Administrative Updates Archive

2007/10

HLS house move to air on "This Old House": As you know, the law school moved three wood frame houses this summer. The television show, This Old House, will broadcast the house moves on Thursday, November 1 at 8 pm on PBS. [Wed, 31 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Assistant for Doing Democracy Initiative: Student needed to assist with writing, research, and project implementation as part of Doing Democracy Initiative. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
November 8 Deadline to Apply for Winter Term International Travel Grants: HLS J.D. and LL.M. students who will be traveling abroad in furtherance of an approved Winter Term Writing or Clinical project are eligible for Winter Term International Travel Grants of $750 or more. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
Covering the Story: Lawyers in the World of Journalism: Breakfast with James Stewart and Jeffrey Toobin. Sponsored by the HLS Law and the Arts Initiative. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
Pacific Legal Foundation’s Program for Judicial Awareness announces its Student Writing Competition: This year’s first prize winner will receive a cash award of $5,000, with up to two additional awards of $3,000 and $1,500 available for other outstanding submissions. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
Student Essay Competition in International Law: The center for Global Trade and Development, Chapman University School of Law, is offering a prize of $1, 500 for the best essay submitted by a law student currently enrolled in any law school in the U.S. or abroad. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professors Antoinette Schoar and Carola Frydman at the MIT Sloan School of Management are looking for a Research Assistant to work on a large scale project studying the evolution of legal systems across countries. [Tue, 30 Oct 2007]
Pro Bono Survey: We'd like to hear from you! Please take this short online survey to help us design new hands-on pro bono opportunities that most meet your needs and interests. [Mon, 29 Oct 2007]
Sodexho Raffle Winners: Sodexho Your Health, Your Way Cookbook; Deluxe Compact Refrigerator donated by Odwalla; Collapsible Travel Cooler donated by Coca-Cola; Backpacks donated by Odwalla;Your Health, Your Way Water Bottles. [Mon, 29 Oct 2007]
World Series Raffle Winners: The raffle winners are: Ben Weeks (Hat) Matt Gens (T-shirt) [Mon, 29 Oct 2007]
General Interest: What to Wear in Winter Climates: The Dean of Students Office and Student Financial Services are hosting the second annual "What to Wear in Winter Climates" event on November 6th starting at 12:15 in Austin North. [Mon, 29 Oct 2007]
General Interest: Byse Workshop: Law and Development: Byse Workshop: "Law and Development: Probing the Coherence of Development Thinking and the Role of Law from a Historical Perspective". [Thu, 25 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Whiting is looking for a research assistant for 5-10 hours a week to assist with some writing relating to war crime prosecutions. [Thu, 25 Oct 2007]
Winter Trial Advocacy Workshop: Students interested in taking Trial Advocacy Workshop during the Winter 2008 term may place their name on a (very short) waitlist by emailing Karina Chamorro (kchamorro@law.harvard.edu) as soon as possible. [Wed, 24 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Part-Time Grants Researcher: The Roadmap for Afterschool for All project at the Harvard School of Public Health is hiring a part-time grants researcher to conduct web research to identify a wide variety of funding sources for after school programs. [Wed, 24 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Teaching Assistants Wanted: Prof. Nancy Rosenblum is looking for teaching assistants for her Moral Reasoning course in the undergraduate core curriculum. [Tue, 23 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Professor Hanson is seeking research assistants to help in various ways on numerous projects involving the application of social psychological insights to law and legal theory. [Tue, 23 Oct 2007]
General Interest: HLS Program on the Legal Profession grant proposal deadline: The deadline for student grant proposals for empirical research projects related to the legal profession, which are funded by the HLS Program on the Legal Profession, has been extended through October 29, 2007 [Tue, 23 Oct 2007]
Notices: Dean Kagan's next Office Hours: Dean Kagan's next Office Hours will be held on Tuesday, October 30, from 9:00 -10:30 am. [Mon, 22 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Researcher needed to assist with two book projects: The Jamestown Project which is committed to improving democratic participation and civic engagement seeks a researcher to assist in drafting and completing two books. [Mon, 22 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Student needed to assist with Storytelling Initiative: The Jamestown Project which is committed to improving democratic participation and civic engagement embraces storytelling as a universal technique that transcends race, class, generations, and other differences allowing people to communicate on common ground through common stories. [Mon, 22 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Student needed to assist with writing, research, and project implementation: The Jamestown Project recently launched, Doing Democracy, a nationwide, multigenerational partnership of parents, children, youth, educators, media professionals, scholars, public figures, churches, schools, and civic organizations. [Mon, 22 Oct 2007]
HLS Crew Team competes this Saturday in the Head of the Charles Regatta: Go support the HLS Crew Team this Saturday as they race in the Head of the Charles Regatta. [Thu, 18 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Antoinette Schoar (MIT/Sloan) is looking for a Research Assistant with experience in bankruptcy law to help with the development of a National Bankruptcy Database (NBD). [Wed, 17 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Prof. Mansfield needs help for a few hours a week to work on problems relating to Church and State. [Wed, 17 Oct 2007]
The JD Admissions office is sponsoring a contest for a photo representing "life at HLS": i.e., student organization events, study group meetings, group trips, nights out in Boston, etc. [Wed, 17 Oct 2007]
Harvard Asia Law Society's Asia Business Conference volunteer group: Students who are interested in assisting with the Asia Business Conference should attend as important information will be presented. [Tue, 16 Oct 2007]
Winter Term Independent Clinicals: The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs will hold an information session on Winter term independent clinicals on Tuesday, October 16 from 12-1pm in Austin North. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
Course Announcements: Professor Tribe: Supreme Court Litigation: The deadline for submitting materials to Professor Tribe has been extended to Friday, October 26. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
The 2007 Women’s Bar Association GALA October 17, 2007: Celebrating 29 years of making a difference in the lives of Women. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
Harvard Negotiation Law Review Seeking Subciters: Come join a young, growing, non-bureaucratic journal that is more cited than any other journal in its field. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Coates is looking for one additional research assistant with a special interest in law firms and how they are hired by corporate clients. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professors Antoinette Schoar and Carola Frydman at the MIT Sloan School of Management are looking for a Research Assistant to help them with a large scale project studying legal origins. [Fri, 12 Oct 2007]
Introducing the Harvard Law School DVD Collection: Over 100 movies (and growing) now available for borrowing at the HLS Library [Thu, 11 Oct 2007]
Urgent Pro Bono Project - Notify New Orleans residents of FEMA appeal deadline: New Orleans residents have an upcoming deadline to file an appeal with FEMA before FEMA terminates their rental assistance. [Thu, 11 Oct 2007]
General Announcement: Sodexho will be selling Fair Trade Starbucks Coffee in the Harkbox: Starting on 10/09/07 [Thu, 11 Oct 2007]
Write for the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics: Get published! Harvard Law students write and edit the Recent Developments section of the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, a national peer-reviewed publication. [Wed, 10 Oct 2007]
Byse Workshop: Law and Development: This series of Byse workshops on Law and Development explore the relationship of law to development. [Wed, 10 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Coates is seeking a Research Assistant to assist him with legal research in the area of contract law. [Wed, 10 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Goldsmith is looking for a student with experience in the laws of war to help him with research for a book on the topic. [Wed, 10 Oct 2007]
2008 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition sponsored by The American Society of Composers, Authors and: Subject Matter: Any aspect of Copyright Law [Tue, 09 Oct 2007]
10th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition and Scholarship Program: The GRAMMY Foundation's 10th Annual Legal Writing Contest co-sponsored by the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. [Tue, 09 Oct 2007]
Notices: MASTERCLASS: PROFESSIONAL DINING!: RSVP between 10/8 and 10/15. Sign up by clicking the link on the OCS homepage: www.law.harvard.edu/ocs. [Tue, 09 Oct 2007]
Sending professional email: By the time your summer job starts, you will need to know how to send appropriate, professional email. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Writing Competition: awards to be presented for (a) the best book chapter or book, (b) the best publishable article or substantial book review, and, (c) the best student case note or comment on a topic dealing with consumer financial services law. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
The 2008 College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Law Student Writing Competition: Topic: The scope of permissible topics is broad i.e. any aspect of public or private labor or employment law. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
Dean Kagan's next office hours: Please contact Kerri Burridge at 5-4602 or kburridge@law to make an appointment. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
Library Workshops on Advanced Research Topics: This semester, the library is leading one-hour workshops on selecting paper topics, on empirical research, and on researching public policy issues. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
Negotiation Workshop for 1Ls - Spring 2008: Come to an information session with Professor Bob Bordone for 1L students in sections 2, 3, and 6 who are interested in taking the Negotiation Workshop as their Spring Elective. [Fri, 05 Oct 2007]
Conference on The Role of the President in the 21st Century: This conference will address many of the fundamental legal and political controversies surrounding the American executive, including the constitutional sources and scope of presidential power and the historical and contemporary significance of the presidency in American politics. [Thu, 04 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Faculty position: The Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health seeks candidates for the position of assistant or associate professor of law and public health. [Thu, 04 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Prof. Hay needs research assistance for work concerning the contemporary French philosopher Alain Badiou. [Thu, 04 Oct 2007]
The Program on the Legal Profession: project for student research: The Program on the Legal Profession has instituted a pilot project designed to enhance and contribute to student research at Harvard Law School. [Thu, 04 Oct 2007]
Third-Year Paper Research Consultations: The reference librarians invite you to make an appointment to talk with one of us about your third-year paper research strategy. [Thu, 04 Oct 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Hal Scott is looking for a research assistant to help research material on the Chinese financial system which will be used for a new chapter of his book on International Finance [Wed, 03 Oct 2007]
General Interest: Survey for 3L Paper: I am writing my 3L paper on student perceptions regarding the effectiveness of the various gender-related groups at HLS. [Tue, 02 Oct 2007]
Bankruptcy Assistance Pro Bono Project: Students can earn pro bono credit working with the NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project remotely. [Tue, 02 Oct 2007]
American Intellectual Property Law Association's annual Boston Panel discussion: on: Careers in Intellectual Property Law at Suffolk University Law School on Thursday, October 11th at 5:30 p.m. [Tue, 02 Oct 2007]
Are you interested in European Law?: Then consider joining the European Law Research Center and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton Student Affiliates program. [Tue, 02 Oct 2007]
Study Abroad Exchange Program Deadline: Friday, October 5th: Final Reminder: For all students who would like to participate in a Spring 2008 study abroad exchange program, Friday, October 5th, is the deadline to submit statements of interest. [Tue, 02 Oct 2007]