11/21/17: Science and the Law: A Discussion On How Lawyers & Policymakers Use & Evaluate Science, with Wendy Jacobs, JD

How do crafters of legislation make use of science? What is the role of science in the legal system? What makes a scientific claim credible to lawyers and policy makers?

WHEN: Tuesday, November 21, 12:00pm- 1:00pm
WHERE: Lehman Hall Room 101 (Dudley House fireside room)
HOSTED BY: GSAS Science Policy Group

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Come join us for an informal discussion over lunch with Professor Wendy Jacobs to discuss these and other topics. Prof. Jacobs has extensive experience as a lawyer working on science relevant issues. After law school, Ms. Jacobs first worked as an appellate lawyer and special litigator for the U.S. Department of Justice in its Environment Division in Washington, D.C. She then did a brief stint with a law firm in Seattle working on First Amendment and commercial litigation, followed by 18 years as a partner in the Boston law firm Foley Hoag LLP, where she worked almost exclusively on environmental matters, involving myriad environmental laws, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and a host of interesting private sector clients. She is currently the Emmett Clinical Professor of Environmental Law at Harvard Law School and Director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic. More information on Professor Jacobs can be found here.

Lunch will be served.

Contact Jonathan Moch (jmoch@g.harvard.edu) with any questions.