Audience: 2L

June 30, 2020
Over 50 organizations have already signed up to participate in this year's Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP), either through virtual interviewing or resume collection! Learn how you can take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to apply for summer and postgraduate positions with public interest organizations all across the country.

Announcement

June 30, 2020
Are you beginning to think about your 2L summer and weighing the decision of whether to work in the private sector or the public sector? We in OPIA want every HLS student to feel empowered to make career choices that are the best for their individual interests and circumstances – whether those choices involve work in the public or private sectors.

Event
June 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join OPIA for a conversation with Chloe Cockburn ’07, Program Officer for Criminal Justice Reform at Open Philanthropy and Josie Duffy ’13, President of The Appeal, for a discussion of where we go now with criminal justice reform in the United States in the wake of Minneapolis. Students will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance and also during the event. RSVP required by 11 a.m. on the day of the event. Individuals who RSVP will receive a link to the event link. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the program, and no later than 10 p.m. on June 24th. Individuals can submit questions anonymously.

OPIA subscribes to the bimonthly Washington Council of Lawyers Public Interest Jobs Clearinghouse and posts the two most recent editions. The opportunities include student internships and alumni jobs and are primarily focused in D.C., but also include a variety of out of state, non-law, and fellowship opportunities. 6/15/20 Washington Council of Lawyers Public Interest Job Clearinghouse digest 6/1/20 […]

Event
June 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

When and why state attorneys general assume control of criminal cases, especially those arising from allegations of police misconduct, has starkly arisen in Minnesota where Professor Jim Tierney (Former Attorney General of Maine and Lecturer in Law & Director of the Attorney General Clinic at Harvard Law School), has been advising Minnesota AG Keith Ellison regarding the recent homicide of George Floyd.
Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link to shortly before the program.