Were you a student of the late Professor David A. Grossman? If so, please consider creating some video content for the DAG Fund’s 10th Anniversary event this Feb. 12th at HLS. We hope to show a video compilation of former students responding to the question: How has Dave impacted your life/work/path? If you'd like to participate, kindly record your response to the prompt, and include in the video your name and what kind of work you are doing. Each video should be about 1 minute or so in length. Please email Stacy Grossman by Feb. 9th to coordinate submitting your video.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this meaningful documentation that speaks to the legacy of David. A. Grossman.

Alumni interested in adjunct, clinical, and tenure track law teaching are encouraged to view the HLS Law Teaching Resource Page for general information, job & fellowship resources and instructions on how to subscribe to the Law Teaching mailing list.

Please join us for a very special evening celebrating the 10th anniversary of the David Abraham Grossman Fund for Social Justice!

Thursday, February 12 at 6:00 PM, Harvard Law School

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Advising appointments are available with OPIA's alumni adviser, Rachel Pemstein. If you are having technical difficulties making an appointment, please make sure you have claimed your HarvardKey to access CSM and our secure password-protected web content. For help with creating or accessing a Harvard Key, please contact HLS ITS at 617-495-0722 or submit a ticket through the HLS Services Hub.

If you are still having problems making an appointment, please email opia@law.harvard.edu or call us directly at 617-495-3108 for assistance.

Employer registration for resume collection for our annual public sector Spring Interview Program (SIP) is still open!

Is your organization hiring for summer or postgraduate positions? Consider registering and recruiting through the HLS Spring Interview Program.

Please use our registration survey to sign up for resume/materials collection.

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Students/graduates applying for a PSVF Org-Based Fellowship need to ensure any requests to change the MOU are submitted by January 12, 2026 and to make an appointment with an OPIA adviser by January 21, 2026 to discuss the job search process.  
 
Watch or listen to our PSVF info session to learn more about these fellowships and the application process.

Here are the deadlines for OPIA's internally administered fellowships for which 3Ls and alumni are eligible to apply. Mark your calendar and make an appointment to speak with an OPIA adviser!

OPIA’s job postings can now be found in CSM/Symplicity!  You can search for jobs by keyword and location, filter by sector, save postings to return to later, and set up job alerts. For some jobs, you can apply directly within CSM. 

We will continue to include a sampling of recently added public sector jobs in our weekly emails. 

To access CSM, you must have a HarvardKey. You may claim your HarvardKey here. If you need assistance with claiming your HarvardKey, contact the alumni Help Desk. 

We appreciate your patience as we make this transition. If you have any questions, please contact opia@law.harvard.edu.

The Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) is working to establish a new legal services program to assist immigrants and refugees, and is seeking attorneys interested in joining the program.

Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Legislature appropriated funds to ORI to establish this new program, which ORI has called the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative (MACI). MACI attorneys will provide direct legal representation to eligible, income qualified immigrants and refugees in Massachusetts through single consultations or ongoing legal representation, consistent with the legislative mandate.

Read more about the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative.

Applying for the U.S. Department of Justice's SLIP or Honors Program? Our application guide is now updated for this year's application cycle.

Read the 2025 OPIA Insider’s Guide

Alumni Speak brings public interest alumni voices to our current students and other alumni on topics related to law school, life, jobs and getting it all done with resilience, intentionality, and confidence. Throughout the academic year or after graduation, your messages will help students and fellow alums navigate the various challenges of law school and beyond.

We'd love to hear from you about:

Training - How and where did you develop the skills to be effective in your field? 

Belonging - When you were at HLS, did you ever feel like you didn't belong, harbor self-doubt, or struggle with lack of confidence?

Please share your thoughts through our Alumni Speak Survey. Thank you!

CPCS has received funding from the Massachusetts legislature to double in size by September of 2027. They are currently looking to hire post-bar graduates (including those who sat for the July '25 bar exam) to start September 8, 2025.  They will also be hiring continuously for the next two years.

Applications for those who can start September 8, 2025, can be found here: Committee for Public Counsel Services - 2025 Public Defender Division Trial Attorney - Statewide Positions.

Hiring for Fall 2026 will have a different application process (likely starting in a couple of weeks) and we encourage you to monitor the CPCS website as well as our Alumni Digest for that cycle and all future hiring.

If you do apply, please email OPIA's Alumni Adviser, Rachel Pemstein, so we can alert the CPCS hiring team.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

If you are searching for positions and opportunities, don’t forget to check the HLS Job Bank in CSM regularly.

The Hub for Innovative Law Offices (HILO) is a newly launched incubator for lawyers who are starting their own public interest legal practices, and are looking to work with mission-oriented law firms, nonprofits and other organizations to increase capacity to do vital legal work. Read more: Info for attorneys – Info for organizations