By Lexi Jenkins The past few years have seen some big moments for gender equity at law schools nationwide. In 2016, women outnumbered men at accredited law schools for the first time. At HLS specifically, women made up 50 percent of the student body for the first time with the … [Read more...] about HLS Needs to Hire More Women
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J-Term in Jordan
By Asseret Frausto During January Term, the three-week session between Fall and Spring semesters at Harvard Law School, students have the option of traveling abroad to work at companies, firms, nonprofits, or organizations across the world. One Women's Law Association member, … [Read more...] about J-Term in Jordan
Two HLS Women Awarded Ms. JD Fellowships
Harvard Law School students Melissa Mikail and Lulu Wang were among 12 female law students awarded 2017 Ms. JD Fellowships. Ms. JD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of women in law school and the legal profession. The purpose of the Ms. JD … [Read more...] about Two HLS Women Awarded Ms. JD Fellowships
Class of 2019 Women Make History on Harvard Law Review
By Laura Stelianou and Ali Szemanski, on behalf of the Shatter the Ceiling Committee of the Women’s Law Association This year marks the first year in the history of the Harvard Law Review (Law Review) that the number of female editors exceeds the number of male editors.[1] … [Read more...] about Class of 2019 Women Make History on Harvard Law Review
WLA Lunch Talk: Women Leaders in Government
The WLA was pleased to host Antonia M. Apps and Katherine R. Goldstein for a lunch talk on women leaders in government. Ms. Apps and Ms. Goldstein are both currently partners at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, and both women also previously served as Assistant U.S. Attorneys … [Read more...] about WLA Lunch Talk: Women Leaders in Government