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Career Research

Office of Career Services
4020 Wasserstein Hall (WCC)
1585 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: 617-495-3119
Email: ocs@law.harvard.edu

Networking and Employer Events

Connecting with attorneys and attending employer events are valuable ways to learn about legal careers while expanding your network. 

Updates from Hire Ground

  • What is the Firm Fair?

    Think all law firms seem the same? Unsure how to differentiate one firm from another? Firm Fair is your opportunity to speak with numerous employers that recruit at HLS and gather information to help you determine which firms might be a good fit for you and your goals. Drop-in and out as you please throughout

    October 7, 2025

  • Quick Questions for OCS?

    For quick career questions, OCS offers drop-in advising each day from 12:30-1:30. If you have questions about getting started on the 1L job search, updating your resume, how to approach networking, or other questions, we encourage you to stop by the OCS Suite (WCC 4020). We also offer drop-in judicial clerkship advising via Zoom on

    October 7, 2025

  • Save the Date for Firm Fair

    Save the Date for the largest in-person employer event of the semester, Firm Fair, taking place on Wednesday, October 22 from 4-8pm in Milstein East and West. This is your opportunity to meet with a large number of law firm representatives at one event, ask questions, and learn about the firms that recruit at HLS.

    October 1, 2025

  • Virtual Employer Chats

    In addition to the coffee chats happening daily in the OCS suite this semester, many employers are hosting virtual employer chats. These are similar in that they are informal, drop-in style events intended to help you learn about the firms. However, virtual chats do require an RSVP in CSM. Virtual chats begin next week, 5:30-6:15

    October 1, 2025

  • Pay it Forward and Evaluate Your 2025 Summer Employer

    Student employment evaluations are a great, candid resource for 1Ls as they prepare for the 1L jobs search and begin thinking about 2L summer recruiting. We ask that you please pay it forward to the 1L class by completing the short, Summer Employment Evaluation for your job this past summer (summer 2025). You can attach

    October 1, 2025