Tag: Student Veteran Panel

A Conversation with Cravath Partner and Army Veteran David Perkins

David Perkins, a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and a U.S. Army veteran, spoke with AFA members about his military service and his transition to the legal industry. David detailed his unique experience of being called back as a 2nd year associate at Cravath to active duty from the Inactive Ready Reserve to deploy to Afghanistan in 2008. He also discussed the growing presence of veterans in law schools and the legal industry. He advised AFA members to leverage the skills that they developed in the military, such as effectively managing others, adapting to tough situations, and negotiating solutions, to succeed after law school.

David Perkins and Cravath helped support last year’s women student veterans panel co-hosted by AFA and the Women’s Law Association.

HLS Armed Forces Association – Fall 2016, Spring 2017 Recap

The Armed Forces Association hosted student veteran panels that allowed current and former service members to discuss their military experience and engage with their classmates at Harvard Law School.  During Spring 2017, AFA partnered with the HLS Women’s Law Association to host a panel of female student veterans, who reflected on their experiences as women in military leadership and the challenges that they had faced.  AFA was fortunate to have the former Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow provide introductory remarks for both events. See below for pictures of our events!