Showing 13 events for the week starting 09/27/2023
September 27
Wednesday • 13 events
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Town Hall: The Floor is Yours
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Come to Student Government’s first Town Hall of the year! Bring questions, raise concerns, share ideas about how to improve our community, or just come to listen, all while chowing down on Otto’s pizza. -
Become an Antitrust Plaintiffs’ Lawyer: Fight Corporate Abuse and Help Consumers and Small Businesses
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Interested in a career in plaintiff-side antitrust practice? Get a closer look at the field from leading practitioners about the future of the field and learn how students can get involved. Attorneys from six Plaintiffs’ side law firms will be speaking. Food from Saloniki will be provided!… -
Public Reading of Scripture (PRS)
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
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Come join the Harvard Law Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies for the weekly Public Reading of Scripture. Listen to a 30-minute scripture reading and engage in reflection and conversation. Students, faculty, staff, and Harvard affiliates are welcome to join. Lunch will be provided. -
Supreme Court Term Review with Professor Guy-Uriel Charles and Kannon Shanmugam
12:25 pm - 1:15 pm
Supreme Court litigator Kannon Shanmugam of Paul, Weiss will join Professor Guy-Uriel Charles to discuss the recent Supreme Court term and its most important cases. -
The Rise of Labor and How to be a Movement Oriented General Counsel
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Wasserstein Fellow Retu Singla for a discussion about the rise of the independent labor movement such as the Amazon Labor Union and Trader Joe’s, and how to use law to build the power of working people. Retu will share lessons from her career representing nascent unions and dissidents, and working within the larger civil rights and labor movement to change the conditions that lead to work exploitation. She will also discuss how to develop a legal practice based on anti-oppressive principles to win progressive change. -
The Past, Present and Future of Corporate Purpose
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
A talk by Brian Cheffins, S.J. Berwin Professor of Corporate Law, University of Cambridge -
The Climate Crisis in Africa: A Conversation with Vanessa Nakate
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
“You didn’t just erase a photo. You erased an entire continent.” That was the reply of Vanessa Nakate, a young climate justice activist from Uganda, when she was unceremoniously cropped from a picture of youth climate activists at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos. Vanessa has dedicated her life… -
Career Planning: How Your 1L Year (and Job) Fit in the Big Picture
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
All 1Ls are invited to join the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for a career kickoff event. Learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors, what your 1L job search will entail, and how to make the most of your next three years to set yourself up for success. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, along with wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks. -
Cultivating Resilience and Practicing Healthy Coping Skills to Excel in Law School
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join Doctoral Student Clinicians from Harvard’s Clinical Psychology Department to learn about ways to incorporate adaptive coping skills in your daily life as a law student. Topics of resilience and managing the unexpected will also be explored. This session is designed for graduate students by graduate students! Join us for… -
Christian Union Midweek Study
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Christian Union’s midweek bible study. All are welcome!… -
HLS Pub Trivia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Come to HLS Pub Trivia! Bring friends, grab a drink, and test your knowledge. Trivia takes place every Wednesday from 7–9pm in the HLS Pub.