Location: Albuquerque, NM
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Executive Director position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Location: Portland, ME
Deadline: May 9, 2025
Learn more about the Immigrant Rights Staff Attorney Fellow position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Contemplating your post-clerkship / post-fellowship plans? Thinking about a career change? OPIA's Alumni Adviser, Rachel Pemstein, is available to help you strategize for your public interest job search. Feel free to schedule an appointment directly with Rachel. You can also find general information online at OPIA's Public Interest Job Search Resources and Services for Alumni webpage.

Harvard Law alumni in federal government can now see a public interest career roadmap in the newly updated OCS & OPIA Guide to Transitions from the Federal Government (2025). Please share widely with your HLS classmates and be in touch with us here at OPIA!

Location: New York, NY
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Assistant Attorney General position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Location: Providence, RI
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Learn more about the Civil Division, Consumer Unit, and Climate Counsel positions.

In light of the federal hiring freeze and related actions, the Heyman Fellowship Program has been suspended for the 2025 fellowship year.  If you are a 3L, feel free to make an appointment with an OPIA adviser or come to a drop-in hour if you need assistance.  If you are an HLS alum in need of public interest career support, please reach out to OPIA for an appointment.

Location: Providence, RI
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Learn more about the Environmental Unit Chief and Health Care Unit Chief positions.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Senior Attorney position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Learn more about the Project Associate position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Around the country, law students and lawyers are facing a period of uncertainty. OPIA has always been here to support the HLS public interest community.  If you are an HLS alum in need of public interest career support, please reach out to us for an appointment.

To our wonderful network of OPIA alumni – we need your help!  If you are an employer with a potential opportunity (for students or alumni) or if you are available to offer guidance and support to one of our students or alums, please let us know by submitting a job posting or emailing us directly.

Location: New York, NY
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Learn more about the Public Health Legal Fellowship position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

Please note that applications for the following OPIA-administered fellowships are due in February:

Public Service Venture Fund Org-Based Fellowship
February 7, 2025, 5:00 pm 
PSVF Org-Based Fellowships are intended to help launch students’ and judicial clerks’ public interest careers at the public service organization of their choice that otherwise is not hiring at the entry-level.

Location: Washington, DC or Silver Spring, MD
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Staff Attorney position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

To our Los Angeles area alumni - we are devastated by the news coming from your hometown. Your OPIA family sends prayers and we hope that you are safe and unharmed. 

Location: Houston, TX
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Staff Attorney position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

For those interested in public international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s Judicial Fellowship Programme offers an opportunity like a clerkship. HLS is one of several law schools invited to nominate a single candidate, and the school provides a stipend to its nominee. Now would be a good time for anyone interested in the position for fall 2025 to gear up to apply. The Court has not yet released its application timeline for the 2025-2026 term, but we expect it to be similar to past years, for which applications were due internally to HLS in early January. Additional details are on the OCS page about the Judicial Fellows Programme.

Location: Greenfield, MA
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Criminal Defense Bar Advocate position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

International Legal Studies (ILS) is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 International Legal Studies Post-Graduate Fellowships. The Fellowships are open to HLS graduates from the classes of 2022-2025.

Applications are due to International Legal Studies by Monday, January 13, 2025. Learn more about the ILS Post-Graduate Fellowships.

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 your input on any or all of the topics, but right now we are particularly interested in hearing from you about Networking and Finances.

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

If you missed out on the bidding period for V-PIIP virtual interviews, not to worry! You still have the opportunity to apply to many employers participating in the resume collection program. Bidding for V-PIIP resume collection runs through September 12th at 12pm ET. Find the current employer list here.