Administrative Updates Archive

2008/03

General Interest: It is time to order Commencement Regalia!: Class of 2008 graduates must go to The Coop in Harvard Square to place an order for their academic regalia (which consists of a cap, gown, and hood) between March 31, 2008 and April 16, 2008. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
Jobs: 1Ls, 2Ls! Looking for a great public interest summer job at HLS?: The Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) still has PAID positions open for summer 2008. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
Competitions: Save the date for the 55th Annual Williston Negotiation Competition!: What is the Williston Competition? The Williston Competition is Harvard's annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
Clinical: 08-09 Supreme Court Clinic Applications Due April 1: Applications for the 08-09 Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Clinic are due Tuesday, April 1, 2008. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Interested in SPRING KICKBALL?: Submit a team roster of at least 10 players to Anne Siders at asiders@jd10.law.harvard.edu by noon this Friday, April 4. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
General Interest: HLS Class of 2008: Join the HARVARD CLUB OF NEW YORK. [Mon, 31 Mar 2008]
Notices: The 2008-2009 Returning Student On-Campus Housing Application is now available!: The deadline to apply to be included in the lottery / room selection processes is Tuesday, April 8, 2008. [Thu, 27 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Prof. Sitkoff seeks several rising 2Ls (i.e., current 1Ls) to be summer research assistants in the area of Trusts and Estates. [Thu, 27 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Paid opportunity with Harvard Negotiation Project to help to conceptualize and design a revised website on international negotiation. [Thu, 27 Mar 2008]
General Interest: HLS Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) Program: The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 31st at 5pm!!! DAPAs are a select group of student leaders who will be trained to respond to questions about alcohol and other drug issues at Harvard Law School. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Self-Defense classes offered to all students on April 7th: Sign up now!!! The class will be held on Monday, April 7th. Program taught by HUPD officers empowers men and women to combat various types of assaults by providing them with realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
Notices: Dean Kagan's next office hours: Dean Kagan's next office hours will be held on Monday, April 7, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
Competitions and Fellowships: Student Financial Services maintains a list of current sources of outs: Student Financial Services maintains a list of current sources of outside funding which require an additional external application process. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professors Manning and Vermeule are looking to share 1 summer research assistant. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
General Interest: $100 to students in National Institute for Trial Advocacy: Fifteen students from Boston area law schools are needed to act as Student Attorneys at the NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY NITA* TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM in Boston March 28 - March 30, 2008. [Fri, 21 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Shavell seeks research assistance for an article on appeals and the optimal use of discretionary review. [Thu, 20 Mar 2008]
Course Announcements: Reminder for Appellees: Here are the instructions for submitting your briefs on Thursday. This supersedes anything that appears in the ARAP. [Thu, 20 Mar 2008]
Competitions: Save the date for the 55th Annual Williston Negotiation Competition!: The Williston Competition is Harvard's annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls. [Thu, 20 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: PROFESSORS HOWELL JACKSON AND MARK ROE seek two research assistants for the summer for corporate law and finance-based research. [Thu, 20 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Thinking about having kids during law school?: WEDNESDAY, March 19th!!! Come have lunch with current parents and parents-to-be who also happen to be HLS students. [Tue, 18 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Lani Guinier is hiring 2 summer RAs to work either full or part time. [Tue, 18 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Vote now for the 2008 Gary Bellow Public Service Award!: Voting will be open from 10 am on Monday March 17 until 5 pm on Friday March 21. [Tue, 18 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Semester Abroad Information Session: Wednesday, 12:15, Pound 108. Drinks and dessert will be provided! [Tue, 18 Mar 2008]
General Interest: HLS Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) Program: 2008-2009 DAPA application is now available!!!! DAPAs are a select group of student leaders who will be trained to respond to questions about alcohol and other drug issues at Harvard Law School. [Mon, 17 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Get the Harvard Law Record in your Inbox!: Wondering what Prof. Dershowitz told the press this week or the real scoop on all those freebies Dean Kagan keeps handing out? [Mon, 17 Mar 2008]
Clinical: Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Clinic: Applications are now being accepted for the 2008/2009 Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Clinic. [Mon, 17 Mar 2008]
Jobs: 1L's and 2L's looking for a great public interest summer job?: The Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) is offering 2-4 PAID positions for summer 2008. [Mon, 17 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Safe Ride for Sat. March 15th: Call for a free taxi home from 7pm Saturday, March 15th through 3am Sunday, March 16th up to a $35 fare. [Fri, 14 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Paternalism or Protection? Federal Review of Indian Gaming Decisions by Tribes: A discussion of federal regulatory oversight of tribal economic decision-making in the post Cobell, post-Abramoff era. Thursday, March 20, 2008. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Griswold 110. [Fri, 14 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Do you plan to do anti-poverty related volunteer work during spring break?: If so, Direct Action Against Poverty (DAAP) wants to support you in your volunteer efforts. [Fri, 14 Mar 2008]
Notices: Yearbook Portrait Notice: If you missed the deadline to choose the pose that you want featured in the yearbook, please contact McGrath Studios with the number of the pose that you want by Friday, March 14th at 12:00. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Thinking about having kids during law school?: Come have lunch with current parents and parents-to-be who also happen to be HLS students. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
Notices: Law School only elliptical workout room: Tired of waiting for a machine at Hemenway? [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
Jobs: The Jamestown Project seeks a researcher/program assistant: This person will work primarily with the President and CEO of the Project and assist with a variety of projects, events, and research assignments. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
Jobs: The Jamestown Project seeks a researcher for a Book Project: Book Project entitled Accountable: Making The Covenant Real. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
Jobs: The Jamestown Project seeks an experienced program manager/assistant: The program manager/assistant will manage implementation efforts on its Doing Democracy Initiative. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Self-Defense classes offered to all students on April 7th: Program taught by HUPD officers empowers men and women to combat various types of assaults by providing them with realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Attention Student Org Treasurers: Funding applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are due by next Friday, March 21, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. [Wed, 12 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Sodexho's St. Patrick's Day meal: Feast on your favorite Irish Traditions. [Tue, 11 Mar 2008]
Competition: Graduating in 2008?: Orators sought for the Senior Latin Salutatory, Senior English Address, and the Graduate English Address to be delivered at the Commencement Morning Exercises, Thursday, June 5, 2008, in Tercentenary Theatre. [Mon, 10 Mar 2008]
Notices: 3/11 A Conversation with Justice Kennedy: Bags and backpacks are not allowed in the Ames Courtroom. [Mon, 10 Mar 2008]
Notices: 3L Women Career and Family Poll: My research should help us to better understand HLS women’s ability to achieve their career and family goals. [Fri, 07 Mar 2008]
Course Announcements: Ames Brief Submissions: To avoid any confusion, this is the definitive explanation of the locations and times at which briefs are due. [Fri, 07 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Ms. JD 2008 Summit Delegate Registration: The Ms. JD Leadership Summit will take place April 4-5 at the New York Marriott East Side, located at 525 Lexington Avenue in New York City. [Fri, 07 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Visiting Professor Daniela Caruso seeks research assistant with strong background in EU Law. [Fri, 07 Mar 2008]
Notices: Dean Kagan's next office hours: Dean Kagan's next office hours will be held on March 12 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.. [Thu, 06 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Dinner with Justice Kennedy: The spaces for this event have been filled. [Wed, 05 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Dinner with Justice Kennedy: In connection with Justice Kennedy’s visit next week, the Law School will host a dinner on Monday night, March 10 beginning at 6pm. [Wed, 05 Mar 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Prof. Vicki Jackson is looking for a research assistant to help for a few hours a week on two forthcoming books, one on the United States Supreme Court, the other on comparative constitutionalism. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]
Notices: FREE COFFEE: The new coffee vending machine will be installed on Thursday, March 6th and will be put on "free vend" for the balance of Thursday and for the entire day of Friday, March 7th in the Lewis Tunnel. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Automated External Defibrillators have been installed on our campus: Where are the AED's located? [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Pro Bono Housing Foreclosure Project: City Life/Vida Urbana, is a Boston non-profit seeking to organize and provide legal eduction to tenants and owners affected by the foreclosure crisis, while working closely with Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and the Legal Services Center. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]
Notices: HUHS updates and announcements: Health Insurance Options for March Graduates, Event: The Macho Paradox – March 5, Gardasil (HPV) Vaccine Clinic – April 1, and National Alcohol Screening Day – April 1. [Tue, 04 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Jackson Katz "The Macho Paradox: Why some men hurt women and how all men can help": An educator, author and filmmaker, he is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education with men and boys, particularly in the sports culture and the military. [Mon, 03 Mar 2008]
General Interest: Gary Bellow Public Service Award: Last Chance - Nominate a student or alumnus/a for the Gary Bellow Public Service Award! [Mon, 03 Mar 2008]