Category: Video

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.

Interested in learning about the budding field of cannabis law? Meet OCS Alumna-in-Residence, Lauren Estevez ’13, Principal & Attorney at LME Law in Los Angeles. Ms. Estevez advises licensed cannabis and CBD brands, investors, and operators on legal strategy, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters.