Areas of Interest
Leadership
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Working lawyers and ‘the motherhood penalty’
October 18, 2024
An event at Harvard Law School highlighted the challenges faced by caregivers working in the legal profession, especially women with children.
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The legal profession in 2024: Democracy, salary and hiring, general counsels, and legal education
February 21, 2024
David Wilkins explains how a host of contentious new issues that are increasingly landing on lawyers’ desks are transforming the practice of law.
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Harvard Law School’s David Wilkins says that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the practice of law.
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The Fixer
December 4, 2023
For Cam Findlay ’87, no-drama fundamentals mark a career in corporate legal reform
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‘In the eye of the storm – in a good way’
April 10, 2023
Harvard Law’s Semester in Washington Program celebrates 15 years of helping students become government lawyers
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‘These are the most important problems for our society to grapple with’
September 7, 2022
Harvard Law School Professor David Wilkins, the faculty director of the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, says corporations are increasingly under pressure "to change the way in which they relate to the world, relate to the environment, relate to their stakeholders, and relate to broader issues around social justice."
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Practicing Law in the Wake of a Pandemic
July 15, 2022
‘Everyone is struggling to understand what this new world is going to look like’
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Human rights seminar tackles barriers to women’s leadership
December 3, 2019
This fall, Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Susan Farbstein ’04 is teaching "Human Rights Careers: Strategic Leadership Workshop," a seminar focused on advocacy and leadership for students interested in careers in human rights or social justice.
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Klinksy Professor of Practice Mandy DeFilippo '00 delivered a lecture in April on "Leading from the Middle," in which she explored what defines leadership for those who are not "the boss," and what the benefits and opportunities look like for people in those positions.