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SUMMARY: Public Defender Application Process Roundtable
DESCRIPTION: Are you a rising 3L or current clerk that plans to apply for e
 ntry-level roles at public defender offices beginning in fall 2026? Want to
  know what to expect and how to put your best foot forward? If so\, please 
 plan to attend a virtual roundtable on July 21st at 8pm ET. On hand will be
  a group of alumni who successfully navigated the public defender applicati
 on and interview process and can offer advice on everything from applicatio
 n strategy to weighing offer decisions. Catherine Pattanayak\, Assistant De
 an for Public Service\, will moderate and there will be time for participan
 ts to ask questions\, as well.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Are you a rising 3L or current clerk that 
 plans to apply for entry-level roles at public defender offices beginning i
 n fall 2026? Want to know what to expect and how to put your best foot forw
 ard? If so\, please plan to attend a virtual roundtable on July 21st at 8pm
  ET. On hand will be a group of alumni who successfully navigated the publi
 c defender application and interview process and can offer advice on everyt
 hing from application strategy to weighing offer decisions. Catherine Patta
 nayak\, Assistant Dean for Public Service\, will moderate and there will be
  time for participants to ask questions\, as well.</p><p>Please <a href="ht
 tps://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7vJ5kSVWTMSLjLJwaCYd8w">register<
 /a> to attend.</p><p><strong>Potential topics include:</strong></p><ul><li>
 Strategies for researching and selecting offices that align with your value
 s and/or goals</li><li>What makes for a compelling application</li><li>Inte
 rviews/the interview process and preparation</li><li>Insights on the first 
 year of practice\, office culture\, supervision\, training and workload</li
 ><li>Advice on managing offers and navigating rejection</li></ul><p><strong
 >Panelists include:</strong></p><ul><li>Apoorva Krishnan ‘23\, Deputy Publi
 c Defender at Colorado State Public Defender</li><li>Faith Blank ‘24\, Assi
 stant Public Defender at Nashville Defenders</li><li>Matt Goldkind ‘22\, As
 sistant Public Defender at Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office</li><li>Bern
 ice Kwan ‘22\, Staff Attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services</li></ul>
CATEGORIES:Alumni Event,Career Event,OPIA Events
LOCATION:Zoom
GEO:40.712728;-74.006015
ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Nemiroff":MAILTO:mnemiroff@law.harvard.edu
URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/public-defender-application-pr
 ocess-roundtable/
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