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How to Get your Transcript Unofficial Transcript: You can print, download, or print to PDF your unofficial transcript/grades at the Helios self-service site. Official Transcript: Visit the…

EIP Resume Review Program The EIP Resume Review Program
is now open for submission. The deadline to submit your resume for review is…

Your resume is one of the most important documents you will draft during your time at Harvard. It is the first and only impression a…

Resume Length If you have been out of law school for 5 years or less, a single page resume is not only appropriate, but expected.

About References WHAT? References are people with whom you have worked or studied, who can talk about your work ethic, work product, and general demeanor.

Your references should not appear on your resume, but instead, be listed on a separate sheet of paper and provided when requested by an employer.

EIP Resume Review Deadline The deadline to submit your resume for review is Monday, June 10. Early submission is highly encouraged. Transfer students: The deadline…

1L Cover Letter and Resume Workshops Join OCS’s Peer Advisors for advice on how to draft a professional, impressive resume and a persuasive cover letter…

As a general rule, whenever you send a resume to an employer it should be accompanied by a cover letter. The main purposes of a…

Cover Letter Structure The simple part of cover letters is the structure which can be summarized with a few short guidelines: First paragraph: Who you are…

Judges generally require a writing sample as part of the initial application. They are particularly sensitive to demonstrated research, writing, and analytical skills; bluebooking, typographical,…

If, after you have submitted clerkship applications, you have a new round of grades or other new information potentially of interest to judges who have…

Judges always require your law school transcript as part of clerkship applications, and some judges want your undergraduate and other graduate school transcripts as well. (For federal judges, refer to OSCAR…

While some clerkship applicants are lucky to have immediate success, most need to be persistent about their searches over time to get payoff. We emphasize…

You are almost there!  A few final tips . . .  Have Someone Else Proofread Enlist help in advance for careful proofreading. An example of…

Number Judges tend to require a minimum of either two or three letters of recommendation. Enough judges require three that you will need to arrange…

All applicants are encouraged to have a clerkship advisor review their materials before submission. Please plan ahead because at busy times of the year, many applicants tend…

Most general guidelines for other resumes carry over into the context of judicial clerkships. Then, some more specific points come into play as follows. Overall Try…

Harvard participates in the annual Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program. The program is administered by Columbia University, and LL.M. students from Harvard, Columbia, University of Michigan,…

Faculty are accustomed to being asked for recommendation letters for clerkships, so it is not a big deal for them. Still, do what you can…

Judges vary and overlap in their hiring cycles. If you have an initial list of judges in whom you have interest, confirm whether they actually…