Event Category: OPIA Events

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What is it like to be a racial justice lawyer in the current climate? Join OPIA for a community discussion with Wasserstein Fellow Kevin Jason, Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, to learn more about how the field of racial justice impact litigation has changed throughout his career, especially with the current retrenchment of civil rights and hostility to equity efforts. Kevin will discuss the day-to-day experience of legal advocacy, challenges encountered since he began this work, and the different roles attorneys can play in the pursuit of racial justice.

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

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Wondering how students land public interest employment immediately after graduation? Does the path seem confusing compared to private sector recruitment? Join OPIA as we demystify post-graduate pathways to public service, including a high-level overview of entry-level hiring, fellowships, and government honors programs. We will discuss hiring vehicles and key steps and strategies to ready you for post-graduate public interest job success.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below.

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Public interest-minded students contemplating whether to pursue a clerkship after graduation are encouraged to attend this panel discussion at which public interest alumni who have clerked will talk about their experiences. The discussion will explore how a clerkship can be beneficial, the differences among various types of clerkships, and whether a clerkship might, or might not, be necessary for the kind of public interest work you hope to pursue. 

Audience: This event is for public interest-minded 1Ls and 2Ls who are curious about clerkships. 

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below.

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A fun and casual event for the HLS public interest community! Join OPIA for the third annual Justice Jam. Grab some appetizers while listening to passionate public interest attorneys and soon-to-be attorneys tell a story about why they fight for justice. Each storyteller will share—in just five minutes! —what inspires them to do public interest work. It will be part poetry slam about justice, part public interest pep talk, and, if YOU come, a whole lot of fun. Join us!

Food and beverage provided. RSVP below!