Career Services Site Map
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.
To search for a keyword on the page press ctrl + F (Windows) or ⌘ Command + F (Mac) and type your search terms into the keyword box. If you are mobile browser, there is usually a “Find” command or “Find in Browser” option in the browser’s menu.
During this period of remote learning, the Office of Career Services will be open to you as a resource for information and advising. Visit OCS and OPIA Remote Operations & Advising for information about accessing our office and general FAQs.
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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
Practice Areas
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- 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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Recruiting and Job Search
Recruiting and Job Search
Guide to the Job Search
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Early Interview Program
Early Interview Program (EIP) homepage
- Early Interview Program (EIP) Dates and Deadlines
- EIP Information for Joint Degree, Visiting and SJD Students
- EIP Orientation and Market Mixer
- EIP Roadmap
- How Does Law Firm Hiring & EIP Work?
- How EIP Fits Into Your Career Goals
- OCS EIP Resume Review Program
- EIP as a 3L/3L Job Search
- What to Expect at EIP
Researching Employers
Researching Employers
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Interviews and Networking
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Preparation and Interview Types
Interview Day
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Offers
Offers
- Evaluating Firms for Professional Success
- Evaluating Offers
- Handling Slow Responses and Rejection
- Holding and Responding to Offers
Professionalism and Bar Exams
Professionalism and Bar Exams
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Judicial Clerkships
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Decide to Plan and Pursue a Clerkship
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Handle Interviews, Offers and Beyond
Handle Interviews, Offers, and Beyond homepage
- Clerkship and EIP Issues
- Complaint Procedures
- Evaluation Forms for HLS
- Future Employment
- Handling Offer from Law Firm
- Handling Summer Employer
- Interview Reports to HLS
- Law Clerk Handbook
- Notifications
- Offers
- Preparing for Interviews
- Restrictions Based on Ethics Rules
- Strategy for Scheduling
- Thank You Notes to Judges
- Withdrawing after Interview
- Withdrawing Applications
Resources
Resources
- OCS Recorded Programs
- 1L Resources
- Advice from the Experts for Junior Associates
- Advice from the Experts for Summer Associates
- Alternative Careers Resources
- 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
- Evaluating Firms for Professional Success
- HLS Alumni by Industry
- In-House Counsel Resources
- Intellectual Property Resources
- International Arbitration Resources
- International Practice Resources
- Interviewing Resources
- Job Search Strategy Resources
- Judicial Clerkships Resources
- Judicial Clerkships Webcasts
- Large Firms Resources
- Litigation Resources
- Networking Resources
- Offer Resources
Practice Area Podcast Series
Practice Area Podcast Series
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
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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.