to use Word’s formatting functions to create the best Brief possible. We’ll cover using styles, creating a table of contents, adding Roman and Arabic numbers to the same document, and creating a table of authorities. Bring your laptop, your formatting questions, and your appetite.
HLS Beyond Presents: Ethical AI for Lawyers
Dharma Frederick (’06) and Barbara Taylor lead this session on Ethical AI based on a new CLE requirement for lawyers at DLA Piper, designed in collaboration with Casetext. At this workshop you will learn about real, trustworthy applications of generative AI, including legal research, document review, and contract analysis.
HLS Beyond and BKC present: AI Governance and Human Alignment
In this second session of the TechReg in AI series w/ Alan Raul (see April 9th) we address the issue of how Frontier AI companies assure human control and safety. AI is a potentially hugely transformative technology that is developing substantially outside the government’s direct control. Since under the Administration’s current AI framework major tech companies will be largely responsible for directing and controlling the progress and governance of frontier AI, we survey how these corporate entities have set up their governance structures, instituted compliance measures (legal conformity and safety assessments, risk management frameworks), built in technical measures (evaluations, red-teaming, monitoring), and established organizational measures (risk committees, responsible scaling policies, incident response).
HLS Beyond & SFS present Smart Money: Using AI for Financial Decision Making
Harness the power of artificial intelligence to transform the way you approach making financial decisions and accessing information. From personalized budgeting tools to interactive debt management simulations and investing modeling, this session will reveal cutting-edge ways to demystify complex financial topics. Discover how AI can provide you with the insights you need to make informed financial decisions, all while saving you time.
HLS Beyond and BKC present: Evidence-Based AI Policy
In this third and final session of the TechReg in AI series with Professor Alan Raul, we consider what constitutes an “AI incident” for policy and governance purposes. Who is monitoring and reporting them? How does the concept account for foreseeable harms, near misses, and distinctions between systems performing as intended versus those that are malfunctioning, maliciously compromised, or acting in novel or unexpected manners? As we dig into today’s incident-monitoring ecosystem, we’ll discuss relevant challenges such as underreporting, selection bias, confidentiality, reproducibility and how to translate scattered, anecdotal events into meaningful evidence for risk management and harm prevention.