Administrative Updates Archive

2009/03

General Interest: Sign up for a Stir-fry cooking class!: The class will be held on Wednesday, April 8th from 6-7:30pm. The class is limited to 20 people so sign up SOON if you are interested. [Tue, 31 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Visiting Professor Peter L. Murray is seeking a research assistant to work with him updating a Maine civil procedure treatise based on the Federal Rules. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Research Assistant needed during this summer and the 2009-2010 academic year to help Professor Coquillette on writing the bicentennial history of Harvard Law School, particularly during the early 1900s. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Competition: University of Puerto Rico Law Review Writing Competition: The topic for this year’s competition is: The Law as a Tool for facing current economic challenges. The deadline for essays submissions will be May 15, 2009. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Summer Research Assistance: Prof. Hay is looking for summer research assistance in law and the humanities. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Eliot House Non-Resident Tutor applicants wanted: Eliot House is seeking law school Non-Resident Tutor applicants for the 2009 - 10 academic year. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Competitions: EALS Accepting Paper Submissions for Yong 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. [Mon, 30 Mar 2009]
Competitions: ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal Law Student Writing Competition: [Thu, 26 Mar 2009]
Competitions: James E. Beckley Writing Commpetition: [Thu, 26 Mar 2009]
Competitions: International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest: [Thu, 26 Mar 2009]
Competitions: Inter-American Bar Association's Best Paper Award: [Thu, 26 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Publishing Opportunity: We are currently soliciting proposals for short articles to be published in the Recent Developments section of the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. [Wed, 25 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Prelaw Non-Resident Tutor, Leverett House, Harvard College: Leverett House at Harvard College is currently seeking prelaw non-resident tutors for the 2009-10 school year. [Wed, 25 Mar 2009]
Library: 1hr Feedback Session ($20 Starbucks Giftcards): We're looking for HLS students to give feedback about several proposed re-designs of a Law Library topical research website. [Wed, 25 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Mather House Accepting Applications for 2009-2010 Non-Resident Law Tutor Positions: Mather House, one of Harvard College's residential houses, is now accepting applications from HLS students interested in becoming non-resident law tutors for the 2009-2010 academic year. [Wed, 18 Mar 2009]
General Interest: BSA Applications Due Friday, Mar. 20: Due this Friday, March 20th in P331. Interviews will be scheduled for after break. [Wed, 18 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Conference staff needed!: We need three student workers to assist with the Harvard Law School/Sloan Foundation Corporate Governance Research Conference all day on March 27, 2009. [Wed, 18 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Class of 2009 - Class gift!: Class of 2009! Haven’t yet joined your classmates in contributing to the Class Gift? Giving back a mere $20.09 to HLS will send a message of appreciation for your HLS experience and show your support for the school’s future. [Mon, 16 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Hal S. Scott, Director of the Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems, is looking for a 3L research assistant to conduct research an upcoming China - U.S. [Mon, 16 Mar 2009]
Competitions: EALS Accepting Paper Submissions for Yong 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. [Mon, 16 Mar 2009]
Spring 2009 Course/Book Information: Law and Economics Seminar 3/17: Christine Jolls (Yale) will present her paper "Rationality and Consent In Privacy Law" at 5pm-6.30pm in Griswold 110 on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at the Law and Economics Seminar. [Mon, 16 Mar 2009]
General Interest: The Economic Crisis, Community Lawyering, and YOU: You can be on the front lines providing legal services to clients hardest hit by the economic crisis. [Mon, 16 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Hal S. Scott, Director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, is looking for a research assistant, with strong finance or banking background (regulatory experience a plus) to conduct legal research regarding the current credit crisis. [Wed, 11 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Pro Bono for Nonprofit Organizations: Are you interested in doing pro bono transactional work for nonprofit organizations? Attorneys from Goodwin Procter will provide a workshop relating to the considerations involved in the decision to form a nonprofit organization, the mechanics for the formation, and the legal framework for organizing and operating a 501(c)(3)organization. [Wed, 11 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Focus Group Volunteers Needed - Monday, March 16: The Clinical and Pro Bono and the OPIA offices are planning to replace the existing Public Service Jobs Search database system (https://ldap.law.harvard.edu/jobdb/) that students use to search for and evaluate term-time, clinical, summer and post-graduate positions. [Wed, 11 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Summer Research Assistant: Professor Anker seeks a summer research assistant to work with her on her forthcoming updated book, The Law of Asylum. Please submit a resume and two references to brubrecht@law.harvard.edu by April 1st. [Wed, 11 Mar 2009]
Notices: What's Going on in the Legal Market???: Over the course of the last several months it seems a day doesn't go by without announcements of large scale law firm layoffs. Join Professors David Wilkins, John Coates, Ashish Nanda, and Assistant Deans Alexa Shabecoff and Mark Weber for a panel discussion. [Mon, 09 Mar 2009]
General Interest: BSA applications now available in Pound 331!: 1Ls: Apply to be a member of the Board of Student Advisers. You can pick up an application packet in P331. [Mon, 09 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Still Looking for a Great Public Interest Summer Job at HLS?: The Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) still has positions open for summer 2009. These are 10-week positions (May 26-July 31), and the salary will be $460/week. [Mon, 09 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Conference assistants needed!: We need three student workers to assist with the Harvard Law School/Sloan Foundation Corporate Governance Research Conference all day on March 27, 2009. [Mon, 09 Mar 2009]
Notices: Last day to have Yearbook Photos taken!!: Don't be left out of the 2009 Yearbook! Photographers are set up today until 5:00pm on the first floor of Pound Hall ready to take your photo! This is the LAST OPPORTUNITY to put your photo in the yearbook! [Thu, 05 Mar 2009]
Spring 2009 Course/Book Information: Law and Economics Seminar 3/10: Robert Ellickson (Yale) will present his paper "The Mediocrity of Government Subsidies to Mixed-Income Housing Projects" at 5pm-6.30pm in Griswold 110 on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Law and Economics Seminar. [Thu, 05 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Today-Simulations of Agents vs. Agents Warfare in Cyberspace: What might cyber warfare look like? The security and survivability of multi-agent systems has received increased attention from the research community in recent years. [Thu, 05 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Dissertation Fellowship Announcement: The Taubman Center for State and Local Government plans to award several dissertation research fellowships to Kennedy School Ph.D. candidates or other Harvard University students in related fields preparing doctoral dissertations on urban policy and planning, economics, politics and governance, history, education, or social relations; public management at the state/provincial or local levels; or intergovernmental relations. [Thu, 05 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Teaching Fellow at Harvard College: The Department of Government (FAS) is in need of Teaching Fellow/s for Professor Dominique Moisi's spring term course, Gov 1744: The Geopolitics of Emotion. [Wed, 04 Mar 2009]
Competition: Writing competition addressing Intellectual Property Law: Foley and Lardner LLP is on the forefront of intellectual property (IP) law, and actively committed to promoting scholarly research and writing. [Wed, 04 Mar 2009]
General Interest: Harvard Environmental Law Review Symposium: Climate Change and Global Justice: The Harvard Environmental Law Review is pleased to announce a symposium entitled "Climate Change and Global Justice: Crafting Fair Solutions for Nations and Peoples," to be held on Thursday, March 5. [Wed, 04 Mar 2009]
Jobs: Summer Research Assistant: Prof. Minow is looking for a summer research assistant to work on several projects involving school reform, comparative law, and post-conflict justice institutions. [Wed, 04 Mar 2009]
General Interest: 2009 Harvard International Law Journal Symposium: The Harvard International Law Journal presents its 2009 Symposium - The International Lawyer's Guide to Development: Current Problems, Future Solutions on March 6, 2009 from 12:30 pm - 6 pm in Hauser 102. [Mon, 02 Mar 2009]
Notices: HUHS Notices: [Mon, 02 Mar 2009]