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One of the best ways to get essential international public service experience and enhance your knowledge and skills is through a summer internship. Because the…

Nonprofit/Advocacy Panel (2014) 1:22:57 Thousands of nonprofit organizations provide comprehensive legal advice, representation, and education to low-income or marginalized communities. Others use lawsuits or legislative…

Presenter: Jillian Tuck, Associate Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising, Programs, and Community Building Length: 42:49 – 9/22/2025 This informational session focuses on the LLM post-graduate…

LLM Public Interest Careers Panel (2014) 1:34:29 – 10/09/2014…

A labor union is an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing the individual and collective rights of its members with respect to…

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HLS students who are military veterans or members of the Reserves or National Guard (shortened for ease of use as “student veterans” below) have unique…

Initial networking contacts, requests for informational interviews, and thank-you notes can be sent as emails. When requesting an informational interview, briefly introduce yourself and your…

Because the type of work varies from one agency and one country to another, highlighted below and in the narratives section, are some examples of…

IGOs are typically organized by their membership and by their purpose. For example, the UN is called a global organization because all countries are allowed…

Many students seek government work, particularly in the international arena, because of the greater likelihood that they will be given an enormous amount of responsibility…

There are opportunities to gain international experience and to learn about international issues throughout law school. There are also opportunities to obtain summer internships, particularly…

Basic Skills and Specialized Knowledge There is no one size or formula that fits all international careers so in selecting your academic program you should…

Just as there is no easy way to define international law, it is just as difficult to define the skills required for an international practitioner…

Many students enter law school with a passion for a particular issue or set of issues, such as education or civil rights. Others develop a…

Public defenders represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.  Public defender offices exist at the federal, state, and local levels; there are also specialized offices that provide legal…

A prosecutor is the government attorney who charges and tries cases against individuals accused of crimes.  Prosecutors’ offices exist at the federal, state, and local…

Plaintiffs’ firms are private, for-profit law firms that represent individuals and groups seeking to redress injuries, commonly in the fields of workers’ rights, consumer rights,…