Event Category: Career Event

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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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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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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.

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Whether you are interested in corporate law, privacy, antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights, tort defense, employment, criminal, appellate, or almost any other practice area, State Attorneys General offices offer unparalleled opportunities to do good, serve the public, and engage in impactful legal work. Best of all, you can do it from your home state! Join Wasserstein Fellow and Deputy Colorado Attorney General Nathan Blake to learn more about how State AGs are on the front lines of defending the rule of law and taking on the biggest corporations harming consumers. From high-stakes Supreme Court cases to counseling government agencies to engaging in possibly the last place in the country where constructive bipartisan work occurs, working for a State Attorney General should be on your shortlist of promising career paths.

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

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Pound Hall; 101 Ballantine Classroom
Curious about how litigation boutiques differ from traditional Big Law firms? Join us for a panel featuring attorneys from leading litigation boutiques as they discuss what sets these firms apart. Learn how their recruitment process works, what qualities they look for in candidates, and how to gauge whether a boutique environment is right for you.