Administrative Updates Archive

2008/04

General Interest: Student De-Stress Massage Events!!: Come get a FREE 10-minute massage to help you de-stress during exams!! [Tue, 29 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Help Us Improve The Bluebook! -- with Bonus Prize: The editors of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation are about to embark on the exciting task of making revisions for the forthcoming Nineteenth Edition, and we need your help! [Tue, 29 Apr 2008]
General Interest: All Students!!: I would greatly appreciate if you could take a couple minutes to fill out the following survey for a research paper I am writing. [Tue, 29 Apr 2008]
Notices: Study Abroad Spring 2009 Initial Statement of Interest Deadline: Thursday, May 1: The Semester Abroad Program is a wonderful opportunity for Harvard Law School students to receive a semester of ungraded credit towards the Harvard J.D. degree for study at a law school overseas. [Tue, 29 Apr 2008]
Competition: American College of Employee Benefits Counsel writing competition: The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel is pleased to announce the fourth annual employee benefits writing competition. [Sun, 27 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Cass Sunstein is interested in hiring two research assistants to work 10-15 hours per week this summer. [Thu, 24 Apr 2008]
Competitions: The 2008 Harvard Law Review Writing Competition: Attention All 1Ls: The 2008 Harvard Law Review Writing Competition will take place from Friday, May 16 to Friday, May 23. [Wed, 23 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Gary Bass is seeking a part-time summer research assistant. Must have reading knowledge of Chinese, to translate published and internet sources into English. [Wed, 23 Apr 2008]
Prize competition: EALS accepting submissions for Yong K. Kim '95 Memorial Prize: This Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia, or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations. [Wed, 23 Apr 2008]
Clinical: Clinical Project with the Counterterrorism Section of the Department of Justice: Would you like to do research work for the prosecution in counterterrorism and related national security cases? [Wed, 23 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Volunteer to be a Student Host!: Welcome an LL.M. Student and Join the Global Community. [Tue, 22 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Attention Student Organization officers: Please log in to the following poll to provide the DOSO with names and contact information for the students who will be acting as officers for 2008-2009 by May 12, 2008. [Mon, 21 Apr 2008]
Competition: The National Civil Trial Competition: It is an invitational tournament open to all ABA accredited law schools who have demonstrated excellence in mock trial competitions and/or demonstrated excellence in the training of law students in litigation skills. [Mon, 21 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Web Designer: For the Law and the Arts Initiative, Professor Halley seeks a student who can design a web page worthy of this exciting new organization. [Mon, 21 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Fluent Italian Speaker: Professor Halley seeks a fluent speaker of Italian to help her place a simple purchase order with a shop in Rome. [Mon, 21 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Teaching Assistants: Professor Samuel Issacharoff, visiting from NYU, is looking for 3 or 4 teaching assistants for a first-year section of civil procedure next fall. [Fri, 18 Apr 2008]
Fellowships: The Petrie-Flom Center is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 Student Fellowship: Please contact Petrie-Flom@law.harvard.edu if you are interested in applying. [Fri, 18 Apr 2008]
General Interest: EU Foreign Policy: A Talk with Brice de Schietere: Friday April 18 12:00-1:30pm Griswold 110 [Fri, 18 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies, and Alcohol: Curious about how popular images of alcohol affect the drinking behavior and gender identities of college students? Come to the DAPA screening of Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies, and Alcohol by Jackson Katz and Jean Kilbourne! [Fri, 18 Apr 2008]
Notices: Dean Kagan's Office Hours: Dean Kagan will hold office hours on Tuesday, May 6th, from 4:00 - 5:30p.m. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
Fellowships: apply for a John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics: Students wishing to apply for a John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics may obtain an information sheet from Karl Coleman, Administrative Director, Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business (Pound 500, kcoleman@law.harvard.edu). [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
Competitions and Fellowships: Student Financial Services maintains a list of outside funding: Forms for funds with upcoming deadlines (in parenthesis) can be found on our website. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
Notices: International Travel Safety Training: Harvard Law School will hold three international travel safety training sessions for students traveling abroad this summer or fall. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
Clinical: Government Lawyer Winter-Spring Clinical: Students interested in the the winter-spring Government Lawyer clinical, with placements in Washington, DC, should apply by May 2, 2008. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
Prize competition: EALS accepting submissions for Yong K. Kim '95 Memorial Prize: This Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia, or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations. [Thu, 17 Apr 2008]
General Interest: LAST DAY 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) TODAY (April 16th) IS THE LAST DAY!!! [Tue, 15 Apr 2008]
General Interest: 2008 Grants Committee Charity Auction: Join us for hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, musical performances by some of Harvard’s best, and bidding on fantastic silent and live auction items. [Tue, 15 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics applications for a Co-Editor: JLME is a professional multi-disciplinary journal, and HLS students are responsible for writing and editing articles for the recent developments section. [Tue, 15 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Research Assistant needed during this summer and the 2008-9 academic year to help Professor Coquillette on writing the bicentennial history of Harvard Law School, particularly regarding its relationship with Harvard Business School in the early 1900s. [Tue, 15 Apr 2008]
Notices: International Travel Safety Training: For all students traveling abroad this summer, International Legal Studies has arranged for three international travel safety training sessions. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Summer Research Assistant to help re-design and re-conceptualize INI's website. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Research assistance on reproductive technology projects. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]
General Interest: The Harvard Human Rights Journal is taking applications for next year's board: Please contact hlshrj@law.harvard.edu if you are interested in applying. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Andy Levin '94 seeks assistance with research for an article about United States policy towards Haiti. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Notices: April Health Information: Dental Services Reminder to Graduating Students, Health Insurance for Graduating Students and more! [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Competitions: 1Ls: Save the date for the 55th Annual Williston Negotiation Competition!: The Williston Competition is Harvard's annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls. Teams of two, representing each side in a contract negotiation, work on a complex, realistic business problem. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Professor Tushnet is looking for a research assistant to work on projects dealing with law and policy issues in the 1930s, particularly those resulting in important Supreme Court decisions. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Prize competition: EALS accepting submissions for Yong K. Kim '95 Memorial Prize: The Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper concerning the law or legal history of the nations and peoples of East Asia or concerning issues of law as it pertains to U.S.-East Asia relations. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
General Interest: 1Ls and 2Ls: Want to influence the World Economic Forum?: The Harvard International Negotiation Initiative (INI) wishes to invite you to an information and brainstorming session this Thursday, April 10, over lunch, to help set the agenda for the World Economic Forum's newly-created Global Agenda Council on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Course Announcements: Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project: In the Fall and Winter Terms of 2008-09, Professor Lucie White will offer a 4-credit academic course (1 F / 3 W) in which a small group of HLS students will work on a grassroots Right to Health Campaign in Ghana. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Professor Lani Guinier is hiring 2 summer RAs to work either full or part time. [Thu, 10 Apr 2008]
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. [Wed, 09 Apr 2008]
General Interest: NASD 2008 ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11: What’s that, you ask? Other than being the biggest AODS event of the year, National Alcohol Screening Day is a chance for you to have a brief personal, confidential conversation with a member of the screening team regarding your alcohol use – feedback, tips and fun facts for free! – all done privately and without being judged for your personal choices. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
General Interest: NASD 2008 HITS HARVARD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11 – BE THERE!!!: What’s that, you ask? Other than being the biggest AODS event of the year, National Alcohol Screening Day is a chance for you to have a brief personal, confidential conversation with a member of the screening team regarding your alcohol use – feedback, tips and fun facts for free! – all done privately and without being judged for your personal choices. [Tue, 08 Apr 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. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
Notices: Dean Kagan's office hours: Dean Kagan will hold office hours on Monday, April 21 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assitants: Summer research assistance needed to help Professor Minow on several projects relating to equality and schooling; civil procedure; and counter-terrorism. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Prof. Hay needs research assistance this summer, on topics in law and the humanities. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Looking for 1Ls, 2Ls, or 3Ls to serve as non-resident pre-law tutors: Your job will be to work one-on-one with a handful of students (1-5) to advise them about their plans to attend law school and to help them navigate the application process. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
Competitions: Save the date for the 55th Annual Williston Negotiation Competition!: The Williston Competition is Harvard's annual negotiating exercise for 1Ls. [Tue, 08 Apr 2008]
General Interest: 1Ls and 2Ls: Opportunity to Influence the World Economic Forum: The Harvard International Negotiation Initiative (INI) wishes to invite you to an information and brainstorming session Thursday, April 10th. [Thu, 03 Apr 2008]
General Interest: 2Ls and 3Ls please fill out the following survey for a research paper: All 2Ls and 3Ls: I would greatly appreciate if you could take a couple minutes to fill out the following survey for a research paper I am writing. [Thu, 03 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Law students needed as teaching fellows for an undergraduate course, "Justice": Professor Michael Sandel invites applications from law students with backgrounds in philosophy or political theory who are interested in serving as teaching fellows for his undergraduate course, "Justice." [Thu, 03 Apr 2008]
General Interest: 1Ls and 2Ls: Want to be on the Student Government next year?: If you would like to run for a position on next year's Student Government, you must submit a candidate statement by Wednesday, April 2, at 5:00pm. [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
Competition: 2008 IADC Legal Writing Contest: Click on the link below to access competition rules. http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/adup/2008/04/2_iadc.php [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
General Interest: Get published!: This is the last chance this year to write a Recent Development note for the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, a national peer-reviewed publication. [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Professor Martha Field is looking for one or two students to work on developing a bibliography: Students should feel free to apply even if they have only a few weeks to work on the project. Longer term work is also available. [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
Fellowships: Fellowships in Law and Economics: Students wishing to apply for a John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics may obtain an information sheet from Karl Coleman, Administrative Director, Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business (Pound 500, kcoleman@law.harvard.edu). [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
Jobs: Research Assistants: Professors Manning and Vermeule are looking to share 1 summer research assistant. [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]
Library: Corporations and Securities Research Workshop: Thursday, April 10th at 3:00pm, Hauser 105 [Wed, 02 Apr 2008]