Showing 27 events for the week starting 10/21/2026
October 21
Wednesday • 27 events
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Discussion on Campus Sexual Violence (SJC/WLA/SHARE)
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Please join us for a safe space to discuss campus sexual violence. This event is sponsored by Survivor Justice Coalition, Women’s Law Associate, and SHARE Team. -
SJC x WLA Safe Discussion
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Upset about the recent news at Cornell? Are you seeking a safe space where you can share your emotions and release your anger? Come join SJC and WLA for an open discussion and venting session moderated by a confidential SHARE counselor. This event will be taking place on Wednesday, October 21st… -
Conversation with Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada for an off-the-record conversation with Tiran Rahimian Bajgiran (S.J.D.) and Jessica Keer Li (LL.M.), followed by audience questions.
The event is open to members of the Harvard community. Seating is limited; please complete the registration form by Sunday, October… -
JOLT x Quinn Emanuel
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join JOLT for a lunch talk with partners from Quinn Emanuel’s Los Angeles office who recently secured a record-setting $5.7 billion patent infringement jury verdict against Apple. -
NSLA x Paul Weiss
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join NSLA for a lunch talk with partners from Paul Weiss’s National Security Practice Group on Wednesday October 21st in Pound 100! They will be discussing their work on a variety of national security issues in the private sector and answer questions about recruiting. Lunch and swag will be provided. -
Beyond Tariffs and Subsidies: Toward a New Framework for U.S. Industrial Policy — A Law and Development Analysis
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
East Asian Legal Studies Talk: Prof. Y.S. Lee
West Virginia University College of Law
Director, Law and Development Institute The United States has returned to tariffs and subsidies with renewed force, seeking to rebuild domestic manufacturing, promote strategic industries, and counter geopolitical rivals such as China. This resurgence… -
The Francis Biddle Memorial Lecture: The Eras of Equal Protection
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
a talk by
Justin Driver
Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law, Yale Law School Introduction by
Professor Guy-Uriel Charles Lunch will be served. … -
Community Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Alliance for Israel for lunch. This is an open gathering for Jewish students, allies, and faculty to share a meal, meet one another, and build community across the school. Bring a friend, grab a plate, and connect with others who care about Israel and the community here. All… -
Lunch with Justice Jamal
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Join Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada for an off-the-record conversation with Tiran Rahimian Bajgiran (S.J.D.) and Jessica Keer Li (LL.M.), followed by audience questions.
The event is open to members of the Harvard community. Seating is limited; please complete the registration form by Sunday, October… -
Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us to hear from award-winning foreign affairs journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed on his new book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza. This book is an urgent reckoning with American complicity and participation in Israel’s unthinkable, horrifying atrocities in Gaza. Akbar will take us… -
J.D./M.P.H. Virtual Info Session
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Discover how a joint J.D./M.P.H.—an opportunity available only to 1Ls—can prepare you to tackle today’s most pressing challenges at the intersection of law and public health at this virtual information session, featuring faculty, admissions staff, and current/former students from HLS and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. -
Taking Human Rights to the United Nations: A Training on UN Mechanisms
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Want to learn more about the ways human rights advocates take salient issues to the UN for resolution? If so, join Professors Aminta Ossom and Daniel Levine-Spound for a UN Mechanism Training where they will cover treaty mechanisms, charter bodies, procedural hurdles to overcome, and strategies related to advocacy at… -
Let’s Talk About Money: Demystifying Public Interest Salaries
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Excited about public interest work but concerned about how you will manage loan repayment or other financial considerations? Hear from a panel of public interest alumni as they candidly share their experiences participating in the Low -Income Protection Plan (LIPP) and discuss their lifestyles on public interest salaries (no, they don’t eat ramen noodles every day). Catherine Pattanayak, Assistant Dean for Public Service, and Kara Martin, Associate Director for the Low -Income Protection Plan and Public Interest Funding, will moderate and answer your questions. Lunch provided. -
California Bar Exam Information Session
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
An information session about the California Bar Exam… -
Empowerment Self-Defense with Impact Boston
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
IMPACT teaches empowerment self-defense. No specific level of fitness or prior experience is required. We teach people practical verbal and physical skills they can use to assess potentially vulnerable situations and incapacitate an assailant enough to get to safety. We believe in bodily autonomy, and that each… -
Chai Chats with SALSA: Finding Your Path to Public Interest Law
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Interested in public interest work but not sure where to start? Join SALSA for a cup of chai and a conversation about exploring public interest opportunities during law school.
We’ll share experiences and practical tips on finding summer internships, navigating applications and funding opportunities, connecting with public interest organizations,… -
Boston Pro Bono Fair
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Local law students and attorneys are cordially invited to attend Suffolk’s and the Boston Bar Association’s 15th Annual Pro Bono Fair. This event provides attendees with the chance to connect with a large variety of legal services organizations that are eager for new volunteers. Suffolk University Law School 120 Tremont… -
HLS Flu Clinic
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
HUHS will be administering flu vaccine at the Harvard Law School in Wasserstein Hall (WCC), Room 2036. Fluarix and FluZone HD (high-dose vaccine for those 65 and older) will be available to adults with a valid Harvard ID. All HUHS patients and those with an active Harvard ID can receive… -
HBLSA 2026 Annual 1L Job Fair
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Please join HBLSA on October 21st, 2026 for the Harvard Black Law Students Association’s 2026 Annual 1L Job Fair, HBLSA’s premier fall recruiting event. This event is open to the entire 1L class, and attended each year by more than 20 top firms from all over the country! This will… -
Mississippi Delta Project Sinners Watch Party
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Mississippi Delta Project for a spooky-season screening of Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending horror film set in the Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow era. Blending blues history, Southern folklore, and vampire horror, the film offers a rich lens into the region our organization works with. Movie snacks will… -
First Class Community Dinner
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Come join us for our monthly First Class Community Dinner!… -
Sidley Austin x Texas Club: 1L Dinner
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join attorneys from Sidley Austin and members of the Texas Club for a dinner on the evening of Wednesday, October 21. For more information about Sidley Austin, visit the firm’s website here. -
HLS Pub Trivia
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurring
Come to HLS Pub Trivia! Bring friends, grab a drink, and test your knowledge. Trivia takes place every Wednesday from 7–9pm in the HLS Pub. -
Psychedelics, Consciousness and the Humanities with Justin Smith-Ruiu and Noah Feldman
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Psychoactive compounds have been imbued with religious or spiritual significance for thousands of years in indigenous cultures, and for half a century in the West. Now, ostensibly secular psychedelic medicine is soon to become a reality in the United States. How do these phenomena intersect? What is the significance of…