Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC

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.