Career and Application Guides - Harvard Law School | Harvard Law School

OPIA’s career and application guides provide an in-depth look into many fields of public interest law. In the guides below, you’ll find background information on issue areas and practice settings, narratives and career advice from practicing attorneys, key hiring information, and organization and fellowship listings.

Featured Guides

Insider’s Guide to Successful Fellowship & Grant Applications

Read the guide on fellowship and grant applications.
The OPIA Insider’s Guide to the U.S. Department of Justice SLIP and Honors Program Application Process (2025)

Read our guide to applying to the DOJ’s Summer Law Intern Program and Honors Program.

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Subject Matter Guides
- Administrative Law
- Animal Law
- Children’s Rights Law
- Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
- Conservative/Libertarian Public Interest Law
- Education Law
- Environmental Law
- Food Law (Developed by staff and members of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Harvard Food Law Society)
- Health Law
- Immigration & Refugee Law
- Intellectual Property/Cyberlaw
- Juvenile Defender Resource Guide (This guide is published by the Gault Center [formerly National Juvenile Defender Center].)
- Labor and Employment Law
- LGBTQ+ Rights Law
- Movement Lawyering Reading Guide (This guide is published by the Center for Constitutional Rights.)
- National Security Law
- Women’s Rights Law
Practice Setting Guides
Application and How-To Guides