We will be teaming up with ASIL to host this exciting 1-day conference in November.

Friday, November 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Harvard Law School

Globalization of the Legal Profession
A joint regional event between the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession and the American Society of International Law

This one-day conference examines the globalization of the legal profession from multiple perspectives. Does international commerce or finance provide common ground for practitioners, for example, or is there broader commonality among counsel in other fields, such as human rights lawyers? Are common legal practices developing through efforts by certain states to develop the “rule of law” in other countries? What are the proper contours of a genuine debate over matters such as ensuring minimum standards of qualification, guarding domestic province from outside intervention, protecting clients and the public, the role of lawyers as aspect of national identity, and the like? What can we do – as international scholars, educators, and practitioners – to adapt to the rapidly-changing economic, social and political environment and prepare the next generation of lawyers – domestic and international –to meet the challenges that globalization will continue to present? Learn More