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Apply to lead a Spring 2014 LIDS Project!

LIDS is currently recruiting team leaders to work on its eight exciting projects! Project partners for the spring include the World Resources Institute, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and Qorax Energy, among others. Descriptions of the projects are available here.

To be eligible to lead a LIDS project, you must be a current graduate student in the Boston area. Team leaders are expected to dedicate 5-7 hours per week to their project.

Team leaders are primarily responsible for managing their project. This role involves liaising with the client and an Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe attorney assigned to the project, communicating frequently with team members, running weekly or bi-weekly team meetings, and ensuring that the final product is of high quality. Leadership, communications skills, and an ability to manage a team are important skills for this role. Expertise in the subject matter, while helpful, is not essential, but a demonstrated interest in the topic is expected. Past leaders have found this experience incredibly rewarding and a lot of fun!

To apply:

(1) fill out the application form.

(2) and send a resume to Sarah Weiner.

Applications are due MONDAY, JAN. 27, 2014 at 7 PM.

All projects described are Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe pro bono projects. LIDS members work on these projects under the supervision of Orrick’s attorneys.

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LIDS announces its Spring 2014 projects!

LIDS is excited to announce its Spring 2014 Semester projects! They projects address a wide range of topics in development, such as criminal justice, genomics and HIV/AIDS research, and transparency in urban fiscal policy. LIDS projects present an excellent opportunity for students to gain expertise in an important development topic, be part of an exciting team, and develop important employment skills. The titles of our spring projects are:

1. ABA Criminal Law Section’s International Committee, Law Enforcement and Police Reform Toolkit

2. Center for Civil Society, Mapping Regulatory Barriers to the Sale, Transport, and Storage of Sugarcane

3. Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN), Developing Genomic Approaches to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

4. Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (Janaagraha), Fiscal Transparency and Accountability in Cities

5. Namati, Mapping State Recognition of Community Paralegals Worldwide

6. Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG), Justice Sector Reform in Post-Conflict Societies

7. Qorax Energy, Renewable Energy Business Development in Frontier Markets

8. World Resources Institute (WRI), Compulsory Land Acquisition Laws

Descriptions of all the projects can be found here.

Students can apply to be either a team leader or team member; further information on the application processes for both of these roles will be posted on LIDS Live shortly. Please note that anyone hoping to participate in a LIDS project must attend a training session on Monday, Feb. 3 from 7-8:30pm in WCC 2009. Questions can be directed to John Rennie (jrennie12@gmail.com) and Sarah Weiner (sweiner@jd15.law.harvard.edu).

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HLS students tackle food advertising to children in Brazil

A team of law students from the Harvard Law & International Development Society (LIDS) recently published a book, “Food Advertising and Children – Regulation in Brazil and the World” with two Brazilian NGOs, Instituto Alana and Brazilian News Agency for Children’s Rights (ANDI). The book, which is a collection of essays, is aimed at legal professionals and public administrators to encourage the adoption of effective measures to protect children from the negative effects of food advertising.

For the full post, click here: http://law.harvard.edu/news/2013/10/24_hls-students-food-advertising-brazil.html.

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Findings from past LIDS project posted on client’s website

September 20, 2013 – Maria Parra-Orlandoni

In the Spring 2013 semester, LIDS completed a project entitled “Public Health and Food Advertising to Children” under the supervision of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe with Instituto Alana and ANDI as clients. Instituto Alana, a non-profit dedicated to children in Brazil, has been focusing on addressing serious public health issues that impact children as a result of development. ANDI is a news agency for children’s rights that is one of the leading NGOs in Latin America working at the intersection of media and development.

A team of LIDS students, led by Maria Parra-Orlandoni and Edgardo Perez, analyzed food marketing to children, focusing on regulating advertising to children for foods with high levels of salt, fats, and sugars, as well as beverages with low nutritional content. The team conducted comparative research to examine the self-regulation initiatives as compared to government regulation initiatives in an effort to identify the most effective policies for addressing Brazil’s nutritional issues and obesity epidemic that affects 15-30% of the children in Brazil.

Instituto Alana reported a summary of the LIDS team’s major findings in a recent blog post. Some excerpts of the post are translated to English below:

“The [LIDS] researchers conclude that the existence of a legal system that empowers underlying supervision and compliance with the rules is critical to the success of self-regulation….”

“[The LIDS findings] also affirm that if self-regulation does not have enforcement, i.e., liability and ability to punish, it will not be successful. In addition, LIDS research emphasizes the importance of setting clear rules that do not generate ambiguities causing overlaps or rules that allow the market to create their criteria according to private interests.”

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LIDS Projects and Committees Training Event – Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 7-9 pm

Come to LIDS’s Projects and Committees Training Event!

Join the Law and International Development Society (LIDS) on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 7-9 pm in Austin West at Harvard Law School to learn about the organization and ways that you can get involved in the coming school year. We will be highlighting our fall projects, which cover a range of topics such as micro-finance, post-conflict constitution drafting, and Islamic property law. We will also discuss ways to get involved in LIDS committees that make the magic happen by assisting with events, the symposium, and communications.

Note that this event is mandatory for people that want to participate in projects!

(If you have class at this time, contact sweiner@jd15.law.harvard.edu and/or john.rennie@tufts.edu, who will ensure you have the information you need to participate on fall projects.)

Also a reminder that applications to work on fall projects are due next Thurs., Sept. 26 at 7PM! Visit LIDS Live for more information on how to apply:
https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/lids/2013/09/15/fall-2013-lids-team-member-applications-open-due-thursday-september-26-at-7pm/

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Fall 2013 LIDS Team Member Applications Open – Due Thursday, September 26, at 7pm

Team member applications are now available for students interested in working on one of LIDS’s fall projects! Team members should be prepared to commit 3-5 hours a week to their project. This is a great opportunity to get practical experience and to work on a diverse team with graduate students from different schools in the Boston area.

Project descriptions for Fall 2013 are available at https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/lids/lids-projects/.

Topics covered are: humanitarian border management, Islamic property law, corruption in the asylum system, post-conflict constitution drafting, trade and entrepreneurship, microfinance, land grabs in Africa, and inclusion in early childhood education. If you have any questions or would like more details on a particular project, please email Sarah Weiner (sweiner@jd15.law.harvard.edu) or John Rennie (john.rennie@tufts.edu).

To apply, fill out the application form available at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UpPs5tyHfjyT0j9Q31ZLgdZdHXKh–mhO2ftLy2sn7A/viewform

NOTE: You can apply for more than one project and will be able to rank your preferences on the application form.

Applications are due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, at 7 PM.

All projects described, except the White Paper, are Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe pro bono projects. LIDS members work on these projects under the supervision of Orrick’s attorneys.

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