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The PMF class of 2023 application will launch at noon on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, and will close at noon, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the PMF Handbook and PMF application process.

There’s still time to apply to employers participating in the Fall 2022 V-PIIP Resume Collection! With over 110 organizations participating in the resume collection, this is another great opportunity to apply for summer or postgraduate positions with numerous public interest organizations. You can continue to bid through 12:00 p.m. EST on September 8. Submit your bids through Symplicity CSM.

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.

Government Honors Programs are the most common pathway for 3Ls and certain recent graduates to enter government service. In preparation for your 3L year, you should start to get familiar with these opportunities now.

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.

We strongly encourage you to apply for any fellowship that may help you reach the work you are excited about. Because many fellowships require you to pursue a project with a host organization, however, and because some fellowships have very early deadlines, it is important to begin preparing NOW for your fellowship search.

We know it may seem early to start thinking about your post-graduate job search as a 2L. However, your 2L spring is the best time to check out our new 3L Guide to Entry-Level Post-Graduate Jobs, review our fellowship application calendar, start monitoring fellowship and entry-level job deadlines, and make an appointment with an OPIA adviser to position you for success in your search.

"Make space for an unplanned journey."

"I had no problem getting interviews."

"I have never worried about the 'perfect path'."

"I could never have anticipated that I would end up doing what I do now."

"I felt a bit insecure because my path didn't align with what I expected or what I saw others doing."

"I was concerned that my experience was too narrow."

"There is no wrong path--only a wealth of choices."

"Your first job is not necessarily your final job!"

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.

"I couldn't have predicted most of this."

"Very few paths are linear, and often the most fun experiences are those you weren't counting on."

"Embrace uncertainty and appreciate the unconventional path."

"I expect to have more shifts in my career down the line."

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…

"You're not committing for life!"

"My life since law school has been an adventure!"

"I could not have predicted where I would be now."

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.

"I had a lot of anxiety about picking the right path."

"I'm so glad I've taken early 'risks'."

"I have no idea what comes next for me, and that's scary but also liberating."

"I love what I do because it’s not just a job, it’s life-giving."

Watch OPIA’s Director of Fellowships, Judy Murciano to learn more about the Fund and the application process.

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.

Please read below for more information about an independent clinical opportunity with the Data Privacy and Security Division of the Massachusetts AG’s office for Spring…

The Massachusetts Public Banking campaign is seeking an intern for the Spring semester to work with them in demonstrating how the MA public bank will…