Videos of Past Events

The Future of Human Rights Advocacy in the U.S.Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ACLU Human Rights Program 56:07 – 11/15/2018 OPIA Wasserstein Fellow, Jamil Dakwar, Director…

57:17 – 09/28/2016 Attorneys in private public interest law firms are working at every level to address the justice gap and create systemic change for clients…

Targeting the Victims: Defending Immigrant Survivors of Abuse in an Era of Enforcement Stacie Jonas 54:05 – 10/24/2018 Wasserstein Fellow Stacie Jonas discusses her work at…

Sustainable Justice: Lessons from 20 Years of Domestic War Crimes Prosecutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Lillian Langford ’13 58:26 – 02/02/2019 Watch one of our highly…

Staying True to Yourself and Your Career Betsy Fordyce 44:58 – 11/01/2018 Wasserstein Fellow Betsy Fordyce, Director, Youth Empowerment & Legal Advocacy Program, Rocky Mountain Children’s…

So I Don’t Have to Choose? Building a Career Spanning Direct Services and Systemic Advocacy Chris Kemmitt 52:36 – 10/11/2018 Many law students feel torn between…

Skadden Fellowship Info Session Kathleen Rubenstein and Lauren Aguiar, Skadden Foundation; Judy Murciano and Jillian Tuck, OPIA Elizabeth Gyori ’19, Kenneth Parreno ’19, Mahroh Jahangiri…

Rising 2L Job Search Strategy Session (2022) Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising 40:24 – 04/13/2022 OPIA staff discuss factors to consider when…

Questioning the Firm (2014) 50:41 – 09/09/2014 Students joined Catherine Pattanayak, Carolyn Stein, and Nima Eshghi for a discussion about exploring public sector opportunities as a…

Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Bryan Stevenson) 71:18 – 09/17/2014 The Public Service Kick-Off featured remarks by Dean Martha Minow, keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, Judge David Barron,…

Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Janson Wu ’03) 90:13 – 09/04/2019 Learn more about public service at HLS and beyond. Watch our inspiring keynote speaker and HLS alumnus…

Public Policy Panel (2011) 1:12:19 – 03/07/2011 Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Washington D.C. office
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Public Defender Interviewing Process 1:34:56 – 10/07/2014 Interviewing for a public defender job is uniquely challenging — interviews can be confrontational, are frequently intense, and usually…

56:03 – 10/04/2011 When lawyers and law students think of public interest practice, they typically think of legal services or public defender offices, not-for-profit organizations such…

51:49 – 09/30/2010 When lawyers and law students think of public interest practice, they typically think of Legal Services or Public Defender offices, not-for-profit organizations such…

Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Law Firms Panel 1:25:02 10/20/2014 Private public interest law firms work on many of the same issues as their nonprofit, government,…

Presidential Management Fellowship Info Session Joan Ruttenberg, Assistant Director for Government Advising and Director of the Heyman Fellowship Program 37:15 – 09/23/2021 Watch or listen to…

Post-Graduate Fellowship Insider Judy Murciano, Fellowships Director and Associate Director of OPIA 55:30 – 09/13/2021 Fellowships can be the gateway to new ideas and innovations and…

OPIA’s UN Recruitment Part III: Competency Based Interview Preparation 44:59 – 04/12/2018 Making it through the application process to the interview stage is really the hardest…

How to be a Successful Intern at an International Organization (ft. Priyanka Chirimar) 54:37 – 02/06/2018 Watch OPIA/HRP’s Wasserstein Fellow-in-Residence, Priyanka Chirimar, to learn how students…

From Refugee to Advocate: A Personal Journey to Community Lawyering (2018) 43:20 – 01/09/2018 Watch our discussion about Jora Trang’s life and work, from a Vietnamese…

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…

New Approaches to Addressing Youth Gang Involvement 1:01:15 – 10/25/2017 Watch our discussion about various approaches to youth gang involvement from the perspective of a city…

Never Losing Your Passion: Having a Fulfilling Career as a Social Justice Lawyer 57:23 – 01/07/2015 Learn and get inspired about social justice law careers from…

Networking Basics for J.D. and LL.M. Students Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising Elizabeth Shirey, Assistant Director for J.D. Advising 37:47 01/07/2021…

LL.M. Series: Public Interest Job Search Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising Judy Murciano, Associate Director and Director of Fellowships 46:29 – 10/07/2021…

LLM Public Interest Careers Panel (2014) 1:34:29 – 10/09/2014 Check out more videos of panels, info sessions, and other events!…

LL.M. Career Stepping Stones: How LL.M.s Have Used the Public Service Venture Fund (PSVF) Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising Judy Murciano,…

Living on the Low Income Protection Plan (LIPP) (2019) Molly Thomas-Jensen ’08 Nicole Dooley ’09 54:48 – 09/19/2019 Worried that working in a public interest job…

V-PIIP Orientation Elizabeth Shirey, Assistant Director for J.D. Advising Micah Nemiroff, Assistant Director for Programs and Recruitment 29:51 – 05/13/2022 Learn the ins and outs of…