Showing 12 events for the week starting 02/07/2023
February 2
Thursday • 1 event
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Intro to Web3–From Zero to Token Launch
February 2, 2023, 7:00 pm – February 9, 2023, 9:00 pm
This hybrid hands-on workshop will cover the basics of Web3 – no previous background knowledge required. Bring your laptop and learn how to get a wallet and self-custody your digital assets (and avoid getting “F*X’d” by a centralized exchange!). You will also learn how to create your own token and…
February 7
Tuesday • 11 events
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Litigating Palestinian Rights in the Israeli Supreme Court: Legitimation or Resistance
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
This talk explores cause lawyering and strategic litigation of Palestinian rights before the Israeli Supreme Court. It reflects on the fundamental question of bringing Palestinian cases before the Israeli Court: is it a strategy that ultimately contributes to legitimizing fundamentally unjust policies, or is it a medium of legal resistance?… -
HALB x Davis Polk: Corporate Lawyering 101
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join HALB and Davis Polk to learn about the various areas of corporate law that new lawyers can specialize in and, more generally, what makes for a successful corporate lawyer. The attorneys will discuss specifics as it pertains to Davis Polk and will answer general questions about the firm. -
METAVERSE: Legal Issues in Games in a Metaversal Market
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The presentation will commence with a short history of the Metaverse concept and what it actually means. The presentation will discuss platforms like the Sims, Fortnite and Meta’s Horizon as they strive to fulfill the Metaverse promise. From a legal perspective the various issues of IP licensing, UGC, Right of… -
Using an International Human Rights Framework for Climate Justice Advocacy in the United States
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Frontline communities affected by the climate crisis and other environmental harms may pursue various legal strategies to achieve climate and environmental justice, including both domestic civil rights and international human rights frameworks. Join OPIA for a community discussion with Wasserstein Fellow Maryum Jordan ’14, Climate Justice Attorney at Earthrights International, who will discuss such strategies and share some of her ongoing work with a coalition of Indigenous Tribes threatened by forcible climate displacement. Maryum will also discuss career paths for climate and environmental justice advocacy both in the U.S. and abroad. Lunch provided. RSVP. -
A Discussion with Varty Hindoyan
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Please join the Women’s Law Association and Armenian Law Students Association for Vartanoush Hindoyan’s discussion of the various roles she has held throughout her exceptional legal career, including Associate General Counsel for the Brands and Marketing Legal team at Meta, in-house counsel at Disney, and business litigation at O’Melveny &… -
Journal on Legislation Elections
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Please join the Harvard Journal on Legislation to elect Volume 61’s masthead! All people listed on the Winter Issue are eligible to run and vote. -
Open Inquiry Discussion and Dinner
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming discussion on Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm in the Hark Concourse (2nd Floor Hark). About Us Our Goal: Open Inquiry (OI) aims to create spaces for informed and educational conversations between HLS students across demographics and affinity groups, with all ideas open…