Showing 12 events for the week starting 10/23/2024
October 23
Wednesday • 12 events
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Cultivating Pro Bono Connections from Clinics to Careers: An Election Law Example
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Panelists: Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the HLS Election Law Clinic, and Michael Guggenheim ’20, Associate Proskauer Rose Join their discussion on the importance of relationships and partnerships with peers, alumni, local grassroots organizations, law school clinics, and law firms in pro bono work. They will highlight… -
Behind the Scene at Trial: Reflections on the Tesla Securities Trial
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Quinn Emanuel represented Elon Musk and Tesla in the
most high-profile securities class actions to ever go to
trial. The trial stemmed from Elon Musk’s August 2018
tweet that he was “considering taking Tesla private at
$420. Funding secured.” Despite the Court’s ruling at
summary… -
Public Reading of Scripture: Listening to Scripture in Community
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
What does the Bible say? Public Reading of Scripture is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you’re new to reading the Bible, have studied the Bible… -
Online Sports Gambling: Legal & Public Health Responses
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
A Harvard Law School Panel Discussion with Professors Jon Hanson, Michael McCann (Visiting Professor of Law; Sportico), Richard Daynard (Founder Public Health Advocacy Institute); Mark Gottlieb (Executive Director, PHAI) and Dr. Harry Levant (Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor; Director of Gambling Policy PHAI). Co-Sponsored by the Systemic Justice Project, the Public… -
The Injustices of Iqbal: A Talk with the Plaintiff’s Lawyer Alexander Reinert
12:20 pm - 1:25 pm
Join us for a conversation with Professor Alexander Reinert, who represented the plaintiffs in Ashcroft v. lqbal before the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Reinert will give broader context to the Islamophobia that runs through this case, the challenges to executive action in response to 9 /11, and the detrimental impact… -
From Public Sector to In-House with Rachel Brand
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Rachel Brand, VP of Global Governance at Walmart, will speak to our chapter about her career from presidential administrations to the DOJ to working in-house at Walmart. -
Tax 101: Intro to Careers in Tax Law
12:25 pm - 1:15 pm
Curious why tax lawyers are said to be the happiest lawyers? Please join TaxFin for a lunchtime discussion with Professor Thomas J. Brennan, Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law at HLS. We will touch on careers in tax law, what we love about tax law, what traits make a good… -
Themis Course Demo
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Themis Bar Review’s Robbie Hillson as he shares all that Themis can offer to help you pass the bar exam. -
Deprogramming Environmental Law
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join Professor Madison Condon from BU Law school for our first deprogramming event of the year: Deprogramming Environmental Law. Professor Condon will be discussing how the science and realities of climate change unearth the issues with existing legal frameworks and the changes we will need to truly tackle the climate… -
Lazard: Informational Session and Q&A
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
This is an opportunity to meet with bankers from Lazard’s Financial Advisory Business and to network with New York Bankers. Program is in collaboration with the Harvard Association for Law and Business. Lunch will be provided!… -
Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
“Freedom of speech has never been more important—or more controversial. From debates about what’s permissible on social media, to the politics of campus speakers and corporate advertisements, the First Amendment is incessantly in the news and constantly being held up as the fundamental principle of American democracy. Yet, in reality,… -
HALB x Lazard: Coffee Chats
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join bankers from Lazard to learn more about its Financial Advisory business. 15-minute coffee chats will be offered from 2:00 to 4:00pm in Milstein East C. Refreshments will be served. RSVP here.