Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC

Join the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of DC and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of DC on June 11, 2025

Join the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of DC at a happy hour hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP., for current and admitted HLS students as well as 2025 graduates in DC this summer.

Join us on Thursday, May 29, 2025, for happy hour and karaoke!

International Trademark Association Annual Meeting

Come join the Harvard Law School Association of the District of Columbia for our annual spring celebration featuring the Honorable Jamie Raskin, as Keynote Speaker and recipient of the inaugural HLSA-DC Impact Award. 

Join in an discussion co-hosted by the HKS Washington, DC Alumni Council about public service opportunities in the private sector.

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.

Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Your law degree can take you places you’ve never imagined. Join us for an engaging virtual panel discussion with four HLS alumni who have built extraordinary careers outside the traditional legal path.

Please join us for a happy hour to show our appreciation for government attorneys and provide networking opportunities in the DC legal community!

Please join the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of Washington, D.C. and the Harvard Black Alumni Network to honor William T. Coleman, Jr., a pioneering African American graduate of Harvard Law School during Black History Month. 

Come join us as four renowned experts in education and law discuss the immediate impacts they’re seeing and the more profound changes they think could come as Social media and generative AI mark a paradigm shift in communication and expression that will

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. 

Please join us on January 14, 2025, for a fantastic discussion about how to strive and thrive as an associate in large, private firm practice.

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.

There are countless ways to use a law degree and legal experience. Come learn about a few--and connect with other HLS alumni interested in alternate paths.

This event will bring together HLS graduates (Classes 2015 - 2024) for an evening of drinks and conversation. Co-sponsored by the HLSA Recent Graduates Network

Join us for a hike/walk along the National Mall!

Join us on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for happy hour to welcome new HLS alums to DC and to celebrate fall!

Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine, Global Health NOW, and Harvard Public Health invite you to an evening of enlightening discussion, networking, and refreshments at the new Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM - Audi Field

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

Join us on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 6:30 pm (EST) for ATP/WTA tennis in the city!

Join the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of DC at a happy hour hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.

Join us on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 7:45pm (EST) for a summer boat cruise on the Potomac!

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Thurs. May 30, 2024, Eastern time zone Please join us on May 30, for a private documentary screening event, including a Q&A session with the documentary’s subject Larry DiCara (HKS ’77) and the co-producer Tim McTaggart (JD ’85

Please join us on Thursday, May 16, for a fantastic discussion about how the Bureau shaped not only our law school experience but also our personal and professional lives!

Join us on May 7, 2024, for the launch of Angie Kim's book, Happiness Falls.

Join us on Sunday, April 28, 2024, for a night of music and delicious Mexican/Salvadoran fare.

You are cordially invited to join the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC for a Spring Happy Hour!

Join us on Sunday, February 25, 2024, tentatively set for 6 PM, as we watch our Washington Wizards take on the Cleveland Cavaliers!

Join us on January 15, 2023 for an MLK Day of Service!

Join us for a program presenting the ongoing works of the Harvard Petri-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

This event will bring together HLS graduates (Classes 2014 - 2023) for an evening of drinks and conversation. Co-sponsored by the HLSA Recent Graduates Network

Join us and Harvard Alumni for Black Advancement for a special conversation discussing courts’ reliance on fines and fees, the ramifications of the discriminatory enforcement of fines and fees on the Black community, and approaches to eliminate such unj

Join us for a hike/walk along the C&O Canal in DC!

Join us for an insightful discussion of new U.S. outbound investment review!

Join the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC for a public interest attorneys networking happy hour!

Join us for a conversation with Cliff Sloan, author of The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made.

Join us on Friday, September 8, 2022 at 6:45 pm (EST) for an end of summer boat cruise on the Potomac!

Join fellow alumni, family, and friends for an exciting evening of world-class tennis in the heart of Washington, DC! on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Join the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC and the Harvard Law School Recent Graduates Network for a book talk with Robin Peguero, HLS class of ’14, as he discusses his debut novel, With Prejudice.

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC, on Sunday, June 25, 2023, for a tour of the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Come join us as we welcome summer clerks for an evening of food, drinks, and good conversation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP on June 20, at 5:30 pm.

Harvard on the Hill Alumni Reception!

Join the HLSA of Washington, DC, the Recent Graduates Network and the HLSAs of Massachusetts and New York City on Tuesday, May 23, 2023!

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday, May 6, 2023 - 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Come join the Harvard Law School Association of the District of Columbia for our first annual spring celebration!

Shared on behalf of the HLSA of San Diego. Our conversation with this truly historic figure will focus on Senator Jones’s career before, during, and after his service in the Senate.

Join us on Sunday, March 5th, 2023, at 7:30 pm (EST) as we watch our Washington Wizards take on the Milwaukee Bucks!

Please join HLSA-DC for an insightful conversation on the recent developments in preventing forced labor in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), China. Join in person or on Zoom.

Please join us via Zoom on Monday, January 30, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. to hear HLS alums discuss a topic near and dear to their hearts–Mentorship.

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.

Come celebrate the holiday season and the end of the year with fellow Harvard Law School alumni in the DC area! 

This event will bring together HLS graduates (Classes 2012 - 2021) for an evening of drinks and conversation. Co-sponsored by the HLSA of DC

Join us on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:45 pm (EST) for an end of summer boat cruise on the Potomac!

We unfortunately have to cancel our planned event Mentorship 101 to learn What Works, What is a Wrong Turn, and How to Sustain the Mentor’s Role during a Professional Legal/Business Career. We hope to reschedule soon!

RSVP to join us for this Zoom discussion on Wednesday July 13, 2022 at noon

Come join us as we welcome summer clerks and students for an evening of food, drinks, and good conversation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.

Join fellow HLSA-DC alumni on Saturday, June 4 as we kick off Pride Month by volunteering with Gay for Good DC, in partnership with the Potomac Conservancy, to clean up Gravelly Point Park.

Come join fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends at Audi Field on Wednesday, May 18, at 7:30 pm to watch the DC United take on on NYC-FC!

Join fellow HLS grads for an engaging and timely panel discussion with frequent Supreme Court litigators. For those who attend the DC-based event in person, a reception will follow the panel.

Join fellow HLS grads for an engaging and timely panel discussion with frequent Supreme Court litigators. For those who attend the DC-based event in person, a reception will follow the panel.

Join HLSA-DC on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:30 PM at Bar Deco – 2nd floor

Join HLSA-DC for an insightful conversation on the regulatory landscape and recent developments in Cryptocurrencies on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Join us on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm (EST) for paint, drink, and a good time with HLS Alumni in the DMV Area! REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022.

Join us on Zoom for a panel discussion with alumni who clerked after practicing law for a few years instead of directly after law school.

Join the HLSA DC on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 11:00 - 12:30 pm (EST) for a virtual Yoga class led by HLS Alumna Estela Rodriguez (LL.M. '93). 

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

Please join HLSA-DC for a for a discussion on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) key developments.

Please join HLSA-DC for a welcome reception for newly arrived alumni at Bar Deco's rooftop patio!

Join Harvard Law School Alumni Dan Schorr '98 and Allison Leotta '98, former sex crimes prosecutors and authors, for an online discussion about sexual misconduct in fiction. Wednesday, October 20, 2021 7:00 PM. Co-sponsored with HLSA-NYC.

Join fellow HLSA-DC alumni on Saturday, September 18, as we volunteer at A Wider Circle, a community program that helps individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness.

Join the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of DC at a happy hour at the Players Club.

Come join fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends at Nationals Park on Wednesday, July 21, at 7:05 pm to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Miami Marlins!

Join the HLSA-DC and HLSA-NY to learn how (and why) litigators can engage the public and harness the power of storytelling.

Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month with HLSA-DC and fellow HLS alumni, friends, and family, for an on-line screening of Minari and discussion with HLS alumna and immigration rights attorney Sussan Lee and publicist Nancy Yoon.

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.

Join the HLSA of DC for a discussion hosted by the APABA-DC on the role the federal and state governments can and should play in combating the steep rise in hate crimes and acts of discrimination targeting the AAPI community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

Please join HSLA-DC for a virtual book discussion of The Feminist War on Crime with Prof. Aya Gruber (HLS '97) and Prof. Jeannie Suk Gerson (HLS '02) at 6:30 on February 23.

Please join the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC and the Harvard Law School Association Recent Graduates Network on Tuesday, January 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm for the North America - East Coast event. 

CANCELLED Join the HLSA-DC team on Saturday December 19, 2020 at 8:00 AM as we volunteer to lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery with the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization and Wreaths Across America

Join us at 7pm on Dec. 4 for a virtual comedy variety show tailored to an HLS crowd! It may not be the Zoom you want, but it could be the Zoom we all need to toast/kick out 2020.

Join the HLSA-DC on November 12-16, 2020 for a virtual 5K run/walk.

Please join us on October 29th at 1:00 PM for a conversation via Zoom with HLS alumni about creative ways to use your skills to help our community during the pandemic and beyond!

Please join us on Thursday, October 15th at 7:00pm (EDT) for a post-bar exam virtual celebration happy hour. 

Please Join Us for a Reading of Miracle Creek by HLS Alumna and author Angie Kim (’93) on Saturday, September 26th at 2 p.m. (EDT).

Join us at 9 am on Saturday, September 19 for a 3-4 hour paddle and bird watching expedition with Potomac Paddlesports!

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.

Please join HLSA-DC, HLSA of Massachusetts and the RGN on Wednesday, July 22 for a Zoom presentation on the Problem of Implicit Bias

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.

Please join HLSA-DC on Sunday, June 14 for our first-ever Zoom book event with Prof. Ariela Gross (Harvard College, '87).

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.

Join fellow HLSA-DC alumni on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, for an exclusive tour of the Supreme Court of Justice

Join fellow HLSA-DC alumni on Thursday, March 12 to learn about how Georgetown chocolatier Harper Macaw makes its single-origin chocolates--and sample the results!

Please join HLSA and fellow HLS alums on Tuesday, February 25 for a panel discussion focused on the ethical obligations of government attorneys.

Please join HLSA and fellow HLS alums on Tuesday, February 25 for a panel discussion focused on the ethical obligations of government attorneys.

Please join HLSA and fellow HLS alums on Tuesday, February 25 for a panel discussion focused on the ethical obligations of government attorneys.

Join HLSA-DC and fellow HLS alumni for a panel discussion on networking and taking the next steps in your career.

Come join fellow alumni in the DC area at Vapiano in Dupont Circle to celebrate the holiday season and the end of the year.

Join HLSA-DC for a meet and greet with internationally-acclaimed playwright Ken Ludwig, followed by a showing of his play Dear Jack, Dear Louise.

Come see the Washington Wizards take on the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, November 20 at 7 pm! Ticket includes free T-shirt.

The HLSA-DC invites HLS LL.M. and J.D. International Law Practitioners to a Happy Hour at Vapiano from 6:30-8:30 pm on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

Join fellow HLSA-DC alumni on Saturday, October 5, as we volunteer at A Wider Circle, a community program that helps individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness.

This event will bring together HLS graduates (Classes 2010 - 2019) for an evening of drinks and conversation. Co-sponsored by the HLSA of DC

Please join HLSA and the Washington Urban Debate League for a book reading, discussion, and signing with four authors who are also Harvard grads, including HLS alumni Angie Kim ('93) and Jonathan Putnam ('92)

Come join us as we welcome summer clerks and entering students for an evening of food, drinks, and good conversation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP on Wednesday, June 18, at 6:00 pm.

Come join fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends at Nationals Park on Thursday, June 13, at 7:05 pm to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Please join HLSA and fellow HLS alums on Thursday, May 9 for a wide-ranging conversation with North Carolina AG Josh Stein (JD/MPP '95), featuring an introduction by Divonne Smoyer (HLS '95)

Harvard on the Hill Alumni Reception!

Work alongside fellow HLS alumni to bottle Green Hat Gin!

Join us on April 23 for an evening of networking and an engaging dialogue regarding key issues related to global business, regulatory requirements and recent legislative changes in the United States that may affect cross-border investments. Mr. Craig All

The HLSA-DC invites HLS Government Attorneys to a Happy Hour at La Tasca from 5:30-7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

The HLSA-DC Board of Directors invites HLS alumni to a reception in honor of newly admitted students at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 5:30-8:00 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Join fellow alumni, family, and friends to see the Washington Wizards take on the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, April 3 at 7 pm! Tickets include free T-shirt.

Back by popular demand, Professor Talan MPA '02 with expertise in social media and personal branding explains how to understand your brand, create it, and put it online.

Join a group of HLS alumni for lunch in February and March! Sign up now to be a coordinator.

Join us on March 8 at BlackFinn Ameripub to meet fellow alumni and student members of the Harvard Law & International Development Society (LIDS) during their annual career trip to Washington DC.

Please join us for a special advanced screening of the new movie about Justice Ginsburg - before she was Justice Ginsburg: On the Basis of Sex.

Come join fellow alumni in the DC area at Woodward Table to celebrate the holiday season and the end of the year. Light appetizers will be served, and we will have a cash bar.

Join in on our volunteer shift at DC Central Kitchen on November 28, 2018!

Harvard Law School Cordially invites you and a guest to attend an evening reception with Dean John F. Manning ’85

Please join us on November 8 for a reception to welcome all newly-arrived HLS grads to DC. All HLS alumni are invited; we especially hope to see those who moved to the DC area in the last year.

On Monday, September 24, HLSA-DC will host a happy hour for members of the Harvard Law classes of the 1960s (as well as 1959 and 1970) from 5 to 8 pm at Blackfinn Ameripub, 1620 I St NW, Washington, DC. Light appetizers will be served.

Please join us for a gathering of DC-based HLS alumnae of color in advance of the Celebration 65 conference, which will be held in Cambridge on September 14-16, 2018. All are welcome at La Tasca for a happy hour on Wednesday, August 8 from 5:30-7:30.

Come join fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends at Nationals Park on Wednesday, June 20, at 7:05 pm to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Baltimore Orioles in a Beltway series!

Registration for this event is now closed. The HLSA-DC Board of Directors invites summer clerks and entering students for an evening of food, drinks, and good conversation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP on Wednesday, June 13, at 6:00 pm.

The #MeToo movement has revealed the pervasive problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, and the legal profession has not been spared. But what will we do about it? Join HLSA-DC and a panel of experts for a discussion of this important topic.

On Wednesday, June 6, the HLSA-DC will be hosting a Happy Hour for members of the Harvard Law classes of the 1990s (as well as 1989 and 2000) at 6 to 8 pm at Blackfinn Ameripub, 1620 I St NW, Washington, DC. Light appetizers will be served.

Join a group of HLS alumni for lunch in the month of June!

How can you be more successful and less stressed? Join us for a workshop with our expert alumni facilitators.

A special evening featuring a panel discussion with distinguished alumni and alumnae serving as judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, with a reception to follow.

Please join us for a panel discussion on the deregulation agenda of the current administration and its implications for regulated industries. Registration for this event closes at 11 AM EST on Wednesday February 21, 2018.

Please join the HLSA of DC for a long-range career planning discussion of what it takes to land those roles and ways to secure the proper executive, managerial, and technical skills.

Please join the HLSA of DC for a Financial Planning seminar and reception sponsored by the Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group. Registration for this event is now closed.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. Come join fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends at Nationals Park on Wednesday, July 26, at 7:05 pm to watch the NL East-leading Nationals take on the Brewers, the best of the NL Central.

Please join us for an evening of painting with wine and light fare.

Please join us for a panel discussion on diversity in the legal profession. A reception will follow.

Please join us for a tour and tasting at the first craft distillery to open in Washington, DC.

Please join us for a book talk, discussion and reception with Judge Robert L. Wilkins.

The Harvard Law & International Development Society (LIDS) and the Harvard Law School Association of DC invite you to join us for an alumni happy hour at Blackfinn on Friday, March 31st from 5–7pm.

The Harvard Law & International Development Society (LIDS) and the Harvard Law School Association of DC invite you to join us for an alumni happy hour at Blackfinn on Friday, March 31st from 5–7pm.

Please join us for food, drinks and good conversation with fellow HLS Alumni! This event is now at capacity, please join our waitlist.

Please join us for a conversation with the Honorablr Paula J. Dobriansky at the Miller & Chevalier Chartered firm beginning at 6PM.

We’re pleased to announce that we have scheduled an additional DC recruitment event. In fact, we have capacity for more than 100 students at the event and I hope you will consider sharing this among your networks.

Do you know someone who is considering law school? Please let them know that Harvard, along with thirteen other top law schools, will be visiting Washington, DC for the Law Admissions Workshop Series (LAWS) session in July.

Please join the HLSA of Washington, DC and your fellow HLS Alumni for a special cocktail reception on November 5th. Come and reconnect with old friends or make new ones as we celebrate the beginning of the fall season.