4.21.2009— HALS Spring Break Delegation in the Harvard Law Record

An article covering the HALS spring break delegation to Korea recently appeared in the Harvard Law Record. Click here to view it!

4.10.2009— The 2009-2010 HALS Board

HALS held elections for its 2009-2010 board of directors on Thursday, and the organization would now like to welcome its new board:

Co-Presidents
Gail Su '10
Song Yue '10

Treasurer
Shirley Li '11

Asia Business Conference Speakers Chair
Linda Tieh '11

Asia Business Conference Marketing Chair
James Jackson '11

Trip Chair
Doreen Xia '10

Professional Activities Chair
Jonathan Stradling '11

Social & Logistics Chair
Alonzo Emery '10

This year's election was uncharacteristically competitive, with many qualified candidates competing for limited spots. It is extremely unfortunate (and rare) that all participants who were seeking positions on the HALS board were not able to find an available spot. We are very grateful that so many talented students with such a diverse range of experience were hoping to take leadership positions in HALS, and we sincerely hope that students who did not receive board positions will continue to be part of the organization. All candidates had done a considerable amount of work for HALS in the past year, and we greatly appreciate that they have dedicated their time and energy to this organization.

4.1.2009— HALS Completes Another Successful Spring Break Delegation

HALS recently completed its annual spring break delegation. This year's delegation visited Korea and was a huge success, with thirty-two Harvard Law School students participating. As part of the trip, HALS members—

• Stayed at a traditional Korean inn before traveling to Seoul
• Visited important historical and religious sites
• Met with high school students at a boarding school in the Korean countryside
• Attended a reception and dinner at the Minister of Foreign Affairs' official residence and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance
• Visited the Ministry of Justice and met with the Minister of Justice
• Met with the the Dean of Seoul National University Law School and toured the SNU campus
• Had dinner with SNU law students
• Met with popular music group Girls' Generation and popular comedian Kim Jaedong
• Attended a lecture and lunch with partners of Kim & Chang, Korea's most prestigious law firm
• Visited the main Samsung corporate campus and met with Samsung in-house counsel
• Attended a dinner with members of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of Korea

The HALS Korea Delegation (standing) after a reception and dinner at the official residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Harvard Asia Law Society thanks all its members for making this year's trip another great success! We also thank our generous trip sponsor, Samsung, and our HALS organizational sponsors (including gold sponsors Davis Polk & Wardwell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett) without whose generous support our trip would not have been possible. Additionally, we thank our Trip Chair, SeonJoo Yoon, for her hard work in organizing so many enjoyable and educational activities.