Category: Video

The EIP Preparation program will provide you with an overview of what to expect during the week of EIP, important tips on how to ace your EIP interviews, and information about the callback process.

Learn the ins and outs of the Public Interest Interview Program.

Introduction to Career Advising presentation held on July 15, 2021 with Jillian Tuck (Assistant Director, Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising) and Marjorie Lichtenberger (Associate Director & Director of LL.M. and International Advising, Office of Career Services). To turn on subtitles on the video below, click the “cc” icon on the bottom right of […]

This is a recording of the Transfer Student EIP Q&A Session which is an interactive discussion with OCS staff and past transfer students about the the Early Interview Program (EIP) for transfer students.

In this student-to-student panel hosted by OCS’s outgoing peer adviser, Haley O’Connor, hear from our new EIP Peer Advisers about their experiences at January’s first virtual EIP. Learn what to expect and get concrete tips and tricks for making the most of your EIP experience in a virtual setting.

Are you participating in EIP and are you also overwhelmed by the hundreds of firms, multiple geographic markets, and various practice areas? Are you unsure how you should be researching firms for your bid list? In this video, OCS Peer Adviser, Haley O'Connor gives an overview of the bidding process and tips for how to approach drafting your bid list before meeting with an OCS Advisor for a bid list review appointment. She shows some of our most popular employer research tools (Firm Prospects, Market Intelligence, Vault, Chambers, and others) and discusses which sites are better for different questions you might have about the firms.

In this program, we provide a more focused look at bankruptcy, intellectual property, media and entertainment, real estate, and labor and employment. Learn how those practices fit into the NY legal market and which firms have these practice areas.

In this program we provide a deep dive into what types of litigation dominate the New York legal market. Securities, white collar, government investigations, and other practices are discussed, with a list of firms that have strengths in these areas.

In this program, we provide a deep dive into the largest practice area in NYC – Corporate. Learn about which firms have robust practices in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, and others. This is an in depth discussion about the practices that dominate the NY legal landscape.

In this program, we provide a broad overview of the NYC legal market as well as the varying ways summer programs operate, using Cravath, Gibson Dunn, and Milbank as sample firms. We also discuss which practice areas dominate the NY legal scene, what the lifestyle of a new York associate is like, and why NY is an exciting place to learn the craft of being a lawyer.

View the recording of the Commencement 2021 livestream. You can also download the Commencement program PDF.

View the Class Day 2021 recording. Dowload the Class Day Program.

Join us for the 2021 Virtual Class Day ceremony.

Want to ensure you make the best possible impression while getting the most out of your experience this summer? Learn how to make the most out of your summer experience, whether in-person or remotely, while securing an offer (2L) or strong recommendation (1L) out of the process. In this program, 2Ls and 3Ls reflect on their summer 2020 work experiences and offer advice on handling work assignments, getting feedback, building relationships, securing a reference and writing sample, and much more.

Join us for the 2021 Virtual Commencement ceremony.

OPIA staff discuss factors to consider when choosing a 2L summer job.

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 other students and alumni also will find the basic principles relevant.

You are about to complete 3 years of 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.

Among other interesting facts, Judge Kirsch worked as an AUSA, Counsel to the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, partner at Winston & Strawn focusing on complex litigation and corporate investigations, and United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana.