Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts

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Join fellow alumni from across Harvard to hear from President Alan M. Garber AB  ’77, PhD  ’82 and Provost John Manning AB ’82, JD ’85. Vanessa Liu AB’96, JD’01 will moderate this live conversation for the Harvard alumni community.

Navigating U.S.-Nordic Relations: Diplomacy in the Arctic and Beyond

A New Year, and a New You! Please join us for the 4th Annual joint program on Mental Health and Wellness presented by the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, D.C. and the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts. 

The Trump Administration 2.0 and the U.S. Congress Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 (virtual program)

Join us for a conversation with Harvard University’s Provost and the Dane Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, John F. Manning AB '82, JD '85 moderated by Harvard Overseer, Raymond J. Lohier AB '88.

HLS Hockey Night is on Friday, January 10th at 7pm!

Please join HLSA of MA for a Cooking Class!

U.S. International Law and Human Rights in the Context of Diplomacy

U.S. Diplomacy in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Lessons from Past Engagements

U.S. Diplomacy in Latin America: Strategic Partnerships and Emerging Challenges

A virtual talk with:

Sponsored by:The Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association, Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts, and the Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us by zoom on October 9th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Eastern for a lively discussion between HLS Hispanic alumni!

Join us for a conversation with President Alan M. Garber AB '77, PhD '82 moderated by Sylvia M. Burwell AB '87.

Please join HLSA of MA on July 30th for a Modern Spin on Miniature Golf!

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts for an evening with John C.P. Goldberg, HLS Interim Dean and the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence.

Join us virtually on June 12 for an all star HLS panel on Immigration - Current Controversies

Please join HLSA of MA for a French Cooking Class! Registration required.

Join the HLSA of Massachusetts on Thursday, March 14 at 7 pm for a private tour.

Hosted on HLS campus with Barry White '67 and Andrew Schapiro '90

Hosted by HLSA of Massachusetts and HLSA of Washington D.C. on 1/24

A Discussion with Susanna Baruch

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts on November 8, 2023 at 7 p.m. for a Zoom conversation on the development of election law in the United States with Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at HLS,

Please join us for a summer reception to welcome summer associates in Boston. All alumni and students in the area are welcome!

Please join the HLSA for this virtual event!

Explaining the Classified Documents Investigations and Predicting What's Next

What Is Big Law Firm Associate Life Really Like These Days?

Join HLSA of Massachusetts President, Barry B. White ‘67 and HLSA DC Board Member, Timothy R. McTaggart ‘85 as they moderate a jointly sponsored expert panel focused on the critical topic of lawyer mental and behavioral health and overall well being.

Posted on behalf of the HLS Alumni Center. The HLS alumni tradition of tailgating and attending “The Game” returns this year! Join your peers to cheer on the Crimson as they take on the Yale Bulldogs at Harvard Stadium. Registration required.

Please join us from 6-9 p.m. for an alumni happy hour!

Join us for a Virtual Event with Robert Zoellick '81 discuss the current Ukraine-Russia Military Conflict, including geopolitical, world security and international law and diplomacy issues and challenges.

Join us for a Virtual Event with Rep. Adam Schiff to discuss current events, and his book: Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could .

Join us for an exciting discussion with five former U.S. Ambassadors. Zoom link to be sent upon registration.

Postponed to February 23. Join us for the inside scoop from counsel for the plaintiffs in Sines v. Kessler, the lawsuit against the organizers of the racial- and religious-based violence in Charlottesville in August 2017.

Join us on Zoom for a panel discussion on how to enter the new year healthy and happy.

Governor Deval Patrick '82, a distinguished HLS alumnus, will speak on the work of the Future of Tech Commission that he currently co-chairs.

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts for a virtual event with Prof. Michael Klarman.

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts for a virtual event with Norman Eisen '91.

Current HLS students and new graduates want to meet you! Sign up for the HLSA of Massachusetts' summer mentorship program! Register by July, 5 2021!

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts for a conversation with Michelle Wu.

Join the HLSA of NYC and HLSA of DC for a discussion of the second impeachment trial of the 45th President of the United States. Featuring Barry Berke '89, Rep. Jamie Raskin '87 (D-MD), and Rep. Joaquin Castro '00 (D-TX).

Join us for The Scalia Lecture: The Power of the Court by Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Introduction by Dean John F. Manning.

Moderated by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed. The Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum is designed to promote and model full, vigorous, and civil discourse on critical and complicated issues facing our community, our nation, and our world.

A Conversation with NY Times Reporter Katie Benner

Join HLSA-DC and fellow HLS alumni for an insightful conversation moderated by Professor David Wilkins with the general counsels of Freddie Mac, Marriott, HP, and Jones Lang Lasalle.

Hear from Madelaine Claire Weiss, a licensed Psychotherapist and Board-Certified Executive, Career, and Life Coach.

Join two Massachusetts Superior Court judges and a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for a discussion on how lawyers can make the career switch from advocate to jurist, and the selection process for judges in our Commonwealth.

Join William F. Lee, lead counsel for Harvard and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation and Felicia Ellsworth, counsel for Harvard for a discussion on the Harvard Admissions Case. Advance registration required.

All alumni are welcome to attend the HLSA or Northern California Summer Reception with Julián Castro '00. Advance registration is required. Sponsored by Farella Braun + Martel LLP.

Current HLS students and new graduates want to meet you! Sign up for the HLSA of Massachusetts' virtual summer mentorship program! Sign up by July 31, 2020!

Join the HLSA of New York City for a discussion with Glenn Fogel '88, CEO and President of Booking Holdings on the future of global travel and what a post COVID-19 world might look like. Advance registration required.

Join Professors David B. Wilkins ‘80 and Scott A. Westfahl ‘88 for a discussion on how COVID-19 is affecting the markets for legal services and legal talent, and best practices in crisis leadership. Advanced registration required.

Presented by the Harvard Law Society of Illinois. Join Professor I. Glenn Cohen '03 for a discussion of legal and ethical issues involved with the coronavirus responses. Advance registration required.

Posted on behalf of the HLS Alumni Center You are cordially invited to attend the launch of the Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum and its inaugural event: When is Speech Violence? And Other Questions About Campus Speech

Join us for a panel discussion featuring Hon. Jay Blitzman and Robert Kinscherff '92 on the implications of neuroscience in juvenile and young adult justice.

Join the HKS Alumni Association of New England for the Cocktails and Public Policy series. Purchase tickets on the HKSNE website.

Join us on campus at the Law School for a discussion and reception with Michele DeStefano '02 where she will be discussing the growing intersections between law, business, and legal innovation.

Join HLS students and alumni for a kick-off celebration!

We have reserved a block of tickets in Grandstand 31 for HLS Alumni to watch the Red Sox take on the Oakland A's!

Every summer, we welcome current HLS students and new graduates to the MA legal community through one-on-one and small group mentorship lunches. Discuss common interests and your career in the law over lunch, on your schedule!

Join us at the MFA for the 9th Annual Hollywood Scriptures Film Series Showing for a viewing of “The Children Act” (2018), followed by a audience Q&A discussion of legal issues and cinematic merits. Tickets on sale soon!

Join fellow Harvard Law School alumni and other guests at the Harvard Club of Boston (Commonwealth Ave) for the December Cocktail Party.

Matthew Segal will share his perspective on the ACLU's work to dismiss almost 30,000 drug convictions because of misconduct by two state drug lab chemists, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak.

Come join fellow alumni at Fenway Park on Tuesday, September 25th at 7:10 pm to watch the AL East-leading Red Sox take on the Orioles.

We are thrilled that David Friedman (SVP/Special Counsel for the Red Sox) and Bryan Seeley (SVP of Major League Baseball) will be joining us to discuss their careers in baseball before the Red Sox vs Orioles Game on September 25.

Over 170 people are participating in the mentorship program this year –– join HLS students and alumni for a kick-off celebration!

Connect with fellow alumni while discussing timely articles! These self-directed groups will meet four times a year. Groups are focused on diversity, healthcare, technology, mindfulness and work-life balance, and dialogue across differences.

Every summer, we welcome current HLS students and new graduates to the MA legal community through one-on-one and small group mentorship lunches. Discuss common interests and your career in the law over lunch, on your schedule!

Join us for an evening with Rep. Adam Schiff, who is the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and represents the 28th Congressional District of California.

Join us for this annual tradition!

You’re invited to join HLSA of MA for an evening with Counselor to the U.S. Attorney and former Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb, who was the lead prosecutor in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial and will discuss that historic case.

This one-day conference, co-sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Stigler Center, will focus on an important and dangerous political phenomenon: the “populist plutocrat.”

A Bicentennial Festival - Two days of programs, performances, and exhibits celebrating the dazzling creativity of the HLS community.

Boston-area alumni and students are gathering for a fun evening of networking. Come join us!

Join us for a reception with Duke alumni and special guest speaker, Danielle Carman, Deputy Director for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Space is limited, so RSVP today!

Join us for a Boston-wide networking event including alumni and current students!

The Social Law Library in Boston warmly invites HLS alumni to attend a book talk and reception with Professors Daniel R. Coquillette and Bruce A. Kimball, authors of "On the Battlefield of Merit - Harvard Law School, The First Century"

The HLSA of Massachusetts is coordinating one-on-one mentorship lunches for alumni and HLS students working in Boston this summer.

In coordination with the HLS Board of Student Advisors, we invite you to serve as a judge for the 2017 Harvard Law School 1L Ames Moot Court Program

Please join us for a cocktail reception and conversation with Judge Nancy Gertner (ret.) and Judge Robert J. Cordy (ret.), reflecting on what role the judiciary can play in the Trump era.

For additional information, please Click Here for more info. RSVP to wla@mail.law.harvard.edu

Join us for a post-election happy hour with a lively discussion to be kicked off by our very own HLSA-MA President, Barry White '67! Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar will be available.

All HLS alumni and HLS students working in the Boston area this summer are welcome to join us for a happy hour after work! Come out and enjoy an evening of good company downtown. Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar will be available.

Saturday June 18, 2016 - 10 AM to 1 PM

The HLSA of Massachusetts is sponsoring one-on-one mentorship lunches for alumni and HLS students working in Boston this summer.

Mix and mingle with a panel of distinguished alumni at a brown bag lunch. Douglas Brooks, Quentin Palfrey, Lori Silver, and Jane Willis will each share their unique career paths before coming down off the podium for more interactive discussion.

Please join us for a cocktail reception and conversation with Juliette Kayyem '95, an expert on America's Homeland Security and served as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration.

All HLS alumni are welcome to join us for a happy hour after work! Come out and enjoy an evening of good company downtown. Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar will be available.

Celebrate the New Year with a kickoff reception and conversation to launch the revitalized HLSA of Massachusetts! The cocktail reception will begin at 5:00 p.m. with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Join fellow alumni for breakfast and a discussion about the revitalization efforts of the HLSA of MA.