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  • Headshots side by side if HLS Professor Mark Wu and Harvard Economics Professor Jason Furman

    HLS Beyond Presents: Tariffs & the Economy – How Intertwined Are They?

    September 5, 2025

    In assessing the actual effects of tariffs on the economy, Professor Jason Furman suggests that economists, himself included, may suffer from ‘tariff derangement syndrome’, wherein they find themselves disproportionately worked up every time tariffs are increased. Given the one constant factor currently affecting the U.S. economy--– uncertainty – HLS professor of international trade law and policy, Mark Wu, will engage with Professor Furman on the current state of tariff policy and its effects on the U.S. economy.

  • Creepy Collections & Haunted Halls Tour

    September 3, 2025

    Harvard Law School Library Presents: Creepy Collections & Haunted Halls Tour Please join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s…

  • Creepy Collections & Haunted Halls Tour

    September 3, 2025

    Harvard Law School Library Presents: Creepy Collections & Haunted Halls Tour Please join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s…

  • Head shots of Law Professors Richard Primus and Noah Feldman

    HLS Beyond Presents: The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration & Federal Power

    August 26, 2025

    Every law student learns that the federal government is constrained to act only according to its enumerated powers, meaning that Congress can do what the Constitution expressly authorizes it to and nothing more. Law Professor and author, Richard Primus, contends in his important new book, The Oldest Constitutional Question, that this longstanding orthodoxy—allegedly required by the text of the Constitution, the Framers’ vision, and the logic of federalism—is fundamentally flawed.

  • HLS Library Magna Carta Celebration

    June 10, 2025

    Join the HLS Library on Tuesday June 17th, 10am-5pm Eastern time for a virtual Magna Carta Celebration featuring livestreamed panels, debate, and trivia with…

  • Head shots of HLS professors Jonathan Zittrain, Lucie White, Noah Feldman and Elizabeth Prelogar

    HLS Beyond Presents: Why I Changed My Mind

    March 24, 2025

    The panel Why I Changed My Mind features HLS faculty members’ stories of professional moments of reckoning when ideas they had previously thought settled in their worldview changed.

  • Headshots of HLS students Florence Seghers, Stefan Heiss, and Christian Eggers

    HLS Beyond Presents: Regulate or Innovate? A Comparative Look at AI Governance in the EU and US

    March 20, 2025

    This panel discussion focuses on the divergent regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence in the European Union and the United States. Given the ever-changing political and regulatory landscape, HLS student panelists will examine the critical question of democracy's role in governing emerging technologies given and the broader implications for global AI leadership.

  • Head shots of Cyber Law CLinic's Alejandra Caraballo and LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic's Deborah Lolai

    HLS Beyond Presents: Trans Lives in Today’s Legal Climate

    March 20, 2025

    Recent legislation and public rhetoric have focused critical attention on how new policies affect the lives of transgender individuals. Join HLS Cyberlaw Clinic's Alejandra Caraballo and the HLS LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic's Deborah Lolai for a conversation and discussion about current legal challenges and civic engagement strategies regarding transgender rights.

  • Small house stacked on top of a pile of money

    HLS Beyond & SFS Present: Real Estate Ownership & Investing

    March 10, 2025

    Owning and investing in real estate plays a significant role in increasing your net worth over a lifetime. During this session, AccessLex Institute’s Director of Financial Education, Derek Brainard, will discuss the benefits of real estate ownership, trends, how to prepare yourself financially for the homebuying process, and considerations for those looking to use real estate as an investment in the future.

  • Head shot of Professor Charles Nesson atop drawn omage of human figures connected by lines to indicated connectedness

    HLS Beyond Presents: The Future of Classroom Speech

    February 28, 2025

    What is the future of speech in the classroom? How can we engage respectfully across diverse perspectives? Join Professor Charles Nesson for a workshop on the future of campus speech and the mission of the university. Professor Nesson will introduce participants to Nymspace, a tool developed as part of the Berkman Klein Center. Participants will have the opportunity to use Nymspace to discuss pressing campus issues and think more deeply about speaking across difference.

  • Microsoft Word Icon atop starburst

    HLS Beyond Presents: How to Use WORD Like a Lawyer

    February 18, 2025

    Come get help from our faculty research librarian, Debbie Ginsberg, who specializes in leveraging technology for all things law! She'll cover using styles,  creating a table of contents, adding Roman and Arabic numbers to the same document, and creating a table of authorities.

  • Head shot of BKC and Neiman Fellow Ben Reininga

    HLS Beyond Presents: Vibes Matter – What Makes us Trust the News?

    February 18, 2025

    The news industry has two primary tasks: Accurately report what’s going on and present that info in a way that reaches people. It’s been failing at the latter — as of 2024, more people say they deeply distrust the media than trust it, and audiences are moving from traditional outlets to social platforms and individual creators. Ben Reininga, former Head of Editorial at Snapchat and 2024/5 Nieman & Berkman-Klein fellow is researching what makes users trust news videos — with the hope of providing more insight and tools to news publishers to help them connect with users.

  • HLS Library Book Talk: Climate Justice

    February 3, 2025

    Join the HLS Library on Wednesday February 19 at 12:30pm for a HLS Library Book Talk in Wasserstein Hall – Milstein East A. This…

  • HLS Library Talk: The American Journal of Law & Equality Volume 4

    January 28, 2025

    Join the HLS Library on Wednesday February 12 at 12:30pm for a HLS Library Talk in Milstein East A. This event features a discussion…

  • Head shot of Alan Raul

    TechReg Reading Group: Emerging Policies of the New Administration

    January 23, 2025

    The TechReg Reading Group (TRRG) is a series of faculty guided discussions about TechReg policy developments as they are announced by the Trump Administration (White House, OMB, OSTP, Commerce, DHS, DOJ, FCC, FTC, etc.). Specific topics will likely include Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Electronic Surveillance, Emerging Technologies & National Security, Internet Speech & Social Media, and International Data Flows. Topics and discussion will be guided by HLS Lecturer on Law and  Berkman Klein Center Affiliate, Alan Raul, with invited guests as topics warrant. 

  • HLS Beyond & The Well present: Personal Finance for Lawyers

    January 15, 2025

    This workshop will introduce you to tools for saving, spending, budgeting, and investing with a focus on actionable strategies so you can gain clarity on which financial demands to prioritize during the transition from law student to legal career.

  • HLS Library Book Talk: Aligning Election Law

    January 2, 2025

    Join the HLS Library on Wednesday January 29th at 12:30pm for a HLS Library Book Talk in  HLS Library Langdell Hall 232/233. This event…

  • Attorneys at PAW: comfort animals & snacks

    November 25, 2024

    Take a PAWS during Reading Week for a free consultation (and snack) with HLSL’s visiting comfort animals. On the docket for today is Sasha, Harvard’s…