Law @ MIT

Upcoming Events

Figuring out the LSAT
Early May, 2007
MIT alums offer there advice on the LSAT. Topics covered include best times to take the test, effective preparation strategies, and best test prep companies.

Past Events

Finnegan Henderson Law Panel
MIT Law Club invited attorneys from one of the club's sponsoring firms, Finnegan Henderson, to talk about the challenges and rewards of practicing in purely the IP space.

Wilmer Hale Law Panel
MIT Law Club invited back IP attorneys from one of the club's sponsoring firms, Wilmer Hale's, to continue discussing IP trends and opportunities for MIT students to explore careers.

Panel with Harvard Law School Admissions Officer
September 19th, 5pm
MIT Law Club invited Phil Lee, Assistant Director of Harvard Law School Admissions, to come talk about the law school admissions process. We hope to have Mr. Lee back in May to give a similar talk.

Corporate Law Panel
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
MIT Law Club invited Gregory Moore from Ropes & Gray and Robert Bishop from Goodwin Procter to the MIT campus to discuss the field of corporate law. The panel will focus on how MIT students can utilize their talents in the field, and what corporate law firms would like to see from new associates.

WilmerHale Law Panel
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006. 6:30PM Room 32-212
MIT Law Club invited Wendy Verlander, Dave Chavous, Michael Twomey, Mary Rose Scozzafava, John Golden, and MJ Edwards of WilmerHale to the MIT campus to discuss their wide range of backgrounds and expertise. They also described the culture of their law firm, WilmerHale.

Intellectual Property Law Panel
Thursday, December 6th, 2005. 7PM Room 4-231
MIT Law Club invited Gary Walpert of WilmerHale, John Van Amsterdam of Wolf Greenfield, Gordon Edwards of Ropes and Gray, and Chuck Hieken of Fish & Richardson to the MIT campus to discuss the field of Intellectual Property law. All of the speakers are MIT alumni. They offered insight on how they used their MIT background to succeed as intellectual property attorneys.