Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline: March 30, 2025
Learn more about the Human Rights Intern position.
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Location: Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA
Deadline: January 24, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Legal Intern position.

Location: Washington, DC
Deadline: January 27, 2025
Learn more about the Summer 2025 Intern position.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Internship.
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Location: Across the U.S.
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Learn more about the Ivory Fellowship.

Location: New York, NY
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Intern position.

Location: Cambridge, MA
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the Law Student Internship position.
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Location: New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, IL; Santa Monica, CA; San Francisco, CA
Deadline: February 15, 2025
Learn more about the Summer 2025 Litigation Intern position.
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One of the toughest parts of a public interest job search is managing the timeline. The lack of a unified, consistent hiring timeline by public interest employers and the fact that every individual’s situation differs can complicate the search process. Consider the following tips about communicating with employers as you navigate interviews and offers.

Interviews that persuade and stick reflect five key elements.

Location: New York, NY
Deadline: Open until filled
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.
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OPIA will be hosting a number of Wasserstein Fellows during the spring term. Learn more about our group for the spring and connect with them through one-on-one advising!

Location: Camden, Trenton, & Newark, NJ
Deadline: January 20, 2025
Learn more about the 2025 Summer Law Intern position.
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Location: New York, NY
Deadline: February 7, 2025
Learn more about the Civil Practice Legal Intern, Law Reform Legal Intern, Juvenile Rights Practice Legal Intern, and Criminal Defense Practice Legal Intern positions.
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January is a busy month for Harvard-funded fellowships, and in particular, for Harvard-funded international fellowships. Be aware of the following upcoming deadlines:

January 7, 2025 by 11:59 PM: International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows Programme nomination application due
January 13, 2025: International Legal Studies Post-Graduate Fellowship application due (for work in international courts and tribunals)
January 13, 2025: Committee on General Scholarship Fellowships (for 3Ls and SJDs only, to travel, research, and work abroad) application due

Be sure to reserve appointments to speak with OPIA’s fellowships director about these opportunities, and upload drafts of your materials to OPIA for guidance well in advance of any deadline.

Deadline: February 13, 2025, at 5:00 pm
The Heyman Summer Internship is designed to encourage law students to spend one or more of their law school summers in federal government. Harvard Law School 1Ls or 2Ls who have secured or are pursuing federal government summer internships are eligible to apply in late winter each year. Heyman Summer Interns participate in networking and programming with Heyman Fellows and other federal officials.

Location: Boston, MA
Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Learn more about the Volunteer Intern position.

Location: Boston, MA
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the Intern position.
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Location: New York, NY
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.
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Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: March 15, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.
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Location: Covington, KY
Deadline: February 15, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Law Clerk position.