Category: Video

Congratulations on completing law school! Now please join Assistant Dean Mark Weber and members of the OCS staff as we discuss your first years of “Real World” practice in this unprecedented time.

Heading to a law firm this summer? Spending at least a portion of the summer remotely means that you will need to navigate being productive, being social, and showing the firm that you are practice-ready, all over zoom. Learn what will matter, how you can maintain your professionalism and how you can secure a permanent offer during these unprecedented times.

Hello Students, This time of year, you would normally see messages about study breaks and a pancake breakfast, all aimed at providing a boost, as you complete finals and papers. But this year, because we are all working in different locations in Cambridge, throughout the United States and around the world, we connect instead through […]

Hear from HLS clerkship advisors and a panel of 3Ls about how to successfully prepare for and navigate potential clerkship interviews. Some discussion will focus on the hiring plan date this summer for current 2Ls, but 3Ls, alumni, and 1Ls also will find the basic principles relevant.

Elite litigation boutiques are a great alternative to BigLaw, either coming off a clerkship, right out of HLS, or as a lateral associate. Please join HLS grads and partners from Kaplan Hecker & Fink in NY, MoloLamken in DC, and Bartlit Beck in Chicago to learn how their firms differ from BigLaw and how you can get a job there.

OPIA advisors and HLS students give advice on how to balance classes, clinics, and extracurriculars during your 2L year.

Get the most up-to-date info about getting started, how to decide what jobs to pursue, what employers are looking for, and how to find job opportunities answered by the knowledgeable OPIA advisors.

LLM alum Tytus Cytowski '05, will speak (via videoconference) and provide advice about developing a practice after graduating from Harvard. Mr. Cytowski is the founding partner of a firm that specializes in startups, venture capital and US market expansion, with a special focus on EU startups in Silicon Valley.

Want to use your law degree in a policy setting? Learn about handling public policy initiatives in-house from Stephen Ball '10, Government Relations and Public Policy Senior Vice President for the Northeast Region of Wells Fargo.

This short video shows how to update your resume, including giving tips on how to make space for your 1L summer job and ensure your resume is in a format EIP employers expect to see.

Showing employers that you understand the business of law can mean the difference between a successful interview season and a mediocre one. In this program, Julie Jones, Chair of Ropes and Gray, and Mark Weber, Assistant Dean of Career Services have a candid conversation about how law firms really work. Topics include law firm business models, the reality of associate and practice area profitability, and how grades and prior experiences figure into your marketability. 

The Big Law summer recruiting landscape has changed, with more “pre-cruiting” and early interviews, a race for talent, and fewer common timing guidelines among law firms and law schools. Get advice on how to stand out and get ahead of the curve.

Get some practical tips to help you assess and figure out your legal practice area preferences. Presented by Major, Lindsey & Africa, a leading search firm that has helped many associates evaluate and change career paths.

Watch this panel discussion with current HLS students and OPIA staff who can help answer your questions regarding the EIP process and how to weigh the pros and cons of participating in the EIP program.

The NY Job Fair is coming soon on February 1, 2020! Attend this session for some practical tips as you make final preparations for the Job Fair. Bring all your remaining questions and concerns, as the majority of the program will be a Question & Answer session.

Interested in learning about family law and/or starting your own firm? Meet Marie-Louise Ramsdale (‘93), the founder and principal lawyer of Ramsdale Family Law, an all-female family law firm in Charleston County, South Carolina.

Why would you want to clerk? What do clerks actually do? How does the job vary by type of court and judge? Why and how should you research judges in advance? What does the application process look like from the inside? How can you make the most of a clerkship once you have one? Hear the answers to these questions and more from recent clerks. For 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs at any stage of thinking about clerkships.