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I recently traveled with a group of HLS students to New Orleans for a week of pro bono legal work. This is my second trip there and I came back pondering what has changed in a year. The federal government appropriated $4.2 billion for the Road Home program, which compensates homeowners for otherwise uncovered losses.
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This past weekend, hundreds of students and attorneys from across the country attended the Thirteenth Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law & Public Policy, entitled "The New Yellow Peril?" The conference was co-hosted by Harvard Law School's Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) and the Asian American Policy Review at the John F.
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About 20 members of the HLS Democrats traveled to Washington, D.C. last week, as the group made its third annual trip to the nation's capitol. The trip took place from February 28 through March 2. "The annual trip to D.C. is a unique way to expose students to different career paths in government and politics," HLS Democrats Co-President and 2L Dan Geldon said.
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How do policymakers filter legal advice into their decision-making calculus? In its annual symposium, "Striking First: Legal Perspectives on Preemptive Action," the Harvard International Law Journal invited policymakers and government lawyers to analyze this question in the context of the use of preemptive force.
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On Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, HLS Lambda held its second annual Gay and Lesbian Legal Advocacy (GALLA) Conference. The conference has grown considerably since last year; both the panelists and attendees were drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and places in the country.
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On Wednesday night, the Harvard Immigration Project hosted the opening of the first-ever art exhibit at the law school. The Border Film Project is a traveling exhibit of photographs taken by both crossing migrants and civilian "minutemen" watching the border.
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The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the oldest student-run legal services organization in the country, has elected its new board of directors. 2Ls Lam Ho, of Brockton, MA, and Anna Ferrari, of Los Altos, CA, will be heading the public-interest law firm as President and Executive Director, respectively.
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Accolades for Harvard Law's moot court competitors continue to roll in: Last weekend, HLS finished 2nd in the Regional round of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court competition. The HLS team consisted of Brandon Miller, 3L and Jason Poole, 2L (Applicants); Eli Schlam, 1L and Seth Kipp, 2L (Respondents), and Sarah Park, 1L, Team Researcher.
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Are you a 2L or 3L thinking about applying for a clerkship? Are you interested, but afraid the application process is onerous? On Thursday, the Office of Career Services provided an overview of the judicial clerkship application process to a packed Langdell South.
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I meet up with Andrew Crespo on the Monday morning of President's Day weekend. Gannett House is pretty dead, but the newly-elected 121st President is there, working in the third-floor office that the former president, 3L Aileen McGrath has just vacated. The previous Saturday, there was a special reception for Crespo in Harvard Square to honor the fact that he is the first Latino to ever be elected to this position.
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On Tuesday, February 20, students organized a movie screening and Mardi Gras-themed party to raise money for future trips to New Orleans. The event was co-sponsored by Clinical and Pro Bono Office, HL Central, Direct Action Against Poverty, Black Law Students Association, Student Government, and the Dean of Students Office, and organized by the HLS Hurricane Relief Committee.
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BY ANNA BROOK Last weekend, HLS made a second consecutive showing in the finals of the NYU Immigration Law Moot Court Competition, establishing Harvard as an early powerhouse in the two-year-old contest. After a day of preliminary rounds, 2Ls Andrea Saenz and Abraham Wise advanced to elimination rounds, defeating best brief winner University of Detroit - Mercy in quarterfinals and Wayne State University in semifinals.