Skip to content

Departments

Library

  • 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…

  • 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 today is Legal Advocate Hermie,…

  • A discussion with Prof. Noah Feldman regarding his new book, “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People”

    October 29, 2024

    On Nov. 13 at 4 p.m., Harvard Law School Library will co-sponsor an event with Harvard Radcliffe Institute: A discussion with Prof. Noah Feldman regarding…

  • Headshot of Professor Michael Stein of HLS

    HLS Beyond Presents: How to Anticipate & Mediate Disability in the Practice & Teaching of Law

    October 24, 2024

    Historically, law school, legal practice, and law teaching have not been well designed to include people with disabilities (visible or invisible) as either actors or as subjects. Although progress is slowly being made, most law school curriculums do not prepare students to anticipate or actively mediate disability inclusion in classrooms or court rooms. Come learn about how you, as a future lawyer interacting with persons with disabilities or as someone who has a disability yourself, might effectively anticipate and rectify the exclusions perpetuated in classrooms, offices, and the Academy.

  • Profile picture of Professor John Tien

    HLS Beyond Presents: “Security” in the 21st Century – An Insider’s  Guide

    October 8, 2024

    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.

  • Two desks pushed together, one red, one blue, with figures working hard on either side

    HLS Beyond and BKC present: What is Red Teaming?

    September 30, 2024

    In cybersecurity, red-teaming involves simulating attacks to assess system vulnerabilities. This session introduces the use of red-teaming as a policy tool which can help to identify weaknesses in the privacy-focused law and policy that stems from emerging technologies. We will explore cybersecurity frameworks for red-teaming and how these frameworks can be systematically applied for assessing privacy-related policies and legislation.

  • Image of a microphone used in podcasting

    Everything You Need to Know to Make a Podcast

    September 25, 2024

    Join Lowry Yankwich (JD 22) for this two-session crash course on podcasting which will introduce you to the medium and provide the opportunity to learn–and practice–the main skills needed to bring a podcast to life. In Session One, attendees will practice skills that feed directly into good lawyering: conducting an interview, and writing a hook that captures the listener’s attention. In Session Two, you’ll learn about the technical side of podcasting, from the basics of audio editing, to distribution platforms for putting a podcast out into the world!

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

    How to Protect a Presidential Election

    September 25, 2024

    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.

  • HLS Library Book Talk: The Quiet Coup

    September 20, 2024

    Join the HLS Library on Wednesday October 16 at 12:30pm for a HLS Library Book Talk in  HLS Library Langdell Hall 232/233. This event…