Administrative Updates Archive

2009/10

Fellowships: Mini-Fellowship to Research Law and Social Movement in Colombia: Professor White seeks a student, fluent in Spanish, to research the interaction between a far-reaching Colombian lawsuit on behalf of internally displaced persons and the social movement that supports it. [Thu, 29 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Student wanted to redesign website: The site www.robertounger.net. includes a broad range of his work in philosophy, social and political theory, and programmatic thought. Much of the writing explores alternative forms of political, economic, and social organization. Professor Roberto Mangabeira Unger is looking for a student to undertake a radical redesign of this website. [Thu, 29 Oct 2009]
Notices: Winter Term International Travel Grant Application Deadline: 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. [Thu, 29 Oct 2009]
General Interest: HLS Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program Information Session: The HLS University of Cambridge Joint Degree Program provides students an incredible opportunity to spend a year engaged in research and coursework in a foreign legal culture at one of the world's oldest and most distinguished universities. [Tue, 27 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Lessig is looking for a couple RAs to work beginning as soon as possible. [Tue, 27 Oct 2009]
Notices: Nonprofits in China Seminar: Meet Philanthropists from China: Governance Challenges for Private Foundations in China. A Panel Discussion. [Tue, 27 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Research Assistant (temp position), Harvard Business School. Research Assistant needed to assist HBS faculty member with a case study focused on the protection of intellectual property and pharmaceutical patents in China. [Tue, 27 Oct 2009]
Competition: 1st Annual Intellectual Property Law: The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, in conjunction with Altacit Global, is holding its 1st Annual Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition. [Tue, 27 Oct 2009]
General Interest: No One Leaves Volunteer Opportunity: No One Leaves is a volunteer organization that educates tenants living in foreclosed properties about their rights and works to preserve affordable housing in Boston. [Thu, 22 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Jim Pfander is looking for a Research Assistant for a project on the role of the federal courts in the early republic [Thu, 22 Oct 2009]
Clinical: Semester in DC Clinical Program - Spring 2010: Interested in Working and Studying at the TARP Oversight Panel, FCC, FEC, State Department, Justice Department, White House or another federal government agency? [Thu, 22 Oct 2009]
Competition: 5th Annual Sarah Weddington Prize for New Scholarship in Reproductive Rights: Law Students for Reproductive Justice is collaborating with the Center for Reproductive Rights in an effort to encourage legal scholarship applying a human rights framework to issues in reproductive justice. [Thu, 22 Oct 2009]
General Interest: Confronting Forensic Evidence: This symposium will discuss the evolving procedures for admitting forensic evidence in criminal trials, as well as the practical implications facing prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the forensic science community. [Thu, 22 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Professor Alex Whiting is seeking a research assistant for approximately ten hours a week. [Mon, 19 Oct 2009]
General Interest: South Africa Opportunities: Semester Abroad and the Centre for Applied Legal Studi: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12- 1pm, Pound 202. Please join Dr. Jackie Dugard for an information session on semester abroad in South Africa, and on internships at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies. [Mon, 19 Oct 2009]
Notices: Peter Singer and Richard Stearns in Conversation about The Imperative to Act Against Povert: [Mon, 19 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Weiss Legal-Compliance Intern: [Mon, 19 Oct 2009]
Notices: Private Sector Career Forum (PSCF) November 6 and 7: What kind of lawyer will you be? Find out at OCS's Second Annual Private Sector Career Forum on Saturday, November 7th. [Fri, 16 Oct 2009]
Competition: Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition: [Wed, 14 Oct 2009]
General Interest: Cancer, Medical Malpractice, and Primary Care Course: [Wed, 14 Oct 2009]
Notices: Linklaters India Internship Application Deadline: Oct 16th: Please contact Amanda Barry(abarry@law.harvard.edu) with any questions or for an application. [Wed, 14 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: Of particular interest to a law student with some economics background, an interest in environmental issues, and/or a real interest in the field of law and economics. [Thu, 08 Oct 2009]
General Interest: HLPR Online Student Submissions: The Harvard Law and Policy Review (HLPR), a student-run journal sponsored by the American Constitution Society, is excited to announce the re-launch of HLPR Online. [Tue, 06 Oct 2009]
Notices: Someone to drive from Cambridge to Kalamazoo/Ann Arbor: Wanted: Someone to drive a small Isuzu pick-up with a camper shell from Cambridge to Kalamazoo/Ann Arbor anytime Oct 31 or after. [Tue, 06 Oct 2009]
General Interest: Winter Term Opportunities: Writing, Clinical, and International Travel Grant Infor: HLS JD and LLM students can apply to participate in winter term writing or clinical programs. [Tue, 06 Oct 2009]
Jobs: Research Assistant: I'm looking for a law student interested in doing a discrete bit of research assistance for me. The amount of hours is unpredictable, but I doubt more than twenty. [Thu, 01 Oct 2009]
Clinical: Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Applications Due October 16: The course will be taught in Washington, D.C. to facilitate greater interaction between students, instructors and the litigation process at the Supreme Court. [Thu, 01 Oct 2009]