Event Category: Career Event

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Climate change and its consequences suffuse nearly all areas of law, but for law students who want to focus intentionally on climate, selecting a career path in an ever-shifting social, technological, and judicial environment can be daunting. Join Wasserstein Fellow Matt Littleton ’10, an attorney at Envolve Law, for a discussion of his career as a government and private public-interest litigator specializing in federal and state climate policy. Matt will discuss ways (some obvious, others not) that litigating and non-litigating attorneys are tackling one of the most pressing and vexing problems of our time, and offer thoughts on where the field may be heading.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.

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Hear from members of various affinity groups who have secured clerkships on how to: navigate the clerkship application process, strategically plan your 2L spring in light of writing sample and recommendation letter requirements, and set yourself for success! Please RSVP at the following link so we can get an accurate headcount for the lunch order: […]

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WCC; 1015 Classroom

Do you believe the West Coast is the best coast? Come learn about the Northern and Southern California legal markets from an expert legal headhunter. Topics covered will include hot practice areas, and the industries that drive the markets. Lunch will be served.

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Attorneys from Sidley’s Century City, San Francisco, and Palo Alto offices will discuss their practices, share their perspectives of practicing on the West Coast and answer questions from attendees. Lunch will be provided! RSVP through FloRecruit with this link:  https://florecruit.com/v2/app/sidley/registration/events/94218/register 

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Sign up for a 20-minute meeting with CA legal market headhunter Eve Jaffe of Garb Jaffe & Associates Legal Placement, LLC. Get your questions answered about the CA legal market. Sign up for time slot in CSM. Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact ocs@law.harvard.edu in […]

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Milstein East and West

Mark your calendar for the can’t miss event of the semester: OCS’ Firm Fair. Firm Fair offers you the chance to meet with law firm representatives, ask questions, and start to learn which firms will be of interest to you.

This event is for HLS 1Ls. Food will be provided.

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Did you know low-income Americans did not receive any or enough legal help for 92% of their civil legal problems, driving them deeper into poverty? Join Wasserstein Fellow Lena Silver (’13) to learn about the opportunities for diverse forms of advocacy in poverty law including direct client services, community outreach and organizing, and systemic work through coalition building, legislative and administrative advocacy, and impact litigation. As an expert in public benefits law, with an emphasis in immigrant access to public benefits, Lena will also make the case for why every public interest attorney should be knowledgeable about the safety net, and how pursuing legal work in public benefits is both exciting and critical to fighting poverty. Lunch provided. Please RSVP!

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Please join the West Coast Club for great discussion with Sheppard Mullin associates on pathways from East Coast law schools to successful careers at leading West Coast firms. These associates will share insights on choosing practice areas, navigating the California legal market from afar, excelling in the recruitment process, and building a sustainable, long term […]

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Don’t miss this annual event showcasing the wide range of public interest summer employment opportunities for first-year students—both in the U.S. and abroad. 2Ls and 3Ls will share their experiences from summer internships, answer questions, and offer insights on the application process. Feel free to come and go throughout the evening during this large tabling event. Snacks will be served.