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Prepare for Interview Invitations Once you have bid for Preview, the ball will be in the firm’s court. Firms will receive students’ materials on June…

How to Record an Interview Conflict During the Conflict Review period you should record any times that you will be not be available for an…

Resume and Transcript Your resume and transcript are your main documents for Preview, EIP Week, and EIP Resume Collection bidding and interviews. Note that OCS…

Review Your Preview Experience Before finalizing your EIP Week bidding strategy and bid list, take a step back. Think critically about how Preview went for…

Overview of Your Bid List Overview of Your Bid List After completing your law firm research and assessing the selectivity of firms, it is time…

How to Bid for EIP Week The bidding process for EIP Week is the same as bidding for Preview with two differences: you are allowed…

Overview The Resume Collection employers are a mix of firm offices in major markets, offices of large firms in smaller markets, small and midsized firms…

Now, it is time to enter your bids in CSM Symplicity.  When the Preview bidding period closes, your resume and transcript will be sent to…

Key Links/Resources Download a PDF of EIP Week as a reference or in case your internet goes down. 4. Tech Issues & Troubleshooting If…

Employers that participate annually in the Early Interview Program (EIP) create a “track record” of the number of interviews conducted, the number of callback invitations extended, the…

Email OCS at ocs@law.harvard.edu if you have questions or if a contact’s email is not working. EIP 2024 Recruiter Contact Info Employer Location(s) Recruiter Name Email…

OCS will use your responses to: Your individual responses will not be viewed by anyone outside of OCS. Report Progress Update your Tracker promptly after…

EIP Employer List The EIP Employer Registration Information spreadsheet contains the 2024 registered employers for EIP and EIP Resume collections. Information Included in the EIP…

If you are interested in two markets, you will likely encounter firms with offices in both markets. Your first inclination may be: “I’ll bid for…

To craft an effective EIP bid list, you must understand which firms on your preliminary list of firms are highly selective. Selective firms, generally, require…

Add/Drop Strategy Before dropping or adding interviews, review the overall balance of employers on your EIP Week interview schedule and take stock of any…

Before EIP Interviews Begin/Prepare for EIP Monday, July 24 to Monday, July 29 Now that your bids are submitted, you may be wondering how you…

Polish Your Online Presence  Throughout your law school and professional careers, you should be mindful of how you present yourself online. Good judgment is critical…

Most prospective employers will ask you to provide a piece of legal writing at some point in the recruitment process. A writing sample should demonstrate…

When choosing your writing sample, keep in mind the following key suggestions: Getting Your Writing Sample The development of a writing sample should be deliberate,…

How to Get your Transcript Providing Transcripts to Employers Employers usually want an unofficial copy of your Harvard Law School transcript for applications and during…