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Join Wasserstein Fellow Angelica Salceda as she shares insights on building a public interest career in regions with great needs but limited legal resources. Angelica will discuss how to grow professionally even when you’re one of the few attorneys in the region, strategies to balance local demands while continuing to develop legal expertise, and how to leverage available resources to bridge the gap. She’ll also cover ways to navigate unique joys and challenges of place-based practice.

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

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Profile picture of Professor John Tien

Come spend your lunch hour with the former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-2023), John Tien. Learn about the development of policy, risk management, and the broad swath of security issues he oversaw across multiple agencies including CISA, FEMA, CBP and ICE), TSA, USCG, USCIS, and HSI. Bring your questions and expect candid answers from someone who has served in various capacities across 4 administrations.

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Peter O’Meara from the Harvard International Office will hold drop-in office hours in the OPIA suite to offer quick consults and answers questions about travel and work authorization as an international student. No need for an appointment; students will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

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It is easy to feel uncomfortable and melt away as microaggressions and majorative views overwhelm your confidence and make you feel “less than”. Join Wasserstein Fellow Amrith Kaur Aakre in a discussion about the importance of advocating for yourself and others to combat systemic discrimination and create equal opportunity for advancement for all. Amrith, a first generation American, dedicated public servant, and civil rights litigator, will discuss her own work advocating for culturally competent laws, policies, and her own professional development while breaking barriers along the way.

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

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Join Wasserstein Fellow Sapna Khatri to learn how to view reproductive justice through a wide-angle lens, recognizing that issues such as economic justice, racial equity, and environmental justice are all interconnected in the pursuit of reproductive justice. Using her own career as an example, Sapna hopes to provide students with insight navigating legal pathways and developing skills that can enhance one’s ability to advocate effectively for reproductive justice, regardless of where they practice. This session will both provide an overview of integrating reproductive justice into various aspects of legal practice, while also offering practical advice to aspiring advocates on identifying and pursuing opportunities that make a meaningful impact in the field.

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

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Head Shots of Harvard Law School professors Lawrence Lessig and Larry Schwartztol

On the eve of the presidential election and faced with heightened threats of voter suppression, new laws governing election officials’ powers, and the rampant spread of rhetoric around election integrity, Professors Lawrence Lessig and Larry Schwartztol discuss the various legal frameworks that the loser of an election in the U.S. could use to assume office despite election results and the possible courses of action a losing candidate/party could take in the aftermath of a contested election.

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Believe it or not, there is a role for lawyers in the work of international development beyond the general counsel’s office. Join Wasserstein Fellow David Bernstein ’88 for a community discussion about the career options for lawyers interested in working internationally to help strengthen and build democratic institutions in developing countries. David, recently retired after 20+ years at the World Bank, will discuss his career supporting democratic institutions, reforming judiciaries and combating corruption in countries across the globe while working for the U.S. State Department, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank.

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

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Peter O’Meara from the Harvard International Office will hold drop-in office hours in the OPIA suite to offer quick consults and answers questions about travel and work authorization as an international student. No need for an appointment; students will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.