Event Date: November 1-2, 2013
Event Location: Washington, DC
Harvard Law School is accepting applications for the 2013 Salzburg Lloyd N. Cutler Fellows Program. Five HLS students will be selected to participate.
The Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program brings together 45 of the nation’s top law students with leading academics, judges and practitioners in the fields of private and public international law. The two-day program examines the most critical issues shaping today’s international law agenda, and creates a network of men and women interested in careers in international practice and public service. This year’s program will be held on November 1-2 in Washington, DC. Cutler Fellows are also invited to attend the annual Cutler Lecture on the Rule of Law, to be given this year by Justice Stephen Breyer on Monday, November 4, in Washington, DC. Additionally, Cutler Fellows are eligible to apply for scholarships to attend seminars organized by the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria on topics relevant to their papers and professional interests.
At the heart of the program is the preparation by each Fellow of an article-length paper, by graduation. This paper is to be submitted in either abstract or full-length draft form by October 15, 2013, for circulation to other program participants. Each Fellow’s project will receive feedback from other similarly-interested Fellows and a group of outstanding law professors, judges and practitioners.
On Day 1 (Friday, Nov. 1) small group sessions consider each student paper, discussing and making suggestions to improve it. Short talks, panels, and networking opportunities are interspersed, featuring eminent practitioners. A dinner for Fellows and faculty will be held Friday evening.
On Day 2 (Saturday, Nov. 2) the morning is devoted to breakfasts with leading practitioners followed by a panel on diverse career models for international practice and public service. The day concludes with a panel on “Media and the Law”, featuring well-known journalists and judges, and adjourns at 12 noon.
What is the Cost? Harvard Law School will cover the cost of transportation and one night of accommodation in Washington, D.C. Meals will be provided by the Salzburg Global Seminar.
Who Can Apply? This program is open to 2L and 3L students, as well as LL.M. and S.J.D. students. Students with strong international experience and/or backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. Preference is given to J.D. students, especially those in their 2L year. A maximum of five Harvard Law students will be nominated, and application is competitive.
How Do I Apply? Please submit the following documents to Alyssa Lary (alary@law.harvard.edu) by Wednesday, October 2, at 12:00 p.m.
1) a cover letter explaining your background and interest in the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program
2) unofficial transcript (for interested LL.M. students, please provide transcript from your prior degree; for interested S.J.D. students, please provide your transcript from your LL.M. program)
3) resume or CV
4) a 2- page abstract describing the research topic/paper you would wish to present during the breakout sessions of the Cutler Seminar. Abstracts should outline an issue or question in international law that will be developed into a research paper, journal note, or other publication. Abstracts should generally fit in one of these major areas:
i) humanitarian law, human rights, and use of force,
ii) international economic, investment and monetary law,
iii) international trade, anti-corruption and anti-trust,
iv) international institutions and international relations, and
v) rule of law and comparative constitutionalism.
Students are encouraged to submit abstracts based on articles or papers in development for other purposes – e.g. seminar, independent study, law review notes.
Which Law Schools Participate? This program is open to law students nominated by the Univ. of Chicago, Columbia, Georgetown, Harvard, NYU, Penn, Stanford, Univ. of Virginia, and Yale.
Who Do I Contact with Questions? Please feel free to contact Prof. Mark Wu (mwu@law.harvard.edu) and/or Prof. William Burke-White (wburkewhite@law.harvard.edu) with any questions about the program. In addition, please feel free to contact any of the HLS students selected as 2012 Cutler Fellows to ask about their experiences to date: Ashley Belyea, Sam Birnbaum, Natascha Born, Andrew Mamo, and Derrick Sutter.