Administrative Updates Archive

2007/12

Notice: Spring 2008 Semester T Pass Order Form: The Dean of Students Office is happy to announce that the Spring 2008 Semester T Pass Order Form is now available. The form can be found online at http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/dean/. Order deadline is January 8, 2008. [Fri, 21 Dec 2007]
Scholarships: Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund Scholarship: First and second year Latino law school students are encouraged to apply. Deadline is March 1, 2008. [Fri, 21 Dec 2007]
Notices: The Student Help Desk and Hauser Hall Basement Computer Lab will be closing today 12/21: Closing TODAY at 5:30 PM. We will remain closed for the winter holiday until Wednesday January 2nd at 8:30 AM. [Fri, 21 Dec 2007]
Notices: Dean Kagan's next office hours: Dean Kagan's next office hours will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2008, from 11:45 am - 1:00 pm. [Wed, 19 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Help the Winter Negotiation Workshop in the famous divorce case!: 12 men and 12 women are needed to role play clients for the Ellsworth divorce case for Winter Negotiation Workshop students. [Tue, 18 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Win Celtics tickets or movie passes!: Each student who takes this pro bono survey by Thursday, December 20 at 3PM will be entered into a random drawing. [Tue, 18 Dec 2007]
Notices: The Student Help Desk and Hauser Hall Basement Computer Lab will be closing Friday 12/21: We will remain closed for the winter holiday until Wednesday January 2nd at 8:30 AM. [Tue, 18 Dec 2007]
Fellowship: McAndrews Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship: This $5000 fellowship and a paid summer clerkship position will be offered to a first year law school student of a diverse background who is committed to pursuing a career in patent law. [Tue, 18 Dec 2007]
Scholarship: The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: Scholarship funds for 2008-2009 are available for law school students from the greater Chicago metropolitan area. [Tue, 18 Dec 2007]
Scholarship: The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund: This $5000 scholarship is intended to support racial and ethnic minority law school students. Deadline is March 1, 2008 [Mon, 17 Dec 2007]
Fellowship: The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship: This fellowship will cover the cost of tuition and a stipend for living expenses. Completed applications must be submitted to the HLS Student Financial Services Office in Pound 324 by January 4, 2008. [Mon, 17 Dec 2007]
General Interest: The Giving Tree- Gift Wrap Party: There will be a 'Gift Wrap Party' on Monday, December 17th at 6pm at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor). Dinner will be provided! [Mon, 17 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Creative Writers Group 2008: We welcome applications from HLS students with prose fiction, memoir and biography projects, who wish to join a weekly group in the spring to discuss their works in progress. [Mon, 17 Dec 2007]
Clinical: Spanish for Lawyers -- Sign-up by December 14: Sign-ups for the spring Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers ends this Friday, December 14. [Wed, 12 Dec 2007]
Notices: Student Help Desk and Hauser Computer Lab closing: The Student Help Desk and Hauser Computer Lab will be closing this Friday, December 14th, at 5:30 PM for a staff holiday dinner. We will be reopening on Saturday, December 15th, at 8:30 AM. [Tue, 11 Dec 2007]
General Interest: HLS GIVING TREE will raise gifts for the children of low-income clients: Clients served by HLS students through clinical and pro-bono programs. Pick up an ornament from THE GIVING TREE located in the Hark. [Tue, 11 Dec 2007]
Notices: $50 Photo Contest for Admissions Office: The JD Admissions office is sponsoring a contest for a photo representing "Holiday Fun at HLS" (i.e., student organization events, study group meetings, group trips, nights out in Boston, etc.). [Tue, 11 Dec 2007]
Fellowship: The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship: The fellowship covers tuition in full plus a living stipend of $18,000. [Tue, 11 Dec 2007]
Jobs: Teaching Assistant for Professor Elizabeth Warren: Professor Elizabeth Warren needs a student to attend each Bankruptcy class in the spring semester to help her keep track of which students she has called on. [Mon, 10 Dec 2007]
Fellowship: Post-Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Starting this summer (2008), Harvard Law School will initiate a Post-Graduate Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is aimed at recent HLS JD graduates entering practice but interested in eventually pursuing academic careers in law. [Mon, 10 Dec 2007]
Notices: Dean Kagan's next office hours: Dean Kagan's next office hours will be held on Wednesday, December 19, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Student Health Plan--Dependent Certification Due January 31: Students who have not submitted the required documentation for dependents covered under the Student Health Plan must do so by January 31, 2008. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Student Health Plan--Dependent Coverage Deadline: Students may add dependents to their Student Health Plan for the Spring 2008 term during Open Enrollment. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Student Health Plan--New Spring Term Waiver Deadline: Students who meet certain requirements may be eligible to waive all or a portion of the Student Health Plan for the Spring 2008 term. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
General Interest: HUHS announcements: Weekly flu vaccination clinics are held each Monday and Tuesday at HUHS through January 15th, excluding University holidays. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
Fellowships: Seevak Fellowship Deadline Extended to December 13: At student request, the deadline for submitting an application for the Seevak Fellowships on elections and election law has been extended one week. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Visiting Professor Kal Raustial is looking to hire a research assistant during his visit to HLS in the Winter term which starts on January 2, 2008. [Wed, 05 Dec 2007]
Jobs: Professor seeks childcare for teen daughter: Professor seeks experienced, responsible law student to do mid-week childcare for teen daughter over Winter Term. [Tue, 04 Dec 2007]
Clinical: Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers: An Advanced/Intermediate level of Spanish for Public Interest Lawyers (non-credit course) will be offered this spring semester. Sign up through the Clinical and Pro Bono Office by Friday, December 14. [Tue, 04 Dec 2007]
General Interest: Byse Workshop: Law and Development: Probing the Coherence of Development Thinking and the Role of Law from a Historical Perspective. [Tue, 04 Dec 2007]
Fellowships: Student Financial Services: The amount of each Fellowship will cover tuition plus a living stipend of $18,000. [Tue, 04 Dec 2007]
Course Announcements: FOOD AND DRUG LAW, WINTER TERM (HUTT): The assignment for the first day of class is Chapter 1 (pp. 1-27) of Hutt, Merrill, and Grossman. [Mon, 03 Dec 2007]
Clinical: Save the Date - Alternative Spring Break Trips: SAVE THE DATE! HLS students and the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs are organizing alternative spring break trips to the Gulf Coast to assist with hurricane relief efforts and to Florida or Texas to work on immigration and border issues. [Mon, 03 Dec 2007]
Clinical: Win Celtics tickets or movie passes!: Each student who takes this pro bono survey will be entered into a random drawing for a pair of tickets to the Celtics-Knicks game on February 13th at TD Banknorth Garden or a pair of AMC movie passes. [Mon, 03 Dec 2007]