Yale Law School Events

Week of March 10, 2023

March 6 Monday

Meditation Mondays

  • 12:05PM to 12:20PM
  • Meditation/Prayer Room - L390C and online

Mindfulness can greatly benefit you as students and later as legal professionals, affecting all you serve and interact with. Every Monday at 12:05pm gather for a 15 min guided meditation led by wellness counselor Catherine Banson. Meditation Room L390C and on Zoom (https://yale.zoom.us/j/98365773156 - closed after 3-5 min of introductory remarks)

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March 6 Monday

AAPI Leadership and Workplace Discrimination

  • 12:10PM to 1:15PM
  • SLB Room 129

Please join APALSA for a conversation on leadership, the bamboo ceiling, and career advancement. The panel will feature Professor Harold Hongju Koh, Bloomberg Columnist Vivia Chen, and Sanford Heisler Sharp Senior Litigation Counsel Alok Nadig, with moderation by Professor Muneer Ahmad. The event is co-sponsored by the Chae Private Sector and the Ludwig Public Sector Initiatives of the Tsai Lea...

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March 7 Tuesday

MENALSA & JLSA Bagels and Baklava

  • 10:30AM to 11:30AM
  • SLB Room 110

Join MENALSA and JLSA for brunch! Featuring bagels from Olmo and baklava from Pistachio.

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March 7 Tuesday

Careers in Public Defense

  • 12:00PM to 1:00PM
  • SLB Room 127

YLS Defenders and the Capital Assistance Project present a conversation with Professors Stephen Bright, Marisol Orihuela, and Peter Mitchell about careers in public defense.

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March 7 Tuesday

Algorithmic Destruction, Tiffany Li, Assistant Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law

  • 12:10PM to 1:30PM
  • SLB Room 128

Contemporary privacy law does not go far enough to protect our privacy interests, particularly where artificial intelligence and machine learning are concerned. While many have written on problems of algorithmic bias and data deletion, this talk introduces the novel concept of the “algorithmic shadow” and explains the new privacy remedy of “algorithmic destruction,” also known as algorithmic disgorgement or (relatedly) machine unlearning.

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March 7 Tuesday

Love in Justice: A Conversation with Halim Flowers

  • 12:10PM to 1:30PM
  • Baker Hall Room 128

We invite you to join the Art & Justice Collaborative, the Schell Center, and BLSA for Love in Justice: A Conversation with Halim Flowers. Mr. Flowers is a visual artist, spoken word performer, businessman, and author. At only sixteen years old, Mr. Flowers was sentenced to 40 years to life after being charged as an accomplice to felony murder. In 2019, after serving 22 years and 2 months behind bars, Mr. Flowers was released under a new juvenile life re-sentencing law. Since then, he has worked prolifically as an artist and activist.

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March 7 Tuesday

A Conversation on Leadership with Ian Solomon ’02

  • 12:10PM to 1:00PM
  • Baker Hall Room 120

Ian H. Solomon is dean of the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty of scholars and practitioners who are committed to creating new knowledge, developing ethical and effective leaders, and advancing solutions to humanity’s greatest policy challenges.
 
Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teach...

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March 7 Tuesday

Careers in Plaintiff-Side Firms

  • 12:10PM to 1:00PM
  • SLB Room 120

How does working at a plaintiff-side firm differ from BigLaw? If you're interested in litigation, plaintiff-side firms are a BigLaw alternative that come with their own unique set of opportunities and challenges. Attend this CDO panel to hear from representatives of three nationally recognized plaintiff-side firms.
Panelists:
Kelsey McCann, Chief of Staff, Edelson PC
Robby Braun, Partner (A...

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March 7 Tuesday

Sustainable Development and International Law: Coffee and Conversation

  • 1:10PM to 2:00PM
  • SLB Room 111

Join us for a conversation with Visiting Professors Markus W. Gehring, an expert on sustainable development, international law, and the European Union, and Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, known for her pioneering research and teaching on international law, sustainable development, climate change, and intergenerational justice. Professor Maya Prabhu, Lead Counsel for the Health Law Programme of t...

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March 7 Tuesday

Tuesday Tea Time

  • 3:00PM to 4:30PM
  • Ruttenberg Dining Hall

Come sit with a cup of tea and chat, paint your nails, color, doodle, do your own craft project, write a gratitude note or learn a skill with your wellness counselor Catherine Banson and others.

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