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Office of Career Services
4020 Wasserstein Hall (WCC)
1585 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

1L Career Orientation

Listen to the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) for an introduction to our offices. Meet staff from OPIA and OCS and learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for JD students.

The Lure of Chambers

Why should you want to clerk? What do clerks actually do? How does the job vary by type of court and judge? What does the application process look like from the inside? How can you make the most of a clerkship once you have one? Learn the answers to these questions and more from recent clerks. This program is for everyone, 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs, at any stage of thinking about clerkships.

Applying for Clerkships

While traditionally the majority of people who clerk do so straight out of law school, some choose to clerk later. In fact, some judges prefer…

State Clerkships

State courts can offer fantastic clerkships. Every year, new HLS grads set out to gain experience (and adventure!) in state courts across the country. A…

LL.M. Series: An International Arbitration Discussion

Hear 2015 HLS LL.M. alum, Kartikey Mahajan, an associate in Clifford Chance's Singapore office, discuss his LL.M. job search and his career. He answers student questions after his presentation.

Successful Later Searches

For inspiration with your clerkship search, listen to a panel of 3Ls who secured clerkships later in their law school careers for one reason or another.

Acing Interviews for 1Ls

What makes for a great interview?  How do you get an employer to notice you in the first place?  What matters most on your resume?…

Engaging with Faculty (featuring Professors Goldberg, Jackson, and Litman)

For judicial clerkships and certain other jobs, the strength of faculty recommendation letters can make or break an application. Even aside from those concrete needs, engaging with HLS faculty also makes for a more educational and enjoyable law school experience. Hear tips from a panel of popular professors about how best to cultivate substantive relationships with faculty. This program is designed especially for 1Ls but also may be beneficial to other students.

LL.M. Lunch and Learn: Project Finance

Listen to Rosalia Roman (HLS LL.M. '10), a project finance associate in Clifford Chance's Washington DC office discuss her project finance practice and the Washington DC market for LL.M.s. At the end of the program she answers student questions.

LL.M. Lunch and Learn: International Arbitration

This program features Mark Stadnyk (HLS LL.M. '11), an international arbitration associate in Norton Rose Fulbright's NY office. Hear him discuss his his international arbitration practice and the market for LL.M.s, and answer student questions.

Clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court

HLS Professors and former SCOTUS Clerks Andrew Crespo and Daphna Renan will address the job itself, positioning yourself in advance, strategies for putting together the…

The Lure of Chambers

Why should you want to clerk? What do clerks actually do? How does the job vary by type of court and judge? What does the…

1L Career Orientation

Listen to the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) give an introduction to our offices and learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors for JD students.