Harvard Law School
A Year After Scandal, Task Force Recommends University-wide Privacy Policy for Electronic Information
The group was conceived amid a scandal within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences last spring, when then-Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds and FAS Dean Michael D. Smith broke faculty privacy policy by authorizing secret searches of resident dean email accounts.
Law Firms' Preference of Academic Experience
A study published last week by faculty at Harvard Law School suggested that major law firms rated finance classes as more useful to law school students than those in other subjects.
Taking Notes
Sampling has gained the approval of artists and critics alike. But while the artistic community sees it as an innovative device that should be continued, the law has lagged behind, creating a legal gray area that interferes with artistic innovation.
HLS Study: Major Law Firms Recommend Finance Classes
The study—which was conducted by Law School professors John C. Coates IV, Jesse M. Fried, and Kathryn E. Spier—found that 83 percent of the practicing attorneys interviewed believe students should take “Accounting and Financial Reporting” classes. Only 10 percent of attorneys, however, suggested taking a class entitled “Leadership in Law Firms.”
Israeli, Palestinian Group’s Performance Promotes Political Unity Through Music
In an interactive, interfaith performance at Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Hall on Saturday night, seven Israeli and Palestinian musicians shared a message of peace through the only language that they said they all share–music.
HLS Students, Professors Argue Against Immigration Enforcement
Faculty members at Harvard Law School and other Massachusetts law schools signed a legal opinion penned by the Harvard Immigration Project, regarding the Trust Act.
Current Columbia Professor to Join Law School Faculty
Samuel Moyn, a graduate of Harvard Law School and an expert in the history of human rights, will return to his alma mater this spring.
Harvard and BC Professors Support Adoption Legislation
Harvard and Boston College faculty members have written a letter encouraging Congress to pass the Children in Families First Act, which aims to reform the adoption system in the United States.
Harvard Corporation Elections
American Express Company CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and former Obama Cabinet member Karen Gordon Mills ’75 were elected to become the newest members of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, Feb. 9.
Former Law Student Martoma Convicted of Insider Trading in SAC Case
During the court proceedings, it was also discovered that Martoma was expelled from Harvard Law School in 1999 for creating a false transcript and using it to apply for clerkships with federal judges.
New Law Review President
Rachel G. Miller-Ziegler was elected the 128th president of the Harvard Law Review on Saturday.
Harvard Law Review Selects 128th President
Second-year Harvard Law School student Rachel G. Miller-Ziegler was elected the 128th president of the Harvard Law Review on Saturday, succeeding outgoing president Gillian S. Grossman ’10.
Roundup: Harvard Law School
With spring term classes just beginning, Harvard Law School's campus is beginning to swing back into its cycle.
Labor Rights
Charles Kernaghan, Director of the Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights, draws connections between various factory disasters during the "Taking Labor Rights Seriously" in Wasserstein Hall early Monday evening.
Honoring Swartz, Lessig Walks to Raise Awareness of Campaign Finance Reform
In memory of former Harvard fellow Aaron Swartz, Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig continues a two-week march across New Hampshire to protest the influence of money in political campaigns.
