Congratulations on completing your 1L year! Now that you are a rising 2L, be on the lookout for our 2L Weekly Bulletins and check out the 2L Guide to Summer Jobs to help you plan your 2L job search.

Please note that first-round applications for Summer 2026 Peggy Browning Fund Fellowships are opening Monday, June 2 for rising 2Ls, and will close September 30, 2025. Another round with more organizations will start in early November 2025.

Location: Washington, DC
Deadline: July 11, 2025
Learn more about the Law Clerk 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: Boston, MA
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Legal Intern 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: July 19, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Law Clerk 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.

Congratulations, graduates! We have loved working with you. We are inspired by your hard work and tenacity; by your outrage at the injustices and inadequacies that are far too present in our legal system and the world; by your deep commitment to using the law as a tool for change; and by your compassion for, and support of, each other.

The world needs you now, more than ever — and we know you are ready to meet the challenges that lie beyond the doors of Harvard Law School. We are looking forward to watching your impactful careers unfold and cheering on your accomplishments for the clients and communities you will be serving. Please know that we will always be among your biggest fans!

We very much hope that you will stay in touch through the months and years to come, and don’t forget that many of our services remain available to you after you leave HLS.

All graduating students are encouraged to join our alumni listserv to receive a weekly email highlighting job & fellowship opportunities, ways to engage with our office (such as alumni happy hours, mentoring programs and networking events), and various job-related events. And as an alum, please do contribute your thoughts to our Alumni Speak Series to inspire the next generation of students along the public interest path!

Not graduating in 2025? If you are a joint-degree student, on leave, or will for any reason be returning to campus next year, please let us know! We will need to move you to the appropriate class listserv.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Summer 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.

Location: San Francisco, CA
Deadline: August 1, 2025
Learn more about the Law Clerk position.

As you take a breath between the end of finals period and the beginning of your summer job, now is a great time to start to familiarize yourself with the public interest job search process and timeline you can expect during your 2L year. (You read that right – you’re a 2L now!)

Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Summer Legal Fellow 2025 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: Open until filled
Learn more about the Summer 2025 Law Clerk 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: Chicago, IL
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the 2025 Summer Law Clerk 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: Anchorage, AK, Boulder, Co, or Washington, D.C.
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Learn more about the 2026 Summer Clerkship 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.

Though it’s only May, some early fellowship sponsorship deadlines have already been announced. Don’t miss the chance to apply for host opportunities closing in late May and early June in particular. Get a head start on surveying the landscape at our fellowship host organization deadlines feed, and read more about fellowships generally in our recent e-advising post. Sponsorship deadlines will continue throughout the summer.

Though it’s only May, some early fellowship sponsorship deadlines have already been announced. If you are clerking next year, don’t miss the chance to apply for 2026 fellowship host opportunities closing in late May and early June in particular. Get a head start on surveying the landscape at our fellowship host organization deadlines feed, and read more about fellowships generally in our recent e-advising post. Sponsorship deadlines will continue throughout the summer.

The New World Social Innovation Fellows Program supports selected student changemakers – known as Cheng Fellows – advancing progress on a social challenge through an effort of their design. Through weekly co-curricular programming, coaching, mentoring, and seed funding, it provides a platform for students to develop and scale efforts while in school and post-graduation. The application will close on June 2, 2025.

You have successfully navigated the summer job search, and you begin your internship full of excitement and optimism. But what if, in the middle of your summer, you’re not having the experience you’d hoped for? Perhaps you’re not getting enough work, or enough supervision. Or, maybe you’re getting too much work, or are confused about how to approach a project, or are feeling overwhelmed. Here are some suggestions for addressing some common summer internship challenges students face.

Location: San Francisco, CA
Deadline: August 1, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Legal Internship 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.

Once you identify jobs for which you would like to apply, it is time to start preparing your application materials. During your 2L summer, complete the following to prepare materials for an entry-level public interest job search.

The Ms. JD Fellowship is a program to promote mentoring and professional development to women law students. Each spring, Ms. JD selects a group of outstanding rising 3L students for this nine-month program. Applications are due May 4, 2025.