Audience: LLM
Salary Negotiation Resources
Online Resources Robert Half Legal Salary Center NALP Private Sector Salaries Books The following books can be found in the OCS library in Wasserstein 4020. Difficult Conversations – Stone, Patton, Heen, 2000 Dynamite Salary Negotiations – Ron and Carl Krannich, Ph.D’s, 2001 Everyday Negotiation: Navigating the Hidden Agendas in Bargaining – Deborah Kolb & Judith […]
Career Exploration Resources
Recorded OCS programs January 19, 2022: Intro to Big Law: Choosing a Practice Area, Finding Your Place, and Positioning for the Future February 24, 2021: Intro to Big Law January 30, 2020: Ten Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Practice Area Practice Area Podcast Series Evaluating Offers: 7 Factors that Matter Evaluating Offers: 7 Factors that Do NOT Matter February 5, 2019: 10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Practice Area November 28, 2018: Introduction to Geographic Markets in Private Practice
Career Transition Resources
Recorded OCS Programs Making the Move From Law to Investing: March 30, 2016 Navigating a Lateral Move: April 9, 2015 How to Navigate a Networking Reception: October 21, 2013 Navigating a Lateral Move: March 30, 2012 10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Practice Area: March 1, 2012, March 23, 2010
Legal Practice Areas – Corporate Transactions
Corporate Transactions M&A, Capital Markets, Project Finance Are you interested in corporate transactional work but are not exactly sure what it involves? What exactly do corporate lawyers do when they are “on a deal?” This panel will address the basics of transactional practice in a law firm setting. We will cover mergers and acquisitions, capital […]
Entertainment and Media Law Panel
Entertainment Media and Law Are you interested in entertainment or media law? From intellectual property to regulatory matters, entertainment law goes far beyond Hollywood. Find out more from our distinguished panel of practitioners. Panelists: Kenneth Deutsch graduated from the Law School in 2003 and currently is a partner at Latham & Watkins. At the time […]
Callback Q&A with OCS Peer Advisors
Law firms voiced their perspectives on callbacks during the EIP Prep Program. Now hear from OCS Peer Advisors about their experiences last year. They offer candid advice on how to handle the logistics and substance of callback interviews and how to succeed in the process.
Large Firm Litigation- Appellate Practice
Large Firm Litigation Appellate If you love reading case law and figuring out the intricacies of a legal argument, then you may be bound for a career as an appellate litigator. Watch this program to hear about the path to becoming an appellate litigator, to learn about the skills that are unique to appellate litigation, […]
Legal Practice Areas – International Arbitration
International Arbitration Interested in alternative dispute resolution yet want to be a player on a global stage? International arbitration proceedings involve a wide spectrum of public and private legal issues, originate in countless world languages, and occur in nations on every continent before different types of boards and governing bodies. Because international arbitration practices tend […]
Global Practice – Long & Short Term Views on International Practice
Long & Short Term Views on International Practice Watch this webcast about the current realities of international law firm recruiting as well as how to take a longer view of achieving your goal to practice law abroad. Should you begin your career abroad or should you start stateside and then make a transition? How do […]
PSVF Seed Grant Governing Board
Established by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, the governing board for the Public Service Venture Fund includes senior administrators, faculty members, and alumni from both the private and public sectors. Joshua G. Bedell ’07 Joshua Bedell is Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Verisk Analytics. He was born in an orphanage in […]
Events
Upcoming Events Additional Events Coming Soon. Past Events Since the creation of the Public Service Venture Fund in 2010, Harvard Law School has sponsored many events related to social entrepreneurship. Details and videos of past events are posted on this page. Community Justice Project Launch Party October 29, 2015, 6:30 pm, Miami, FL Launch of the Community […]
Handling Difficult Issues
There may be some areas of your background that you feel uncomfortable talking about: your grades, the fact that you did not receive an offer from your summer job, your reasons for changing careers, or any gaps in your schooling or employment.
Lunch or Dinner Callback Interviews
When Would You Have a Lunch or Dinner Interview? Morning callback interviews often conclude with an interview lunch which offers you the chance to talk with attorneys in a more informal, unstructured setting. Dinner interviews following afternoon callbacks are much less common, but they do occur. Some firms may invite their candidates to dinner instead […]
Preparing for the Interview
The key to a successful interview is preparation. Both the firm and candidate are trying to find a good “fit.” Being well-prepared means knowing what both the firm and you as a candidate want and being ready to show the employer you are the right fit. Interview preparation can be broken into the steps on the right.
What to Expect at a Screener or Callback Interview
Whether it’s for a remote interview, a recruitment program interview, or an interview at the offices of an employer, , your plans should begin the night before.
Interviews and Networking
Learn about interview preparation, interviews by type, interview day, and after the interview.
Job Fairs
Detailed below are job fairs taking place in 2022 in which Harvard Law students are welcome to participate. Harvard Law School does not specifically endorse any of the following job fairs. Students considering whether to participate in these job fairs should keep the following in mind:
EIP Mock Interview Program
The Office of Career Services (OCS) and the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) are coordinating a Spring Mock Interview Program to give 1Ls the opportunity to practice and tailor their interview skills for law firm or public interest interviews.