Location: San Francisco, CA
Deadline: February 15, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.
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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)

Location: Multiple locations
Deadline: March 1, 2025
Learn more about the 2025 Summer Legal Internship positions.
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Location: Multiple locations
Deadline: April 19, 2025
Learn more about the Fred T. Korematsu Summer Fellowship.
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Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: January 19, 2025
Learn more about the Summer 2025 Legal Department Internship position.
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Location: Multiple locations, CA
Deadline: February 21, 2025
Learn more about the Summer 2025 Internship positions.
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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: Various, VA
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship Program.
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Location:  Washington, D.C.
Deadline: February 01, 2025
Learn more about the Summer Legal Internship position.
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If you’re interested in learning more about legal nonprofit work, check out the following resources.

The CGS Traveling Fellowship looks for strong research skills and focused, purposeful travel anywhere in the world driven by a clear methodology to address significant questions, conducting studies and practice critical to applicant’s career development. It is restricted to J.D.s and S.J.D.s due to graduate in 2025. One application for the 3 fellowships: Knox is only for a UK/Commonwealth country. Kennedy/Sheldon can go to more than one country. Applicants should choose their 2 letters of recommendation from Harvard faculty. This application requires a Fellowship Advising appointment in advance of submission to CARAT.

Location: Camp Springs, MD
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the 2025 Summer Internship Program position.
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Location: Multiple locations
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Learn more about the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship positions.
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Private public interest law firms (PPILFs) are involved in many of the same issues addressed by not-for-profit public interest legal organizations and government agencies – but in a law firm setting. Interested in learning more about PPILFs? The following resources can help you begin your exploration.

Jonathan W. Cuneo COSAL/Justice Catalyst Fellowship

The COSAL enforces anti-trust laws to promote class equity by holding large corporations accountable and stemming anti-competitive practices that harm consumers and small businesses. Applicants must contact one of the preferred law firm host(s) before applying. Sign up for advising with Judy Murciano by making a Fellowship appointment.

Interested in learning more about criminal law internships and careers? The following OPIA resources can help you begin your exploration.

The Harvard Law Review Fellowship supports recent Harvard Law School graduates with a demonstrated interest in serving the public through their work and scholarship. It enables fellows to spend a year working in a public interest-related role at a government agency or nonprofit organization. Each fellow will receive a $65,000 stipend. At the end of the fellowship year, each fellow writes a piece of legal scholarship that draws on the fellow’s work during their fellowship year that is published in the Law Review’s online Forum. Emphasize a project that engages a compelling Theory of Law and a writing sample that illustrates strong research and writing skills. Sign up for advising with Judy Murciano by making a Fellowship appointment. 

Emphasize the need for launching an ambitious but feasible non-profit that is scalable and sustainable to meet an unmet need with a Theory of Change.

Location: New York, NY
Deadline: February 21, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.

Location: Detroit or Grand Rapids, MI
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more about the Legal Internship position.
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As you make your game plan for applying for summer internships, you may be trying to strategize about which applications to submit earlier or later. Though 1Ls can apply to summer jobs on or after December 1, employers’ hiring timelines after that date can vary significantly. Here are some examples of employers with early deadlines.