Fellowships Offered for 2012-2013 by Foundations of Private Law

Applications for fellows (academic year 2012-2013) for the Foundations of Private Law are being accepted until Friday, May 25, 2012.  A description of the program and qualifications/guidelines for applyinng can be found at http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/about/privatelaw/index.html  For further information, please contact Professors Henry Smith ( hesmith at law.harvard.edu) or John Goldberg ( jgoldberg at law.harvard.edu).

Shareholder Rights Program Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Shareholder Rights Program.  This clinical program provides students with an opportunity to assist public pension funds and charitable organizations to improve corporate governance at publicly traded companies in which they are shareowners.

Admission is with the permission of the instructors and requires an application. To apply, students must submit a statement of interest (maximum 200 words), a resume, an academic transcript (unofficial or official), and can elect to submit a writing sample of no more than 15 pages (one sample only). Applications should be addressed to the instructors and submitted to Emily Lewis at  emlewis at law.harvard.edu. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and interested students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/clinics/srp.html

Rethink Music: Free tickets to JUNIOR BOYS concert this Sunday

The Berkman Center has a limited number of FREE tickets to the opening concert for next week’s Rethink Music conference, which is sponsored by Berklee College of Music and MIDEM.  The concert takes place this Sunday evening, 4/22, and features JUNIOR BOYS and KARMIN, joined by YOGA GIRLS.  Details are as follows:

    JUNIOR BOYS, KARMIN, YOGA GIRLS
    Berklee Performance Center
    136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA (on Mass Ave near Boylston St)
    Sunday, April 22, 2012 — 7:15 pm

To pick up tickets, please come to the Berkman Center — 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA — between 12:00 NOON and 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 19th or between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on Friday, April 20th.  Tickets available first-come first-served, while supplies last.

Research Assistant

Prof. Marc A Rodwin, a health law specialist and a Lab Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center, seeks one Law student to work 40 hours a week, or two students to work 20 hours each.  The RA will help produce articles that propose reforms in pharmaceutical law and the pharmaceutical industry. The work involves review of legal materials, scholarly literature, writing and editing. $11.50/hour. Please submit cover letter and CV to:  mrodwin at ethics.harvard.edu