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November 25
Friday
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Just Show Up Reading Club – Compassion & Conviction
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Recurring
We live in a very polarized time – a time when people are being asked to put themselves in very narrow political boxes in order to be heard. Many people – and many Christians – are dissatisfied with the limited options. Is there another way? How should the Church respond…
November 28
Monday
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Brazil vs Switzerland – World Cup Watch Party
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Human Rights Summer Internship Panel for 1Ls
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Join HLS Advocates for Human Rights for an informal panel discussion and Q&A on summer internship applications. The panel will consist of 2Ls and 3Ls who have gone through the application process for various public interest and public sector roles. [Food will be provided.]… -
HBLR Paul Weiss Spotlight
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Harvard Business Law Review lunch panel provided by attorneys from Paul Weiss. -
Portugal vs Uruguay – World Cup Watch Party
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Galleys
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join JOL for galleys, a required part of JOL membership and the final step of the editorial process!… -
HALB 1L Summer Recruiting Advice Drop-In
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Stop by the HLS Pub for food, drinks, and a chance to ask HALB 2L and 3L board members your questions about recruiting for 1L summer internships ahead of applications opening on 12/1. HALB Board Members have experience securing internships in the public sector at the Fed, SEC, DOJ, and… -
Harvard International Law Journal – Galleys Event for Vol. 64(1)
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Please join the Harvard International Law Journal as we conduct our final review for publication for Vol. 64(1)! Dinner and refreshments will be provided! Please note that this event is mandatory for Subciters who would like to appear on our masthead. If you have any questions, please email hlsilj@mail.law.harvard.edu!…
November 29
Tuesday
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Ecuador v. Senegal — World Cup Watch Party
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join the Harvard African Law Association (HALA) for a a World Cup Watch Party in the Student Org room! Snacks and drinks provided. -
Incorporating Online Learning into Law Teaching: Insights from Successful Adopters
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
*Part of the HLS Alums on Innovations in Law Teaching Series; click here to read more. Please join HLS alums and law school faculty Jessica Erickson (University of Richmond School of Law), Michael McCann (University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law), and Leah Plunkett (Harvard Law School) for… -
The Thematic Focus of the Upcoming UN WGDAWG Report on ‘Women and Girls in Poverty and Inequality’
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
On November 29 at 12:15pm ET, Dorothy Estrada-Tanck and Melissa Upreti, respectively Chair and Member of the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG), will speak at Harvard Law School previewing the thematic focus of the report the Working Group is preparing for presentation to the… -
HALB Fireside Chat: Sports & the Law with Dan Lust
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Harvard Association for Law and Business for a discussion on some of the latest hot topics on sports and the law – and on being a successful attorney in the world of sports – with one of the emerging leaders in this practice area, Dan Lust. Dan Lust… -
Sullivan & Cromwell Spotlight
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Harvard Business Law Review and meet with attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell… -
International Legal Studies Coffee Hour
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join ILS staff and classmates who have lived, worked or studied abroad for a coffee, tea and snack break and informal networking among students interested in international opportunities at HLS. … -
Galleys
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join JOL for galleys, a required part of JOL membership and the final step of the editorial process!… -
APALSA GBM #3
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mark your calendars for APALSA‘s final GBM (General Body Meeting) of the semester! We are planning to go over updates and an end-of-year wrap-up before a movie screening. There will be food!… -
Black Law Students Association 1L Job Fair
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The annual Black Law Students Association 1L Job Fair will be hosted virtually via Hopin on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM. Join your classmates and learn more about law firms, public interest organizations, and government agencies before summer job applications open on December 1, 2022. A total of 40 firms, organizations, and agencies have committed to sending representatives to speak to you, and the list is still growing. -
Open Inquiry Discussion and Dinner
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming discussions! Our last meeting of the calendar year will be next Tuesday, November 29th at 7pm in the Hark Concourse (2nd Floor Hark). About Us Our Goal: Open Inquiry (OI) aims to create spaces for informed and educational conversations between HLS students…
November 30
Wednesday
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Keeping the Promise? The Children and Armed Conflict Agenda at the United Nations
9:00 am - 10:15 am
International law provides children protection against, among others, recruitment and use; killing and maiming; sexual violence; attacks on schools and hospitals; abduction; and denial of humanitarian access. Still, millions of children in all four corners of the world continue to be subjected to grave violations of their rights in the… -
Tunisia vs France – World Cup Watch Party
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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A conversation on Human Rights and the World Cup
10:45 am - 11:15 am
The Dean of Students Office and Graduate Program will host a faculty discussion of the World Cup’s prominent human rights issues. During halftime, at approximately 10:45 am, of the Tunisia/France match on November 30 at 10:00 am, please join Anna Crowe, Lecturer on Law and the Associate Director of… -
1L/LLM/SJD Build Your Own Self-Care Package & Lunch
11:45 am - 2:00 pm
Join the WLA 1L, LLM, & SJD Committee on November 30 to build your own self-care package as you get ready for finals! Healthy lunch will also be provided (there will be options for those with dietary restrictions)! This event is only open to 1Ls, LLMs, and SJDs. -
Overcoming Resistance in Negotiation: The Influence Equation
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Whether we are negotiating, giving feedback, managing up, or leading change, we are all familiar with resistance. We lay out a perfectly rational argument and, seemingly inexplicably, the other party resists. Maybe they say no, or more confusingly, they seem to agree but do not follow through. Pushing harder tends… -
Public Reading of Scripture
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Recurring
Please join us for a lunch time reading from the Old and New Testament. Hear great stories of victory and defeat. Listen to words given in the Psalms that give you peace and hope. This time is for you to just take a break. Complimentary lunch will be provided for… -
Haaland v. Brackeen Panel
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
On November 9, 2022, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Haaland v. Brackeen: a case that will decide the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The petitioners in this case are asking SCOTUS to declare ICWA unconstitutional. Enacted in 1978, ICWA was designed to prevent the unwarranted displacement… -
Skadden 1L Scholars Info Session
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Learn more about the Skadden 1L Scholars Program. Representatives from Skadden will be available to answer your questions. Lunch will be provided from Au Bon Pain. Please RSVP to Candida George by emailing candida.george@skadden.com. This event is for HLS students only. Persons with disabilities who wish to request… -
HALB x JPM: Careers in Investment Banking
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join HALB for a conversation with Edouard Metrailler (HLS/HBS JD/MBA ’04). He is a Managing Director at JP Morgan and leads the firm’s recruiting efforts for Harvard. Prior to JP Morgan, Mr. Metrailler was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. He will be discussing careers in investment banking and the… -
Legally Blonde Study Break Screening
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The FiLM Society is hosting a screening of Legally Blonde as a recharging break during the last week of classes. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Feel free to stop by or stay for the entire film!… -
Constitutional Rights vs. Institutional Capacity: What Happens If Defendants Collectively Refuse Pleas? with Andrew Manuel Crespo (11/30/22)
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Click here to register for the Zoom Join the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy’s Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management for a discussion with Andrew Manuel Crespo as part of the Myths of Public Safety: Pretrial speaker series. Crespo is the Morris Wasserstein…
December 1
Thursday
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De-Stress and Stretch with Harvard Recreation
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Take a break with DOS! Join Harvard University Recreation for a 20 minute calming de-stress stretching class. Light refreshments will be provided. -
HALB Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Entrepreneurship and the Law with Jamie Beaton, Co-Founder and CEO of Crimson Education
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join HALB for a conversation with Jamie Beaton – Co-Founder and CEO, Crimson Education; A.B./S.M, Harvard ‘16; MBA/MA, Stanford ‘19; DPhil, Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar) ‘22; Masters of Global Affairs, Tsinghua University (Schwarzman Scholar) ‘22; JD Candidate, Yale ‘23 – on entrepreneurship and the law.
Jamie Beaton graduated… -
Law Teaching Colloquium – Getting Published
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
What does a publishable paper look like? How do you choose a publishable paper topic? How and when to submit your paper to a law journal? Come hear answers to these questions and more!… -
Paul Hastings x West Coast Club Virtual Chat
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
*All who RSVP and attend the event will be given an Uber Eats/Grubhub credit provided by Paul Hastings* Please join us for a virtual evening with Paul Hastings! This casual event will allow you to meet and chat with associates from Paul Hasting’s California offices. We’ll start with a brief…