Charity Fundraiser
Date: Sat. November 14, 2009
Time: TBA
Location: Ropes-Gray Room, Pound Hall
Description: Help HALS raise money for Bethel, a Beijing orphange for blind children in China.

Practice in Asia Panel
Date: Early December
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Description: Partners from top law firms will join a panel discussing Asia-related work and practicing in Asia. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn more about the Asia practice at these top law firms, as well as the challenges and benefits of practicing in Asia in general.







 
The 2010 Spring Break Delegation to Beijing

This year, HALS will sponsor a delegation to visit Beijing, China in March 2010. Members of the delegation will be selected through a lottery in the winter. Members may earn lottery spots by helping to organize the Asia Business Conference and language tables, among other things.

The Annual Overseas Spring Break Delegation

Each spring, HALS sponsors a delegation of 15-20 members to visit an Asian country during spring break. During the trip, students become acquainted with the legal, political, and economic climate of the host country. Recent trip destinations have included Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo.

To read an article in the Harvard Law Record about the 2009 HALS delegation to Korea, click here.

A Report on the 2009 HALS Spring Break Delegation to Korea

This year's delegation to Korea and was a huge success, with 32 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.
 
 
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