Harvard Law Society of Illinois

Your law degree can take you places you’ve never imagined. Join us for an engaging virtual panel discussion with four HLS alumni who have built extraordinary careers outside the traditional legal path.

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.

This event will feature lunch and a book talk from HLS faculty member, Nicholas Stephanopoulos.

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

Please join HSLI on Wednesday, December 13 at Flight Club Chicago for an end of the year holiday celebration!

Please join HSLI at The Cliff Dwellers Club on July 13, 2023 for a Summer Rooftop Party.

Please join HSLI at Wrigley Field on June 13, 2023 for the Cubs v. Pirates game.

Please join HSLI on May 2, 2023 at The Rookery for a Boutique Law Firm Roundtable luncheon!

Please join HSLI on May 2, 2023 at The Rookery for a Boutique Law Firm Roundtable luncheon!

Please join HSLI on Monday, December 12 at Flight Club Chicago for an end of the year holiday celebration!

Please come hear Raja Krishnamoorthi '00 talk about his congressional experience. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a 2022 HLSI Role Model awardee and has served the 8th Congressional District.

Moderator: Julie Klaff, '10 (Partner, Origami Capital Partners)  Panelists: Jeff Kaplan, '02 (Partner, Kirkland & Ellis) Avi Epstein, '99 (Managing Director, Sterling Partners) Avy Stein, '80 (Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Cresset) Sean Fagan, '94

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.

Tips and Trends on Developing the Next Generation of First Chair Trial Attorneys

Posted on behalf of the HLSA of Massachusetts. Join William F. Lee, lead counsel for Harvard and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation and counsel Felicia Ellsworth for a discussion on the Harvard Admissions Case. Advance registration required.

Fireside Chat with Michael Strautmanis, Chief Engagement Officer, The Obama Foundation

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.

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.

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

Join Scott Becker, '89, as he moderates a panel of Marc Benjamin, '89, Debbie Berman, '90, Julie Klaff, '10, and Nancy Temple, '89, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on business and professional growth.

Join the HLSA of New York City for a virtual book talk with Norm Champ '89 as he discuss his latest book: Mastering Money: How to Beat Debt, Build Wealth, and Be Prepared for any Financial Crisis. Registration required.

Join fellow alumna and certified Yoga teacher Alice Geene '97 for an online yoga class! RSVP is required.

D. Cameron Findlay ('85, ADM); Susan Levy ('82, Northern Trust); & Melvin Williams ('90, Chicago Trading Company)

Presentation of 2019 Role Models and Jerold S. Solovy Award

Join us for an HLSI Program for Lawyers of all Ages. Moderated by Scott Becker '89 with panelists Marc Benjamin '89; Edward Feldman '84; Hanna Stotland, '02 & Nancy Temple '89

Please join us for a review of the Supreme Court term by Premier Supreme Court Practitioner Carter G. Phillips. Hosted by Sidley Austin. Lunch provided.

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

HLSI Family Event at Didier Farms Saturday, October 6, 2018 10:30am - 12:30pm Join local HLS alumni and their families in the pumpkin patch at Didier Farms for HLSI's Fifth Annual Family Event! HLSI will provide pizza, adult snacks, apple cider

HLSI Family Event at Didier Farms Saturday, October 6, 2018 10:30am - 12:30pm Join local HLS alumni and their families in the pumpkin patch at Didier Farms for HLSI's Fifth Annual Family Event! HLSI will provide pizza, adult snacks, apple cider

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to make new contacts and expand your alumni network.

Presented by the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago

Featuring Jeffrey Toobin '86, Senior Legal Analyst, CNN and Bestselling Author

Cerveceria Cruz Blanca

Please join us for a conversation with James E. Bowers (‘70), who served on the 12-member Committee that recommended removing the Royall family crest from the HLS shield.

Hear from legal aid organizations active in the Chicagoland area about practical opportunities to help those who cannot afford adequate legal counsel.

Cerveceria Cruz Blanca

Please join us for a cocktail reception and panel featuring HLS alums as they reflect on their experiences in state and local campaigning.

Please join us this year as we honor graduates of the Law School who have distinguished themselves as role models in the Chicago legal community.

Join us for lunch and a discussion of current issues for boutique law firms, entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as networking and conversation with other Harvard alumni.

Join HLSI for a panel discussion examining current policing trends, issues and reform solutions.

Featuring HBS Professor Michael Porter (MBA’71, PhD). Sponsored by the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago

Featuring Paul Varras, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Sponsored by the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago

Catina Laredo

Shedd Aquarium

featuring White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn '96

Sponsored by the Harvard Club of Chicago and the Harvard Varsity Club

Sponsored by Ms. JD

Sponsored by the Yale Law School Association of Illinois

Sunda Chicago

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Terrace on Clark, East Patio

Sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard Club of Chicago

Lloyd's Chicago

Siena Tavern

Hub 51

Northwestern University School of Law

Sunda Chicago

Haymarket Pub and Brewery

W City Center

Hanna Stotland, Education and Career Consultant

Celebration 60 Registration is Open! Celebrating 60 years of women graduates from HLS.

Rittergut Wine Bar

John Barleycorn

Paris Club

Sidebar Grille

Bridge Bar Chicago

Lloyd's Chicago

Sponsored by The Harvard Club of Chicago, The Harvard Black Alumni Society of Chicago, and Harvardwood Chicago

The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Featuring HLS Professor David Barron '94

Hoyt's - 71 E. Wacker

Dorothy E. Roberts '80, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Northwestern University Law School, will discuss her new book, Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century.

Join Us In The Pumpkin Patch at Didier Farms For HLSI's First Family Event!!

HLS Women's Alliance of Chicago