Showing 14 events for the week starting 10/01/2024
October 1
Tuesday • 14 events
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Coffee Chat with Professor Sharon Block
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Come join the WLA Academics Committee for a discussion about labor law, administrative law, working in the White House, academia, and more with Professor Sharon Block. Coffee and pastries will be served. -
Mandela’s Leadership Blueprint – the Future of Leadership
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Title: Mandela’s Leadership Blueprint – the Future of Leadership Speaker: Anne Pratt, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, 2017 and Harvard Centre for African Studies, 2018 About the talk: Anne Pratt believes we have a leadership and existential crisis worldwide. The world is in a pivotal “Mandela Moment,” a twin pillar moment… -
Alumni in Residence with Polly Klane J.D. ’95 of Citizens Bank
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Polly Klane is the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Citizens. She joined Citizens in this role in April of 2022 and serves on the Executive Committee. She is responsible for leading the Legal Department, which includes corporate governance, litigation, client advisory services, regulatory relations and government relations. Klane has over 25 years of experience in the legal profession. She has managed legal teams responsible for areas including corporate transactions, corporate governance, securities, commercial banking, capital markets, intellectual property, treasury, cyber security, technology, and data privacy. Click to register. -
Approaching Your Big Law Summer as a Diverse Candidate
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Hear from diverse associates reflecting on their experiences getting a job out of law school. The associates will touch on a wide range of experiences, including attending first semester recruiting events, interviewing with firms, and being successful in the workplace. -
Parenting While Lawyering: A Panel Discussion on the ABA Report “Legal Careers of Parents and Child Caregivers”
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us for a panel discussion about the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession’s 2023 Report on the Legal Careers of Parents and Child Caregivers featuring: Paulette Brown, co-author of report, former ABA president, and founder and principal of MindSetPower Michelle Browning Coughlin, member of ABA Commission on Women… -
Travel Authorization Signatures with Peter O’Meara (Harvard International Office)
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Peter O’Meara from the Harvard International Office will be tabling near the Hark on Friday, September 22 from 12:15-1:30pm. Stop by if you need your travel authorization form signed by HIO. Please bring one valid form of ID. -
Book Talk: “The Guarantee” with Natalie Foster
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Center for Labor and a Just Economy as we host a book talk on “The Guarantee: The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy” with author Natalie Foster. The Guarantee asks us to imagine an America where housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care,… -
Abraham Accords – The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
What drove the Arab states and Israel to enter the Abraham Accords? What do the agreements mean for the Middle East and how have they affected the question of Palestine? Join us for a book talk with Dr. Elham Fakhro (HLS LLM ’10) to discuss her groundbreaking book on the… -
Texas Club Barbecue
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Come join the Texas Club for a barbecue lunch! All are welcome to attend!… -
What Comes After 3L? Launching a Career in International Human Rights
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Navigating a career in international human rights may be daunting, particularly during the first few years after law school. Join Wasserstein Fellow Niku Jafarnia ’20, as she describes the path she took to build a career in international human rights while a student at HLS and immediately following graduation. Niku will discuss working as a post-graduate fellow with a Yemeni human rights organization, making the jump from fellowship to a staff position, considerations for living/working abroad, and how to build a skillset (and mindset!) that will ready you for this challenging but rewarding practice area. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! -
LL.M. Series: Intro to the LLM Job Fair
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The 2025 Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program (“The LLM Job Fair”) will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025 (virtually). At this information session you will learn about how the job fair works and the critical upcoming deadlines. Attendance is encouraged even if you are not yet sure whether you will… -
Lunch Talk with Wasserstein Fellow: Tara Koslov
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Tara Koslov has 27+ years of experience at the FTC, including as the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition. Please join the Antitrust Association as we discuss her experiences and perspectives on antitrust. -
Harvard International Law Journal Makeup Subcite
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Please join the International Law Journal for our makeup subcite in WCC 1010. -
HLS Dems VP Debate Watch Party
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Come watch the VP Debate with HLS Dems! Food will be provided. Before the debate, come see Rep. John Sarbanes, HLS Dems alum, over Zoom! Rep. Sarbanes was in the same freshman House Democrats class as Tim Walz and was the main sponsor of the For The People Act, a…