Event Tag: 1L

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Join Wasserstein Fellow Kassandra Gonzalez for a conversation on defending the rights of immigrants at a time of uncertainty and fear for immigrant communities across the nation. Kassandra will discuss her recent cases challenging civil rights violations of immigrants in Texas — including filing Habeas Corpus petitions to prevent her clients’ removals to El Salvador’s CECOT prison and Guantanamo Bay, wrongful death actions for the deaths of children detained by Customs and Border Protection, and others. She will explore what it means to be a litigator in a time of democratic erosion and offer practical insight for students interested in immigrants’ civil rights.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.

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Are you overwhelmed by the hundreds of firms, multiple geographic markets, and various practice areas in Big Law? Are you unsure how you should be researching firms in order to determine which firms you would like to target for 2L recruiting? Join OCS peer advisers in a small group setting to learn how to research […]

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A representative from the LIPP/SPIF office will hold drop-in office hours in the OPIA suite to offer quick consults and answer general questions about the Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP), the HLS PSLF Based Plan (the Plan) and Summer Public Interest Funding (SPIF). No need for an appointment; students will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. For in-depth advising, please email lipp@law.harvard.edu or spif@law.harvard.edu.

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In this session, led by fellow Dan Be Kim from the CDT, together you’ll work through a series of short exercises designed to help make our inner experiences with AI more visible and explicit. Focusing not only on what AI does for us, but on what AI does to us — shaping our habits, pressures, and decision-making both individually and collectively– you’ll leave with an approach to AI informed by a greater awareness and intention in your personal and professional lives. Registration Required. Lunch will be provided.

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While it’s true that the tech industry has immense control in the current political climate and offer many financially appealing jobs, there is a growing and urgent necessity for energy and legal skills to advocate for the average person in the digital age. Whether it’s working in a variety of government roles, as part of housing or immigration work, at a civil society organization, in political activism, or influencing better behavior from inside some companies, there is an opportunity and sometimes an obligation to engage in tech policy work. The widespread abuse of data and use of AI in nearly every sector demands legislative, regulatory, and legal intervention work by people with public interest as their north star. Wasserstein Fellow Ben Winters will talk about his roles in academia, government, civil society, and political groups – furthermore, he will provide a survey of job paths available for people who want to explicitly focus on tech policy as well as people looking to integrate it into any work they plan on doing. He’ll also discuss the challenges and opportunities of working on the less resourced side.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below. Open to the HLS community.

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A representative from the LIPP/SPIF office will hold drop-in office hours in the OPIA suite to offer quick consults and answer general questions about the Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP), the HLS PSLF Based Plan (the Plan) and Summer Public Interest Funding (SPIF). No need for an appointment; students will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. For in-depth advising, please email lipp@law.harvard.edu or spif@law.harvard.edu.

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Curious about working in state or local government? Want to learn more about policy work? Hear from a panel of alumni of the Rappaport Summer Fellowship in Law & Public Policy to gain insight into the program and how you can be a part of it.

The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship challenges graduate students from across Greater Boston to immerse themselves in the region’s public sector through a dynamic summer internship experience. Students accepted into the program are placed in a paid, 10-week internship in key state and local agencies around Greater Boston. Fellows also participate in a weekly seminar series throughout the summer featuring discussions with leading practitioners and scholars from across the region and excursions to key sites like Fenway Park and Boston City Hall. Through the Fellowship, host agencies benefit from the skills, talent, and dedication of students who are passionate about public service. And students gain real-world experience while learning about how public policy is created and implemented. Learn more about the program!

Lunch provided. Please RSVP.

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Are you overwhelmed by the hundreds of firms, multiple geographic markets, and various practice areas in Big Law? Are you unsure how you should be researching firms in order to determine which firms you would like to target for 2L recruiting? Join OCS peer advisers in a small group setting to learn how to research […]

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A representative from the LIPP/SPIF office will hold drop-in office hours in the OPIA suite to offer quick consults and answer general questions about the Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP), the HLS PSLF Based Plan (the Plan) and Summer Public Interest Funding (SPIF). No need for an appointment; students will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. For in-depth advising, please email lipp@law.harvard.edu or spif@law.harvard.edu.