Event Tag: 1L

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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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Advancing a federal anti-poverty policy agenda is not a walk in the park. Come learn from Wasserstein Fellow Michael Santos on how he collaborates with grassroots organizers and blends his experience providing direct legal services and advocating for policy changes at the federal level to help create the political will to protect, expand, and advance anti-poverty policies in Washington, DC. Michael will reflect on the skills he learned as a former eviction defense attorney and as an advocate working to increase access to justice for vulnerable communities living in poverty.

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

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Are you wondering if Big Law is right for you? Debating whether to participate in the Early Interview Program? Are you worried that if you don’t go to a large law firm, you’ll be left without “options”? Join us for a panel discussion with public-interest-minded current students as they reflect on their own decisions about whether to spend a summer or begin their careers in Big Law.

Lunch provided. Please RSVP below.

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Many people go to law school because they want to do meaningful work that benefits society, and it can be overwhelming trying to find the perfect job to do that. Join OPIA for a community discussion with Wasserstein fellow Kenda McIntosh as she discusses her unconventional pathway into a career in indigent defense and how bringing her values into her work – from commercial real estate, to immigration, to public defense – has created opportunities and opened doors she could have never planned for. Kenda will discuss the rewards and challenges of serving marginalized communities and offer practical advice on how to make the most out of the first few years of your legal career, no matter what you end up doing.

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

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Interested in learning more about public interest salaries? Excited about public interest work but concerned how you will manage loan repayment? Hear from a panel of public interest alumni as they candidly share their experiences participating in the Low-Income Repayment Program and discuss their lifestyles on public interest salaries (no, they don’t eat ramen noodles every day). Catherine Pattanayak, Assistant Dean for Public Service, and Katy Harger, Assistant Director for the Low-Income Protection Plan and Public Interest Funding, will moderate and answer your questions.

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.