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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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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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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.
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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!
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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.
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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…