Category: Announcements

Government Honors Programs are the most common pathway for 3Ls and certain recent graduates to enter government service.

Congratulations to graduating students on reaching the home stretch! We want to be sure you’re aware that many of our services are available to you after you leave HLS and we hope that you keep in touch with OPIA after graduation. All graduating students are welcome to join one or both of our postgraduate listservs. Read the full post to register for the Recent Grads listserv for a weekly email with fellowship and entry level job opportunities and/or the Alumni Jobs Digest listserv for a weekly email with job opportunities, relevant announcements, and events.

At OPIA, 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!

Still looking for a clinic for next year? APPLY NOW! Community Enterprise Project (CEP) of the Transactional Law Clinics. Are you interested in community lawyering, economic justice, and/or community economic development? Want to learn more about worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and ways in which transactional lawyers can support social justice and solidarity economy movements? […]

We are excited to announce that starting on Monday, May 14, there will be new and improved changes to PeopleSoft absence requests and approvals. The new pages are easy to use and mobile friendly! We hope this will be a significant improvement for your user experience.

Learn more about the Roddenberry Prize and how to enter.

Applications due June 1, 2018. JUDICIAL INTERNSHIP U.S. DOJ – Executive Office for Immigration Review (Boston, MA) Fall 2018 Internship Desired Class Level: 2L, 3L The position offers an excellent opportunity to develop research, writing, and analytical skills. The successful applicant will also gain substantive knowledge of immigration law. Assignments, which will vary depending on […]

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.

May announcements from Harvard University Health Services.

Beginning at 9am on Wednesday, May 2, the HLS community will be able to book Milstein spaces, in addition to all weekend space needs, for the 2018-2019 academic year.

The Summer 2018 “Who Worked Where list” is now available on our website. This list shows where many of your classmates are working for the summer. Please note that this is an opt-in list. If you have not alerted OPIA or the Student Financial Services offices of your willingness to be added to this list, you will not find your name here.

The Dean of Students office is still looking for volunteers to help with activities for Class Day on May 23 and Commencement Day on May 24. Join us in saying goodbye to the Class of 2018!

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.

Jacob Lipton, Fellowship Director of the Justice Catalyst (and Program Director of the Systemic Justice Project at HLS) will be hosting 1-on-1 advising sessions about the Justice Catalyst Fellowship on Monday, 4/23.

Sign up for an appointment!

The next deadline to submit materials for grants of up to $600 per student for postgraduate fellowship and job interview travel with public interest employers is April 16, 2018.

Learn more and apply!

United States of America National Labor Relations Board Notice of Second Election

This is a reminder about the required steps for students who will be traveling abroad this summer under HLS auspices.  Please be sure to attend one of the mandatory pre-departure sessions on April 11 and 12 (12:00 – 1:30 pm in Milstein East B).

OPIA's end-of-year survey is a key opportunity to tell us what's working well in OPIA -- and what isn't! Your feedback is extremely important to us, and we will use your thoughts to inform our planning for future years. All responses to the survey are anonymous.

The Office of Career Services (OCS) is looking for Peer Advisors for EIP and we have extended the deadline to Monday, April 9 for applications.

Learn more about telehealth coverage and savings and discounts from HUHS.