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September 24

Sunday

  • JLPP Issue 1 Subcite

    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    JLPP is hosting an in-person subcite for Issue 1 of Volume 47. Lunch will be provided.

September 25

Monday

  • HLS Democrats – General Body Meeting and Election

    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Join the HLS Democrats for our first general body meeting of the year. We’ll be electing members to fill vacant board positions (including 1L and Transfer Reps!) and previewing fall events. Email hlsdems@mail.law.harvard.edu if you cannot attend, would like to learn more about serving on the board, or want to…
  • JD/MBA Information Session

    8:00 pm - 8:45 pm

    Attend a virtual information session to learn about the JD/MBA joint degree program. HLS and HBS admissions staff will provide an overview of the program and application process. A panel of students will share their experiences and answer questions. All are welcome to join. You will not be required to…

September 26

Tuesday

  • Crisis in Sudan: Challenges of Democratic Transformation and Human Rights

    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

    Join a panel of Sudanese experts for a discussion of current developments in Sudan’s recent conflict and challenges of democratic transformation and human rights. In 2019, the Sudanese people deposed President Omar al Bashir thirty years after he took power in a military coup. The downfall of a regime accused…
  • Discussion with Prof. Intisar Rabb and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

    12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

    A Discussion with Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of Pakistan Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, moderated by Professor Intisar Rabb. This event is co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA), Muslim…
  • Conversation with an eSports Attorney

    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    Join the Video Game Law Association for a Q&A with Ryan Fairchild of Odin Law and the LCS Players Association. We’ll discuss his unconventional career path, the state of eSports labor law, and more. Lunch provided to those who RSVP here: https://forms.gle/LfouXWzzi2PfpGwq7…
  • LL.M. Series: Intro to the LLM Job Fair

    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    The 2024 Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program ("The LLM Job Fair") will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024 (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 participate. Lunch will be served.  This program will be recorded and posted to the OCS website.
  • Reviewing DC Oral Arguments on the Clean Car Rules

    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    Join Prof. Andy Mergen, Director, Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and Carrie Jenks, Executive Director, Environmental & Energy Law Program, for a discussion about recent oral arguments before the DC Circuit on challenges to clean car policies regulating vehicle greenhouse gas emissions issued under the Biden Administration by the…
  • HLSARJ Interest Meeting

    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    Stop by Tuesday (9/26) at 12:30pm to meet current Alliance for Reproductive Justice board members and learn about the organization! We will discuss open board positions (including 1L reps, LLM reps, positions on conference and advocacy committees, etc.), our upcoming events, past and present advocacy, and repro at HLS more…
  • Environmental & Energy Law Welcome Reception

    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Join us for food, drinks, and information! Connect with faculty, students, and staff focused on environmental and energy law issues and learn about related research programs, clinics, courses, and student groups at HLS.
  • Harvard International Law Journal Subcite

    4:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Harvard International Law Journal Make-Up Subcite…

September 27

Wednesday

  • Jerusalem: Insights into a Divided City

    12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

    Since 1967, East Jerusalem has fallen into a state of “in-betweenness,” politically, economically and socially. This situation has resulted in the creation of many contradictions that need to be unpacked in order to be understood. On the back of two Intifadas, a failed peace process, and a pandemic, a new…
  • Become an Antitrust Plaintiffs’ Lawyer: Fight Corporate Abuse and Help Consumers and Small Businesses

    12:20 pm - 1:15 pm

    Interested in a career in plaintiff-side antitrust practice? Get a closer look at the field from leading practitioners about the future of the field and learn how students can get involved. Attorneys from six Plaintiffs’ side law firms will be speaking. Food from Saloniki will be provided!…
  • Public Reading of Scripture (PRS)

    12:20 pm - 1:15 pm

    Recurring

    Come join the Harvard Law Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies for the weekly Public Reading of Scripture. Listen to a 30-minute scripture reading and engage in reflection and conversation. Students, faculty, staff, and Harvard affiliates are welcome to join. Lunch will be provided.
  • Supreme Court Term Review with Professor Guy-Uriel Charles and Kannon Shanmugam

    12:25 pm - 1:15 pm

    Supreme Court litigator Kannon Shanmugam of Paul, Weiss will join Professor Guy-Uriel Charles to discuss the recent Supreme Court term and its most important cases.
  • The Rise of Labor and How to be a Movement Oriented General Counsel

    12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

    Join Wasserstein Fellow Retu Singla for a discussion about the rise of the independent labor movement such as the Amazon Labor Union and Trader Joe’s, and how to use law to build the power of working people. Retu will share lessons from her career representing nascent unions and dissidents, and working within the larger civil rights and labor movement to change the conditions that lead to work exploitation. She will also discuss how to develop a legal practice based on anti-oppressive principles to win progressive change.
  • The Past, Present and Future of Corporate Purpose

    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    A talk by Brian Cheffins, S.J. Berwin Professor of Corporate Law, University of Cambridge
  • Career Planning: How Your 1L Year (and Job) Fit in the Big Picture

    5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    All 1Ls are invited to join the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for a career kickoff event. Learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors, what your 1L job search will entail, and how to make the most of your next three years to set yourself up for success. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, along with wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Cultivating Resilience and Practicing Healthy Coping Skills to Excel in Law School

    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Join Doctoral Student Clinicians from Harvard’s Clinical Psychology Department to learn about ways to incorporate adaptive coping skills in your daily life as a law student. Topics of resilience and managing the unexpected will also be explored. This session is designed for graduate students by graduate students! Join us for…
  • SALSA General Body Meeting

    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Join SALSA for our first GBM of the semester!…
  • Christian Union Midweek Study

    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Christian Union’s midweek bible study. All are welcome!…
  • GOP Debate Watch Night

    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

September 28

Thursday

September 29

Friday

  • Camp DLSA

    8:00 am - 9:00 am

    Join the Disabled Law Students Association for Camp DLSA! Gather around the (metaphorical) campfire for fun camp-style activities, dinner, and a showing of “Crip Camp,” a critically important movie about our shared disability rights history.
  • Group Advising with Mark Freeman’03: Director of the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division at the Department of Justice

    12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

    Join OPIA for a group advising session with Mark Freeman, Director of the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division at the Department of Justice. Mr. Freeman will briefly share insights from his career path and then any answer questions students have about working at the DOJ, appellate litigation, and public interest lawyering more generally. Note that attendance will be capped at 26 people. Please bring your own lunch.

September 30

Saturday

  • Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review Subcite

    September 30, 2023, 9:30 am – October 1, 2023, 2:00 pm

    The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties (CR-CL) Law Review, the nation’s leading progressive law journal, will be hosting its subcite on September 30 and October 1. We will be editing cutting edge progressive scholarship, and hope to have you join. 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs are all welcome! Please register…