Career Services Site Map
The Office of Career Services is operating on campus. We are offering in-person and virtual appointments and services. Visit Contact Information and Directions for more information.
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The following is a comprehensive list of webpages within the Office of Career Services section of the Law School’s website. If you have questions about our website or want to report errors please email us at ocs@law.harvard.edu.
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JD Students
Career Exploration and Self Assessment
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Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Litigation
- Aviation and Transportation
- Banking and Corporate Finance
- Bankruptcy Law
- Capital Markets and Securities
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate Governance and Compliance
- Corporate Practice Primer
- Corporate-Transactional Law
- Criminal Litigation
- Data Privacy and Security
- Derivatives
- Employee Benefits, ERISA, and Executive Compensation
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
Practice Areas
- Environmental, Social, & Governance
- Family Law
- Fashion Law
- FDA and Healthcare Regulation
- Government Contracts
- Health Care Law
- Homeland Security
- Insurance Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Trade
- Investment Management & Financial Services
- IP Litigation
- IP Transactional and Life Sciences
- IP Transactions
- Labor and Employment
- Labor and Employment Litigation
Practice Areas
- Life Sciences
- Litigation
- Litigation and Government Affairs
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Patent Law
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Real Estate-REITS
- Regulatory Law
- Securities Litigation
- Sports and Entertainment Law
- Tax Law
- Technology and Telecommunications
- Tort Litigation
- Trusts and Estates
- White Collar Criminal Law
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Business Careers
Recruiting and Job Search
Recruiting and Job Search
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International Practice
EIP and SIP
EIP and SIP
Early Interview Program
Early Interview Program (EIP) homepage
Key EIP Pages
- Early Interview Program (EIP) Dates and Deadlines
- Early Interview Program (EIP) FAQs
- EIP Roadmap
- EIP Interview Tracker
- Actions to Take Prior to EIP
- Virtual EIP
- Callback and Offers FAQs
- What to Expect at EIP (for EIP @ The Charles)
About EIP
EIP and Preview Bidding
- EIP Employer Registration Information
- Add and Drop Assigned EIP Interviews
- Assess Firm Selectivity
- Bidding and Interviewing in Multiple Cities
- Choosing Your EIP Preview Firms
- Enter Bids for EIP Preview
- Enter Bids for EIP Resume Collections
- Enter Bids for EIP Week
- Evaluate Grades and Personal Profile
- Finalize, Rank, and Submit Bid Lists for Review
- Impact of EIP Preview Experience on EIP Bidding
- Record EIP Interview Conflicts
- Schedule and Manage EIP Preview Interviews and Offers
- View Your EIP Interview Schedule
- Upload Materials to CSM
Spring Interview Program
Additional Opportunities
Researching Employers
Researching Employers
Interviews and Networking
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Offers
Offers
Professionalism and Bar Exams
Professionalism and Bar Exams
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Judicial Clerkships
Judicial Clerkships
Step 1: Develop Strategy
- Evaluate Strategy Versus Grade Profile
- Factors to Consider about Individual Judges
- Geographic Considerations for Clerkships
- International Clerkships
- International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows Programme
- Number, Mix, and Waves of Judges
- Types of Courts
- Types of Judges
- When to Clerk
Step 2: Register a an Applicant
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Step 4: Build List of Judges
Step 5: Submit Applications
- Clerkship and 3L EIP Issues
- Create OSCAR Applications so Recommendation Letters Can Be Attached
- Faculty Recommendation Logistics
- FAQs about Email Applications
- FAQs about Online (OSCAR) Applications
- FAQs about Paper Applications
- FAQs about Updates to Applications
- Judges’ Contact Information
- Method of Submission
- Nominees to Become New Judges
- Non-HLS-Faculty Recommendation Logistics
- Recommenders Calling Judges
- Submission of Clerkship Applications
- Summer Employer re Clerkship Interviews or Offer
- Taking Stock After Submitting Clerkship Applications
Judicial Clerkships cont.
Step 6: Handle Interview(s)
- Clerkship Interview Reports to HLS
- Complaint Procedures for Judiciary
- In Person versus Virtual Clerkship Interview
- Preparing for Clerkship Interviews
- Strategy for Scheduling Clerkship Interview
- Summer Employer re Clerkship Interviews or Offer
- Thank You Notes to Judges
- Withdrawing after Interview Problem
Step 7: Navigate Offer
Think About During & After Clerkships
Resources
Resources
- OCS Recorded Programs
- 1L Resources
- Advice from the Experts for Junior Associates
- Advice from the Experts for Summer Associates
- Bankruptcy Resources
- Bar Exam Resources
- Business Careers Resources
- Career Exploration Resources
- Career Transition Resources
- Corporate-Transactional Law Resources
- Diversity Resources
- Early Interview Program Podcasts and Videos
Practice Area Podcast Series
Practice Area Podcast Series
Practice Area Podcast Series homepage
Note: Not some practice area podcasts have been merged with the Career Exploration page. See Career Exploration above for the full list of practice areas.
Global Practice Podcast Series
Global Practice Podcast Series
LL.M. Students
LL.M. Students
LL.M. Resources
- Continued Post-Job-Fair Job Search
- LL.M. Alums Give Advice
- LL.M. Alums Give Advice Podcast Series
- LL.M. Alums Give Post- N.Y. Job Fair Advice
- LL.M. Market Spotlight: Asia
- LL.M. Market Spotlight: Europe
- LL.M. Podcast Dress Code and Hotel Etiquette
- LL.M. Podcast Preparing for Your Interviews
- Moving to New York, Taking the Bar, and Starting Work
Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups
Employers
Employers
Recruiting Programs
- Employer Recruiting Policies and Guidelines
- On-Campus Interview Program Comparison
- Early Interview Program
- International Summer Employment Program
- Overseas-Trained Student Interview Program (not hosted by HLS)
- Resume Book Program
- Resume Collection Program
- Employer Recruiting Policies and Guidelines
- Early Interview Program
- International Summer Employment Program
- On-Campus Interview Program Comparison
- Overseas-Trained Student Interview Program (not hosted by HLS)
- Resume Book Program
- Resume Collection Program
- Spring Interview Program (SIP) for Employers
Alumni
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Career Transitions
- Changing Practice Areas
- FAQs on Relocating
- Finding a Job as a Senior Attorney
- Getting Yourself Back on the Market
- Handling a Lay-Off
- Job Searching While Clerking
- Managing Your Career During an Economic Downturn
- Moving From a Large Firm to a Small or Medium Firm
- Navigating Part-Time Schedules
- Negotiating Your Severance
- Re-Entering the Law After Staying Home with Kids
- Re-Entering the Law After Taking a Leave
- Relocating to a New Area
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Networking and Interviews
Self-Assessment
About OCS
About OCS
Prospective Students
Careers Dashboard and 1L Career Advising
Careers Dashboard and 1L Career Advising
The Careers Dashboard and 1L Career Advising contain pages that are shared between the Office of Career Services and the Office of Public Interest Advising.