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With the apparent demise of the Lemon test, Establishment Clause doctrine under the First Amendment appears to be in at least some degree of flux. To help untangle the next steps, we are pleased to be joined by Judge Ryan Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the…

Please join us for a panel discussion with the recipients of  the 2022 Program in Criminal Justice Graduate Student Research Grants. The award process was open to PhD candidates from any of the units on Harvard’s campus conducting research to address questions related to the criminal…

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Join panelists from EEOC, EPA and Harvard Ombuds Office to learn more about possibilities of pursuing a career in the alternative dispute resolution space. The panel will be followed by a reception where attendees can ask the panelists questions and learn more about their work in alternative dispute resolution.

Come to learn from White & Case lawyers Kristen M. Young and Brody K. Greenwald about the strategy behind the landmark case Metal-Tech v Uzbekistan – one of the very few investment treaty cases dismissed on grounds of corruption.

The Chayes International Public Service Fellowships — open to 1Ls, 2Ls, and S.J.D.s in residence —provide HLS students with the opportunity to spend eight weeks during the summer working abroad with governmental or non-governmental organizations concerned with issues of an international scope or relevant to countries in transition. Applications…

Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown discusses her book “Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas—Public Advocate and Conservation Champion”…

Notre Dame Law Professor Sherif Girgis comes to discuss emerging legal arguments relating to the Equal Protection Clause and abortion.

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The military justice system is different, and there are a few things (ten, to be exact) every Harvard Law Student ought to know about it. To tell us what they are, Judges Liam Hardy and Meg Ryan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will present…

In his latest book, “Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism,” award-winning author Rick Wartzman goes inside the company’s transformation, showing in novelistic detail how the company has gotten to where it is. With unparalleled access to the key executives and change-makers at Walmart, Still…

Come get certified to volunteer with TaxHelp! Board members will be available to assist in answering any questions you may have about getting certified to help volunteer this year. Food will be provided!…

Join the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) and Paul, Weiss Corporate Partner, Laura Turano, who will be presenting her work on 3G’s $7 billion acquisition of Hunter Douglas alongside Corporate Associate Ceecee Yao. A press release discussing the transaction can be found here. This presentation…

Join JLSA, Professor Noah Feldman, and Mr. Jay Lefkowitz for a discussion of the recent Supreme Court decision on state funding of religious schools and how it may shape communities going forward. Kosher lunch will be served.

Professor Randy Barnett will preview his latest law review article, an exposition on the Court’s use of “history and tradition” and what it means for originalism. Lunch will be served, and all are welcome.

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If you want to use litigation as a tool for social change, join OPIA for a community discussion with Wasserstein Fellow Lindsay Nako. Lindsay will share her journey from first-generation law student to associate at a private plaintiff-side law firm, shareholding partner, and now nonprofit litigation director. Along the way, she has used litigation to protect the rights of communities of color, low-income families, LGBTQ workers, and women across the country. She’ll answer your questions on preparing for life as a litigator, the joys and challenges of small firm practice, and the power of the nonprofit legal community.

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Come and join us at the Disabled Law Students Association general body meeting, where we will have food, talk about events, provide accommodations support, and build community. All are welcome!…