Showing 13 events for the week starting 10/17/2024
October 17
Thursday • 13 events
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Lawyering in Rural Communities: How to Thrive as a Public Interest Lawyer in Regions with Limited Resources
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join Wasserstein Fellow Angelica Salceda as she shares insights on building a public interest career in regions with great needs but limited legal resources. Angelica will discuss how to grow professionally even when you’re one of the few attorneys in the region, strategies to balance local demands while continuing to develop legal expertise, and how to leverage available resources to bridge the gap. She’ll also cover ways to navigate unique joys and challenges of place-based practice. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community. -
Alumni in Residence with Mathias Strasser LL.M. ’99 of WSD Group and Casperaki
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mathias Strasser is the accomplished founder and CEO of WSD Group, Scissero, and Casperaki. WSD Group is a prominent technology solutions partner for investment banks, which was acquired by Bowmark Capital in 2022. Scissero is an innovative "new law" law firm and legal tech provider that focuses on customizing and commercializing large language models for legal applications. Casperaki is an emerging company that specializes in generative AI for music. Click to register. -
A Conversation on Freedom of Speech
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
A conversation about freedom of speech between Professor Randall Kennedy and Professor Jonathan Turley in the context of the recent conversations around campus free speech and protest… -
40th Anniversary of the Human Rights Program
12:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for the 40th anniversary symposium of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School on October 17, 12:15 pm – 6:30 pm, in Milstein East BC of the HLS Wasserstein Hall. The overall theme of the 40th anniversary event will focus on “Envisioning the Future of Human Rights,”… -
HLS Beyond Presents: How Current AI Can Help You Do Legal Research
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Join this session demonstrating AI tools currently available to law students for research, those currently used in law practice (not yet accessible to law schools) compared to the latest commercial LLMs, and a discussion of the limits, likely changes, and implications of AI tools for the future of legal research. -
Wrongly Accused of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: A Case Study of One U.S. Navy Official’s Battle
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm
Berger Montague will discuss the firm’s recent success in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case involving allegations that class members were wrongly flagged as potential terrorists and drug traffickers and were denied access to credit as a result. The lead plaintiff in the case, Mr. Fernandez, was denied a mortgage after… -
The Psychology of Financial Decision Making
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
The decisions we make with money are informed by many inputs, including our background, experience, and environment. During this event, an Accredited Financial Counselor® from AccessLex Institute® will discuss these factors along with the concepts of money scripts and psychological explanations for how we interact with money. Attendees will receive an entry… -
New York Market Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Want to practice in the largest legal market in the world, which is home to 40% of all summer associate positions? Come learn about the New York legal market from an expert headhunter. Topics covered will include hot practice areas, and the industries that drive the market. Lunch will be… -
Joint Westaw/Lexis presentation
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Westlaw/Lexis Introduction and lunch event
Join us for a pizza lunch hosted by the Lexis and Westlaw representatives. The session will focus on tips on researching your open memo issue.
To register for the class, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/r/JJyEkLX0KA… -
Election Law for the New Electorate
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Interim Dean John C.P. Goldberg invites you to a talk, Election Law for the New Electorate, by Nicholas Stephanopoulos on the occasion of his appointment as Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law There will be a reception immediately following the talk. -
ALPHA
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
For those who are new to, interested in, or skeptical of Christianity, ALPHA is a discussion-centered group to learn and talk about the basics of Christianity. All are welcome!…