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Applications for the 2021-2022 International Legal Studies Post-Graduate Fellowships are due to International Legal Studies by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 19, 2021. These fellowships are designed to improve participants’ understanding of international and/or transnational law by supporting graduating HLS students or recent J.D. or LL.M. graduates who will be clerking or interning at an international or foreign regional/supranational court or tribunal in 2021-2022.

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!

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.

Join the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic for an information session on Monday, April 12th from 12-1 pm EST. Come speak with Acting Director Shaun Goho, Clinical Instructor Aladdine Joroff, and the Clinic’s Fellows and students about fantastic and diverse opportunities to work on ground-breaking environmental and energy projects. Register in advance for this meeting: https://bit.ly/3wjdlrz

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!

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.

RAs to work on projects related to the legal history of American capitalism and its present-day implications.

While the public sector is extremely varied, most employers are looking for a core set of skills. Additional qualities that may be valued by employers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are increased flexibility and comfort with remote work. Continue to work on these skills throughout your 3L year and meet with an OPIA advisor to discuss them.

Spring of your 3L year is the best time to start preparing for your post-clerkship public interest job search. Watch or listen to the Entry-Level Job Search webinar to get your post-clerkship job search questions about getting started, how to decide what jobs to pursue, what employers are looking for, and how to find job opportunities answered by the knowledgeable OPIA advisors.

International Legal Studies (ILS) is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 International Legal Studies Post-Graduate Fellowships from HLS 3Ls or LL.M. students who will graduate in May 2021 or recent graduates who received their J.D. or LL.M. in 2018, 2019, or 2020. Applications are due to ILS on Monday, April 19, 2021 by 5:00p.m. Learn more about the ILS Post-Graduate Fellowships and apply.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now accepting applications from 2L and 3L law students for its 2021 Fall Legal Externship (Unpaid) Program in our Washington DC office. The externships start in August 2021 and end in November 2021, the start and end dates may be flexible. Apply here by April 8, 2021. See our tips on the application process and printable […]

International Legal Studies (ILS) is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 International Legal Studies Post-Graduate Fellowships, designed to support graduating HLS students or recent J.D. or LL.M. graduates who will be clerking or internin at an international or foreign regional/supranational court or tribunal in 2021-2022. The application deadline is April 19, 2021.

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.

part-time research assistant for civil disobedience & statutory interpretation projects