Event Tag: PILSA – How To Get A Job Week

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Feeling lost and overwhelmed by the 1L summer job hunt? Join PILSA for a workshop to build a list of potential employers you’d be interested in working for! We’ll begin with a brief presentation on list-building strategies, then you’ll have the chance to work with upperclassmen to ask questions and get recommendations. Food provided!

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Excited about public interest work but concerned about how you will manage loan repayment or other financial considerations? Hear from a panel of public interest alumni as they candidly share their experiences participating in the Low -Income Protection Plan (LIPP) 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 Kara Martin, Associate Director for the Low -Income Protection Plan and Public Interest Funding, will moderate and answer your questions. Lunch provided.

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Interested in public interest work but not sure where to start? Join SALSA for a cup of chai and a conversation about exploring public interest opportunities during law school. We’ll share experiences and practical tips on finding summer internships, navigating applications and funding opportunities, connecting with public interest organizations, and making the most of your […]

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As part of the Week of Public Interest, La Alianza, First Class, and the Public Interest Law Student Association are partnering to offer a town hall for students interested in paying off their loans using a loan repayment program (Public Interest Loan Forgiveness and Low Income Protection Plan, or LIPP). Any student, especially those that […]

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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!

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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.