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Listen to fellow students discuss how to structure your summers in order to make the most of your time here at HLS and set the stage for success in your career. Whether you are focused on public sector careers, private sector careers, are uncertain, or hope to work in both sectors, this program can help you plan your next two summers. 

Watch this presentation by the the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for an introduction to our offices. Learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for JD students. 

Whether you left law to raise children, care for ill parents, address personal matters, or switch careers, there is a way back in, even if you have been out for 10+ years. This program addresses how to frame your prior experience and your hiatus in order to move toward reentering the legal workforce. Patricia Hennessy is an HLS alumna who coaches individuals on all career related matters including re-entry.  Lindsey Boyle is the Hiring Manager of the OnRamp Fellowship which is a national program that provides year-long reentry opportunities to lawyers.

What makes for a great interview? How do you get an employer to notice you in the first place? What matters most on your resume?…

Are you an extravert or an introvert? This OCS/OPIA workshop will help you gain a clearer vision of your personality traits and how they play…

Listen to the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for an introduction to our offices. Hear from OPIA and OCS staff and learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for J.D. students.

Your Job Search, presented by Elaine Ventola of Naomi Beard & Associates, is a comprehensive guide to your post-graduation career search, whether you are two…

What makes for a great interview? How do you get an employer to notice you in the first place? What matters most on your resume? What are the most common interview mistakes you should avoid? OCS and OPIA attorney advisors will provide you with guidance about how to ace your interviews and land your 1L summer job.

Are you a 1L interested in career advising and services offered at Harvard? Watch this presentation by the the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and…

What makes for a great interview? How do you get an employer to notice you in the first place? What matters most on your resume?…

Listen to the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for an introduction to our offices. Meet staff from OPIA and OCS and learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for JD students.

What makes for a great interview?  How do you get an employer to notice you in the first place?  What matters most on your resume?…

Listen to the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) give an introduction to our offices and learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for JD students.

OCS’s Yih-hsien Shen and OPIA’s Catherine Pattanayak cover the fundamentals of effective cover letter writing and editing in this workshop.

OCS’s Yih-hsien Shen and OPIA’s Catherine Pattanayak cover the fundamentals of effective resume writing and editing in this workshop. For students interested in resumes aimed…