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November 28
Tuesday
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What’s Next for Taiwan: After the Xi-Biden APEC Meeting
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Come hear TECO (Taipei Economic and Culture Office) Director General Charles Liao debrief from the Xi-Biden APEC meeting and discuss cross-strait relations in light of recent developments. -
Pakistan FATF Case Study Luncheon
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Panelists:
•Professor Howell E. Jackson, Harvard Law School
•Professor Faiza Ismail, Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law, LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan
•Dr. Shlomit Wagman, Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Former Chair of FATF’s Working Group
•Elizabeth T. Davy, Of… -
Pakistan and the FATF Grey List: An HLS Case Study – A Panel Discussion
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) spearheads global efforts to address money laundering and terrorist financing. This panel discussion will explore FATF’s work and its impact on developing countries through the lens of a forthcoming HLS Case Study on efforts of the Pakistani government in 2022 to get itself removed… -
Hot Topics in the Law: Gen AI
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Please join us for a discussion of the legal, commercial, and ethical risks posed by the rapidly evolving field of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technology with guest speaker Gary Greenstein, industry expert and partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ntDSlTHZs3u4mLz2Z0yITtGMyxjOyP4YK5EL7poUKztbhQ/viewform Presented… -
Exam Accommodations Q&A and Lunch Panel
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Ask a panel from the Disabled Law Students Association all your questions about exam accessibility accommodations! Anticipated topics include: Logistics of in-person exams (proctors, rooms) Accommodations for breaks during exams Extended time; splitting an exam across several days Getting exam accommodations for the first time This event is hybrid –… -
Akin 1L Scholars Information Session
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
A discussion about the role of pro bono and diversity equity & inclusion at Akin, and information about our 1L summer opportunities will be provided. -
Appellate Advocacy x Federal Indian Law Fireside Chat
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us for a fireside chat with Ian Gershengorn, co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice and former Acting US Solicitor General. Ian will discuss his career as an appellate litigator who works on federal Indian law issues. This event is hosted by NALSA. -
Internships in Reproductive Justice!
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Come hear about ARJ Board members’ internships in reproductive justice and other public interest issue areas. Panelists will talk about the internship application process and their work experiences. Feel free to bring any questions you have or just come listen! Lunch will be provided. -
ILJ Galleys & Elections
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join the ILJ galleys for Vol. 65(1)! We will do one last coordinated review of the coded proofs for publication, elect the next Editors-in-Chief for 2024-2025, and enjoy dinner & have fun!… -
WLA Volunteer Holiday Party
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join WA in their annual holiday party that focuses on giving back to the local and HLS community through various service activities such as card decorating, wrapping holiday gifts for local families, and sending candy grams for members of the HLS support staff. -
Law and Security in Israel
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Law and Security in Israel: a conversation with Gabriella Blum, Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Harvard Law School, moderated by Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis
for the Harvard community
in-person only
off-the-record…
November 29
Wednesday
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Remembering Frederick Douglass’s 1860 Plea for Free Speech in Boston
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Nadine Strossen joins the Harvard Federalist Society to discuss and remember Frederick Douglass’s iconic 1860 speech, “A Plea for Free Speech in Boston.”… -
2023 Klinsky Lecture – Reimagining American Democracy: Becoming Founders & Framers
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
A Lecture by Sherrilyn Ifill
Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress… -
Public Reading of Scripture (PRS)
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Recurring
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. -
VGLASS Info and Gaming Hour
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Please join the Video Game Law Association for lunch, Mario Kart, and FIFA! Come learn more about the organization and compete against your friends!… -
First Class Community Dinner
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Please join First Class for the final community dinner of the semester! Dinner will be served (feel free to grab-and-go!). -
The Smell of Money Screening
6:45 pm - 9:30 pm
“The Smell of Money” is centered around a rural North Carolina community (mostly composed of American Descendants of Slavery) fighting the North Carolina state legislature and the factory-farm conglomerate, Smithfield Foods, for the right to clean air and water. Issues such as environmental racism, the exploitation of low-income communities, and… -
1L Job Fair (HBLSA Annual)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1Ls: please join us for an evening of networking at the annual 1L HBLSA Job Fair, with attendance from more than 20 big law, plaintiff’s law, and boutique litigation firms. The event is open to all from 7 – 9 pm, and is taking place in-person this Wednesday, November 29… -
Annual 1L Job Fair
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
All HLS 1L students are invited to network with over 24 top law firms, spanning big law, plaintiff’s law, and boutique litigation organizations from 7-9PM in Milstein East. This event is open to all! Drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. We look forward to seeing you. -
HLS Pub Trivia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Come to the last HLS Pub Trivia Night of the semester! Wednesday, November 29th from 7:00–9:00pm in the HLS Pub. Bring friends, grab a drink, and test your knowledge. Trivia will resume in the Spring, Wednesdays 7–9pm. -
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 from 7–9pm in the HLS Pub. -
Christian Union Midweek Study
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Christian Union’s midweek bible study. All are welcome!…
November 30
Thursday
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Lies in Your Grocery Cart: How Misinformation and Disinformation Impact Food Choice
12:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Join Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic to learn about misinformation and disinformation in the food system, and the impact it has on consumer food choices. -
Lunch Talk: Professor Brian Leiter on Free Speech on the Internet
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The HLS Law & Philosophy Society is delighted to invite you to our next event, a lunch talk with Professor Brian Leiter. Professor Leiter is a world-renowned legal philosopher and blogger, the Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence, and the Director of the Center… -
Facebook, The Broken Code, and the Future of Online Speech
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Facebook used to be THE social network, but the company’s choices, both technical and political, have amplified hate speech, misinformation, and terrorism content on its platform causing major concerns for regulators and civil society more broadly. Join the Wall Street Journal’s Jeff Horwitz, author of the Facebook Files, and… -
International Legal Studies Coffee Hour
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Please join International Legal Studies staff and your classmates for a coffee, tea and snack break and informal networking among students interested in international opportunities at HLS.
December 1
Friday
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Plaintiffs’ Law Job Fair
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Save the date for the fourth annual Plaintiffs’ Law Job Fair, featuring 14+ leading plaintiffs’ firms—including many private public interest firms—that combined have won billions of dollars in judgments on behalf of victims, consumers, shareholders, and working people everywhere. Employers have previously offered summer positions to 1Ls and 2Ls who…
December 4
Monday
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Chair Massage Sponsored by The Well
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Take a break from studying and enjoy a free 15-minute chair massage which will focus on the neck, back, shoulders, and arms, loosen tight and sore muscles, and help to create an overall feeling of well-being. Light refreshments will be served. Register here: Schedule Appointment with BCM @ Harvard… -
Late Night Breakfast
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Be sure not to miss the return of Reading Period’s preeminent event and everyone’s favorite study break, Late Night Breakfast, on Monday, December 4th, from 8 pm – 10 pm in the Harkness Dining Room. HUID’s will be required for entry. Questions? Contact DOS at dos@law.harvard.edu…