Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles

Join fellow alumni from across Harvard to hear from President Alan M. Garber AB  ’77, PhD  ’82 and Provost John Manning AB ’82, JD ’85. Vanessa Liu AB’96, JD’01 will moderate this live conversation for the Harvard alumni community.

Join us on April 10, 2025 for an in-person happy hour!

The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles invites you to join us for a special in-person panel with Harvard Law alumnae who currently serve as California state or federal court justices and judges.

The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles Is Co-Sponsoring this Webinar with the HLSA Recent Graduates Network, the HLSA of Orange County and the HLSA of San Diego.

Join us for a conversation with Harvard University’s Provost and the Dane Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, John F. Manning AB '82, JD '85 moderated by Harvard Overseer, Raymond J. Lohier AB '88.

Join us on December 11, 2024 for an in-person happy hour!

The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles Is Co-Sponsoring  this Webinar with the Harvard Law School Jewish Alumni Network

Join us on October 3, 2024 for a happy hour!

Please attend this special in person event with President Garber.

Join us for a conversation with President Alan M. Garber AB '77, PhD '82 moderated by Sylvia M. Burwell AB '87.

Please attend this special virtual event.

Get together on June 25 via Teleparty to watch the Anatomy of a Fall!

The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles cordially invites you to a presentation by John Caragozian (HLS Class of 1979) and Board Member of the California Supreme Court Historical Society.

Join us on May 16, 2024 for an in-person happy hour!

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you for a morning at Santa Monica Beach to Adopt-a-Beach. In collaboration with Heal the Bay, we will meet at the Santa Monica Beach -- Ocean Park and help remove harmful trash from the beach. This event is open to everyone

Join us on December 7, 2023 for an in-person happy hour!

Please join our panel of IP Law experts for this virtual discussion.

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you to join us on October 17, 2023 for an informative PRO/CON discussion on the Electoral College that will include two very different perspectives. 

Please join our panel of experts for this virtual discussion.

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you to join us on June 20, 2023 for a special in-person panel with Harvard Law alumnae who have risen to the top of their respective fields as entertainment executives and attorneys.

Join us on June 8, 2023 for an in-person happy hour! LA-area summer associates welcome!

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you to join us on May 17, 2023 for an in-person panel with Harvard Law alum Byron L. McLaine who represented the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in the legal process of returning Bruce's Beach to the Bruce Family de

Hosted by the HLSAs of California and Texas. Please join us for a panel to discuss state laws after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you to join us on January 25, 2023 for a special panel with Harvard Law alumnus Peter Carfagna and former NFL player Geoff Schwartz for a discussion and look at football and the many issues that surround it.

The HLSA of Los Angeles invites you to join us on October 25, 2022 for a special in-person panel with Harvard Law alumnae who have successfully forged their own paths as creatives in the entertainment industry.

Join the HLSAs of San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, and Northern California and the HLSA Women's Alliance for a practical session led by an expert panel on Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs). Zoom panel, registration required.

Join us on June 23, 2022 for an in-person networking happy hour! LA-area summer associates welcome!

Please join the Harvard Law School Associations of California and the HLS Women's Alliance for an online discussion of the rules—past, present, and future—in the cryptocurrency field.

Join us for a presentation by Spencer Levy '95, Global Chief Client Officer and Senior Economic Advisor of CBRE. Q&A moderated by Sabra Gandhi Sellers ’01. Hosted by the HLSA California Clubs & the HLSA Women's Alliance.

Join us virtually on November 3, 2021 to hear from 5 HLS grads who will discuss how and why they chose to use their law degrees in unconventional ways.

Join us virtually on October 26 for this football-themed event!

A note regarding Antisemitism

Join us virtually on June 17 for a networking happy hour!

A note regarding Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

In celebration of APA Heritage Month in May, join us for a conversation with three distinguished HLS alumni, U.S. District Judge (MD) Theodore Chuang '94, U.S. District Judge (CA) Lucy Koh '93, Superior Court Judge (Los Angeles) Elaine Lu '94. The convers

Get together on May 4 via Netflix Teleparty to watch The Trial of the Chicago 7!

A View from California Trial and Appellate Benches

Join us for The Scalia Lecture: The Power of the Court by Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Introduction by Dean John F. Manning.

Moderated by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed. The Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum is designed to promote and model full, vigorous, and civil discourse on critical and complicated issues facing our community, our nation, and our world.

Join us virtually on March 24 for this conversation!

In Celebration of International Women's Day, HLSA's California Clubs and Women's Alliance Los Angeles present "Inside the Boardroom: Senior Women Executives Share a View from the Top and Their Pathways To Diversifying Corporate America"

Join us virtually on November 19th for a networking happy hour!

Join us virtually on October 21 for this football-themed event!

We are sad to announce the passing of one our dear colleagues.

All alumni are welcome to attend the HLSA or Northern California Summer Reception with Julián Castro '00. Advance registration is required. Sponsored by Farella Braun + Martel LLP.

Join the HLSA of New York City for a discussion with Glenn Fogel '88, CEO and President of Booking Holdings on the future of global travel and what a post COVID-19 world might look like. Advance registration required.

A note from the President of HLSA of Los Angeles and certain board members regarding recent events.

Join Professors David B. Wilkins ‘80 and Scott A. Westfahl ‘88 for a discussion on how COVID-19 is affecting the markets for legal services and legal talent, and best practices in crisis leadership. Advanced registration required.

Presented by the Harvard Law Society of Illinois. Join Professor I. Glenn Cohen '03 for a discussion of legal and ethical issues involved with the coronavirus responses. Advance registration required.

The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles is pleased to offer mentor and mentee pairings for alumni working in Los Angeles this spring! Sign up today to be paired!

Come join fellow alums to see the LA Kings on Thursday, February 20!

Come join fellow alums to see the LA Kings on Thursday, February 20!

HLSA's annual elections will occur on January 8, 2020.

Come join us at Senator Jones in Santa Monica for our holiday party!

Come join us at Senator Jones in Santa Monica for our next happy hour!

Come join us at Will Rogers Park for a family-friendly gathering.

Come join us at Will Rogers Park for a family-friendly gathering.

Come join us at The Phoenix on West 3rd St. for our next happy hour!

Come see several HLS alums perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, June 29!

The HLSA of Los Angeles is sponsoring one-on-one mentorship lunches for alumni and HLS students working in Los Angeles this summer! Sign up today to be paired up!

From #MeToo to alleged hate crime hoaxes to college admissions scandals, and from politics to revenge porn, celebrity controversy is all around us. Please join us for what should be a thought-provoking discussion with experts in managing celebrity crises.

Join other Harvard alums at two interesting events hosted by Harvardwood.

Come join us at Chestnut Club in Santa Monica for our next happy hour!

Please join us at the Skirball Center to view the cultural retrospective about Justice Ginsburg.

HLSA's annual elections will occur on January 16, 2019.

Harvard Law School Cordially invites you and a guest to attend an evening reception with Dean John F. Manning ’85

Harvardwood's holiday party is December 7, 2018. Click for details.

Please join several Harvard-affiliated clubs for a discussion about the recent lawsuit over Harvard's admissions policy.

Come join us at Citizen in Beverly Hills for our next happy hour!

Please join HLSA and Munger Tolles & Olson for a lunch talk with HLS Professor Jim Greiner

Please join HLSA and the HBS Association of SoCal for an evening of discussion and networking.

Please join us for a very special tour of the Getty Villa.

Please join HLSA and the LA Chapter of the National Black MBA Association for on-the-ground perspectives from a panel of successful entrepreneurs and the professionals that support them.

Please join Harvardwood, Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles, and Yale Law School students and alumni for an enjoyable, stress-free networking event!

Please join us for a talk and lively discussion with Harvard Law School lecturer Ian Samuel, who this March brought to light Munger Tolles’ practice of requiring summer associates to agree to arbitrate confidentially claims of workplace harassment. He w

Come join us to see the documentary RBG

All Harvard alumni are welcomed to join the HLSA of Los Angeles, Harvardwood, and alums of other top schools at Ivy Plus Society's Summer Social.

Critical Perspectives from Leading In-House Counsel

Come join us on a hike in beautiful Pacific Palisades!

Come join us at Chestnut Bar in Santa Monica for our next happy hour!

Please join us for a seasoned panel of attorneys, consultants, and founders to explore the the unique challenges and successes/benefits of being a woman in the tech/startup/entrepreneur space.

Come join us at Pattern Bar in DTLA for our next happy hour!

Please join local alumni in the L.A. area and members of the public for special night to discuss best practices in state and federal court with respect to motions and trials. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided.

All Harvard alumni are invited to join HLSA of Los Angeles, HBS Association of Southern California, HLSA Entrepreneurs Network, and HBS Angels Alumni Association for a night of cocktails and networking at The Arsenal (The Red Room) beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Please join us for Greyson Bryan, ‘76, author of BIG: Beginnings, in conversation with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Virginia Keeny, ‘83.

All Harvard alumni are welcomed to join the HLSA of Los Angeles for a night of cocktails and networking at Trunk Club in Culver City, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Critical Perspectives from Leading In-House Counsel

Please join us for a panel discussion of Islamophobia and the Japanese American Incarceration

Please join local alumni in the LA area and for a networking event with sales and marketing guru Jonathan Fitzgarrald.

All Harvard alumni are welcomed to join the HLSA of Los Angeles for a night of cocktails and networking at BottleRock LA in Downtown Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Do you know someone who is considering law school? Please let them know that Harvard, along with thirteen other top law schools, will be visiting Los Angeles for the Law Admissions Workshop Series (LAWS) session in July.

Please join local alumni in the LA area and members for a thought provoking discussion and conversation with Supervisor Sheila Kuehl '78.

You are cordially invited to attend the Harvard Club of Southern California's 2016 Annual Dinner and Awards, where three incredible individuals from the local community will be honored: Rabbi Marvin Hier, high school teacher Anthony Yom, and Daniel A. Me

Members of the Harvard Law School Association are invited to join an event of The Harvard Club of Southern California, to be held May 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the USC University Club with Professor Lewis, the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science.

Come join the Harvard Club of Los Angeles for the first annual instaHarvard Los Angeles. This event is designed to bring together all alumni from the twelve graduate and professional schools that make up one Harvard.

Please join local alumni in the LA area and members of the Hancock Park community for a timely and thought-provoking evening of discussion and conversation with Benjamin Shapiro '07.

Join the HLSA of Los Angeles for a special night to discuss the changing landscape of the entertainment industry. Panelists will talk about how the legal aspects of the entertainment industry have responded to the digital wave in the past years.

Please join the HLSA of Los Angeles along with the Harvard Club of Southern California alumni for a happy hour networking event at Busby’s East located in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles beginning at 6:30 p.m.

On July 25, 2015, HLSA of Los Angles hosted our Inaugural Diversity Day Conference on diversity issues in the legal industry.

On June 9, 2015, HLSA hosted an evening with Bert Fields, one of the nation’s preeminent entertainment attorneys who has represented virtually every major Hollywood studio and talent agency.

On May 3, 2015, HLSA hosted a picnic and viewing of Sunday polo games at Will Rogers State Historic Park.

On April 21, 2015, HLSA hosted David Lat, attorney, author, and Managing Editor of Above the Law, who spoke about his jump from practicing law to writing about it, trends he sees in the legal profession, and his new book, Supreme Ambitions.

At the Founders and Funders Panel on March 2, 2015, co-sponsored by the Harvard Law Entrepreneurs Network, HBS Alumni Angels of Southern California, and General Assembly, funded entrepreneurs and startup investors from L.A. and Silicon Valley talked about

At our first event, Jeffrey Toobin spoke on November 18, 2014, at Southwestern Law School’s downtown campus concerning the U.S. Supreme Court.