V-PIIP Employer Snapshot: Private Public Interest Law Firms
Learn more about the private public interest law firms recruiting through V-PIIP with these resources to help you prepare your applications.
Learn More: Contact OPIA with any questions: opia@law.harvard.edu
Learn more about the private public interest law firms recruiting through V-PIIP with these resources to help you prepare your applications.
Over 120 organizations have signed up to participate in this year's Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP), either through virtual interviewing or resume collection! Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to apply for summer and postgraduate positions with public interest organizations all across the country. Review our resources to help you prepare for the program. We will continue to send you important information and updates throughout the summer, including news on new employer registrations, which extends through August. Please schedule an appointment with an OPIA adviser to help you prepare for the program. Review more employer details through Symplicity CSM
Alumni in the Classes of 2021–23 can now set up an @alumni.harvard.edu email forwarding address through their profile in the HAA Alumni Directory. Alumni from the Class of 2024 will be able to set this up after graduation. For all other classes, this feature will be made available later in 2024.
Deadline: September 22, 2023, 11:59 pm Eastern. The Gideon's Promise Law School Partnership Project is a fellowship that provides recent law school graduates committed to a career in public defense with continuing legal education (C.L.E.) training and guaranteed permanent employment in a partner public defense office upon program completion. Note that, if you are selected as a Gideon’s Promise Fellow, you must apply for funding through the Public Service Venture Fund, as Gideon’s Promise positions are otherwise unfunded. As a result, the only offices that are eligible are those that aren’t conducting any entry-level hiring. Eligible offices to date include: Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Public Service Venture Fund, which serves to support HLS graduates’ public interest careers and amplify the impact of their work. Read more about the PSVF, its history, and how some alumni are using PSVF funds to build a better world.
We have added a couple of new elements to our weekly alumni digest to improve the navigation and to help you find the job opportunities you are interested in.
• We have added a new category in our job postings for remote jobs. You will find it at the end of the alumni digest, after international jobs.
• We have also added jump links to each job category at the top of the job postings, which will allow for easier navigation.
Dear Alums!
Alumni Speak is a series of reflections from our public interest alumni. Periodically throughout the year, we share with students your thoughts on law school, life, jobs, and getting it all done with resilience, intentionality, and confidence.
This series is a resounding success! We hear from students that your messages come at just the right time to help them navigate the many challenging aspects of law school and career planning.
Please help us build this series even further by sharing more wisdom!
• Work-Life Balance: How do you manage the demands of your job while having a life outside of work? What are your strategies? What advice do you have for a student who is focused on finding the right balance?
• How I Got My First Post-Graduate Public Interest Job/Fellowship: What would you say was the most important step to landing your first public interest job/fellowship (excluding clerkships)? Who or what helped you along the way? How did you manage the search with demands of school/your current job and life?
Please submit content through our Alumni Speak Survey. Please note that we may edit content slightly for format or style but will endeavor to maintain the spirit of your message. As always, we are grateful for your support of OPIA and our students. Our public interest community has a strong history of paying it forward and we appreciate your help to guide the next generation of lawyers!
Below are events a part of the Life After Law School Series. Click on each one to learn more.
Looking for a small way to contribute to the public interest legacy at HLS and encourage the next generation of public interest lawyers? OPIA is excited to announce the creation of a social justice library, a space in our suite that we hope will inspire students and facilitate community-building among public interest-minded students and alumni.
Find out how you can help!
Asylum Access Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia At Harvard Law School, Ji Yoon spent two semesters in the International Human Rights Clinic, working on projects to…
Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights New Orleans, LA Haylie Jacobson will be working at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR), the juvenile public defender…
National Immigrant Justice Center Chicago, IL Drew Heckman is a recent graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D.) and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P.).
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Boston, MA Erin will spend her fellowship year at Lawyers for Civil Rights (formerly Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and…
Dejusticia Bogotá, Colombia Erin will spend her fellowship year in Bogotá, Colombia with Dejusticia, a Colombian NGO and think tank that serves as a leader in…
Federal Public Defender Service for the District of Maine Portland, ME Grainne Dunne will spend her fellowship year at the Federal Public Defender for the…
ACLU of Massachusetts Boston, MA Rachel Davidson will spend her Sumner M. Redstone Fellowship at the ACLU of Massachusetts, where she will focus on First…
Native American Rights Fund Anchorage, AK Chloe Cotton will spend her fellowship year at the Native American Rights Fund, working in the field of voting…
Gender Justice St. Paul, MN Cici Coquillette has been awarded a PSVF Fellowship to work with Gender Justice in St. Paul, MN. Cici will be…
Eviction Defense Collaborative San Francisco, CA Before law school, Joey was a union organizer in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he successfully unionized medical…
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center Washington, D.C. Elise Baranouski will be working at the MacArthur Justice Center’s Supreme Court & Appellate Program in Washington,…
Corporate Accountability Lab Chicago, IL As a Kaufman Fellow, Isabella will join the Corporate Accountability Lab in Chicago. She will work on a project regrading…