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The CGS Traveling Fellowship looks for strong research skills and focused, purposeful travel driven by a clear methodology to make a novel contribution anywhere abroad. It is restricted to J.D.s and S.J.D.s due to graduate in 2023. The three fellowships are bundled as one, but Knox can only go to a UK/Commonwealth country. Kennedy/Sheldon can go to more than one country. This application requires a Fellowship Advising appointment in advance of submission to CARAT.

Harnessing the interdisciplinary approach of Professor Hanson’s Systemic Justice Lab, target how your innovative solution to a community-informed, access to justice problem can be addressed for the greatest sustainable and scalable impact that shifts power dynamics (economic and political) and fuels a clear Theory of Change. Regional work may be nationally magnified.

Emphasize the need for launching an ambitious but feasible non-profit that is scalable and sustainable to meet an unmet need with Theory of Change.

This fellowship for HLS students only is a two-step process: 1) secure a position with the GBLS unit that will host you; 2) collaborate with the host unit on whether you will serve as a staff attorney or work on a special project. Remember that you are still eligible to apply for a two-year EJW following a one-year school-funded fellowship.

Demonstrate a strong commitment to immigration work and policy reform. Highlight proficiency in languages other than English, cultural competence, trauma-sensitive interview skills, and direct representation. Mention stakeholders, movement lawyering, and collaborative work in high pressured settings with diverse individuals and age groups. Indicate readiness to take the bar. Contact your first-choice organizations to express interest.

E. Barrett Prettyman and Stuart Stiller Fellowship, Deadline: Sept. 1-October 31, 2022 Directed by Georgetown Law, Fellows provide quality representation to adults and adolescents accused of crimes, while developing skills as a clinical instructor. Emphasize long-term commitment to PD work. Submit all essay drafts for review well in advance of the deadline.

Besides the three letters of recommendation for a Fulbright (preferably 2 of the 3 from HLS Faculty), you will need a Letter of Affiliation from the host country (faculty/NGO), a language form from someone who has taught the host’s official language, and a Campus Evaluation (discuss with Judy Murciano in a fellowship advising appointment or during drop-in office hours). Submit your drafts for review well in advance of the internal deadline.

Independence Foundation Fellows provide free, direct legal services in the Greater Philadelphia area. Consult your host organization about whether they are eligible for this fellowship in a given year.

EJW Fellows seek to meet the unmet legal needs of marginalized communities in a wide range of issue areas highlighted on their website. Project-driven, the EJW application prioritizes: 1) a clearly defined problem of significant magnitude; 2) an ambitious but feasible means to address the problem with an impactful, creative/innovative concrete strategy; 3) a sustainable and scalable solution; 4) a series of opportunities for engaging the sponsoring firm/corporation in the project. EJW proposals can often serve as a template for many additional fellowships throughout the year. Recommendations sent directly to the EJW portal must be received a week before the deadline.

Speaking with attorneys practicing in your areas of interest (i.e., networking) is a critical component of a successful post-graduate job search. If you have been slow to make career connections in your city and/or field of interest, now is the time to kick things into gear, even if you're working remotely this summer.

Learn about this exciting and prestigious two-year post-graduate/post-clerkship fellowship.

To prepare you to get the most out of your summer internship, read our suggestions for navigating some common summer internship challenges students face, particularly around communicating with your supervisor or the intern coordinator to make a clear request for what you need.

A few plaintiffs’ firms and several litigation boutiques participate in EIP, but most plaintiffs’ firms and private public interest law firms (PPILFs) do not participate in campus recruiting programs like EIP or V-PIIP. Learn more about how the hiring processes differ with these types of firms.

Relevant research topics will include human rights, reparations, and the impact of mass incarceration on individual and community well-being, broadly defined. The research assistant would be called upon to read and summarize relevant literature in law, sociology, politics, and history. The research assistant would be called upon to read and summarize relevant literature in law, sociology, politics,, and history and to contribute to writing, copy-editing and fact-checking review articles and other papers. 15 hours/week through the summer and additional hours in the fall, if possible.

Watch our panel of HLS alumni speak about their own journey from practicing at a law firm to a public interest career. Of varied backgrounds, our alums will share what they did to successfully make the transition and what they experienced along the way.

OPIA's end-of-year survey is a key opportunity to tell us what's working well in OPIA -- and what isn't! We will use your thoughts to inform our planning for future years. All responses to the survey are anonymous.

Our goal is to help you find a great public interest job and avoid the common mistakes that can derail your job search. Take a look at our list of common job search mistakes and don’t let them happen to you!

Searching for post-graduate job opportunities can feel daunting if you don’t know where to begin. Learn about the four primary ways to search for entry-level job opportunities.

While the public sector is extremely varied, most employers are looking for a core set of skills. These are skills you may already have and should continue to develop during law school through internships, clinics, and coursework. Additional qualities that employers value in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are increased flexibility and comfort with remote or hybrid work.

Learn about entry-level and post-clerkship job search topics like how to get started, what hiring mechanisms different types of employers use, and how to find job opportunities.

These fellowships require pre-review approval at least a month before they are due. Consult with Human Rights Program (HRP) Associate Director Abadir Ibrahim.

The HLS Human Rights Program (HRP) is pleased to announce that the 2022-23 application for the Henigson Human Rights Fellowship and the Satter Human Rights Fellowship is now open.

Professor Natapoff is looking for one or two research assistants to help with several different criminal law-related projects, mainly an article on the legal relationship between the police and prosecutorial function. Preference for students who have taken criminal procedure and/or have a demonstrated interest in criminal law.

Julia Devanthéry, who co-teaches the Housing Clinic at the Legal Services Center and directs the Housing Justice for Survivors Project, seeks a research assistant on topics at the intersection of gender-based violence, housing instability, and the criminal legal system.

Research Assistant for Climate Change Regulation: to investigate a series of specific questions relevant to climate change mitigation policies and cases in the United States and to develop climate change resilience case studies.

A last-minute seat has opened up in the Spring 2022 Transactional Law Clinics. Please contact Maggie Bay (mbay@law.harvard.edu) a.s.a.p. if you would like to…

Daniel Francis is looking for a research assistant with an interest in antitrust to work on a variety of projects in Spring 2022. Previous or concurrent antitrust experience, in the form of a class or other substantive exposure, would be preferred, but wild enthusiasm about antitrust is even more important. Interested applicants should send a resume / CV and transcript, along with a short cover email explaining the applicant’s interest, to Daniel Francis at dfrancis@law.harvard.edu.

Climenko Fellow Michael Francus seeks an RA with an interest in bankruptcy, public finance, health law, or state and local government. Michael’s current project explores public hospital bankruptcies. The RA’s work will largely focus on data in these bankruptcies and what they tell us about the reasons that public hospitals file, what they do in bankruptcy, and whether bankruptcy ultimately helps them as it does private businesses. The RA will also have the opportunity to read and give feedback as the article draft develops.

Sarah Winsberg seeks up to 3 research assistants to work on current projects on the legal history of common law, labor, slavery, and capitalism. The first project examines laws of "slave hiring," the practice of enslaved people working for others in exchange for payment to the slaveholder. The RA will primarily collect, read, and assess historical cases fitting the project's parameters. The ideal RA will have substantial availability in the first two thirds of the spring semester.

The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic has space available for a small number of additional students in the spring 2021 semester.  Potential projects include…

Office of Senate Counsel Internship Position Description    The Office of Senate Counsel is responsible for a variety of legislative and legal matters for the…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs is offering several pre-approved independent clinical opportunities for the Spring 2022 semester. The full list of available…

Jobs to Move America is a strategic policy center that works to transform public spending and corporate behavior using a comprehensive approach that is rooted…

Watch this video with Fellowships Director Judy Murciano for an overview of fellowships, grants, and scholarships that will support public interest work, study, research, and entrepreneurship in the U.S. and abroad.

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Over 110 organizations have signed up to participate in this year's [link_to id=102023 title="Public Interest Interview Program"]Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP)[/link_to], either through virtual interviewing or resume collection! Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to apply for summer and postgraduate positions with public interest organizations all across the country.

Although the vast majority of public interest employers will not begin to consider applications for post-graduate employment until the fall, we wanted to alert you to a few earlier deadlines of which we are currently aware.

If you would like OPIA to review your materials for V-PIIP, you must submit them through our resume and cover letter review portal by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 6th.

Learn more about the government employers currently recruiting through V-PIIP with these resources to help you prepare your applications.

Check out our new fellowship application calendar that breaks down and maps out the application processes for many of the more complicated project- and organization-based fellowships. Use this in conjunction with our other fellowship resources and fellowship and entry-level jobs deadlines feed. We look forward to supporting you through your entry-level job search this upcoming year and to seeing you back on campus.

Once you hone in on the jobs for which you are interested in applying, it is important to start preparing your job search materials in advance. The typical application will include a resume, cover letter, and writing sample. Some employers will also ask for a transcript and references or recommendations. Follow our advice to help you submit materials that get you the interview.

Congratulations, graduates! We have loved working with you. Many of our services are available to you after you leave HLS and we very much hope that you will stay in touch. Please know that we will always be among your biggest fans! All graduating students are welcome to join alumni listserv for a weekly email with fellowship and entry-level job opportunities that require 0-3 years’ experience, job opportunities that require 3+ years’ experience, relevant announcements, and events.

We've expanded our popular summer public interest job search FAQs with additional answers to common general and post-grad public interest job search questions to help you get started or answer questions wherever you are in the process. Check out all of our FAQS!

Application materials for the Harvard Law School Public Service Venture Fund Seed Grant will be accepted online until Friday, January 15, 2021 at 5 pm. The PSVF Selection Committee invites J.D. alumni to apply for a seed grant to support a proposed organization that is in its initial stages and has few available funding sources. Learn more and apply!

“If you spend 12 hours a day doing work you hate, at some point it doesn’t matter what your paycheck says.” The upper echelon is hoarding money and privilege to a degree not seen in decades. But that doesn’t make them happy at work.

A federal judge has struck down a decision by the Trump administration to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census, setting up what’s expected to be a drawn-out appeal process from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Through these examples, we highlight the paths of a number of alums who have taken varied career routes to show that there is no “right” path to a fulfilling career.