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Practice Settings Law Firms In-House Counsel Solo Practitioners Private Sector Careers Outside of Legal Practice Careers Outside of the Private Sector Resources…

Law Firm Events and Etiquette Why are Law Firms Hosting Events? Law firms spend considerable resources organizing events that they hope will attract…

Researching Legal Markets For any job search, you need to determine in which legal market(s) you would like to interview. For students preparing for EIP,…

Workshops and Events OCS Peer Adviser Workshop: Researching Firms for EIP Are you overwhelmed by the hundreds of firms, multiple geographic markets, and various practice…

Popular Links Visit the OCS Site Map to view all OCS webpages organized by section. OCS Events and Programs LL.M. Programming Academic Year 2025-2026…

Access to OCS Services Upon enrollment at each school, you may avail yourself of all career resources. At Harvard Law School, this includes career advising,…

We strongly encourage international students  to understand their own individual visa situation and utilize the resources available at the Harvard International Office (HIO). The HIO Employment…

Advising Appointments We invite alums to make an appointment for career-related questions including assessing your current situation, defining new goals , conducting a job search,…

Hire Ground OCS uses the Hire Ground email as the primary means of communicating with you. Login to the Hire Ground Archive to review posts…

Hire Ground OCS uses the Hire Ground email as the primary means of communicating with you. Login to the Hire Ground Archive to review posts…

Hire Ground OCS uses the Hire Ground email as the primary means of communicating with you. Login to the Hire Ground Archive to review posts…

May/June/July (before starting HLS): Gather all appropriate documents and apply for Early Evaluation with the NY Board of Law Examiners (BOLE). Visit the Foreign…

Additional Materials Samples/Templates 1L Cover Letter and Resume Workshops In a small group setting, 1Ls will work with OCS’s Peer Advisers on how to draft…

Whether you are a junior or senior lawyer, or whether your job search is voluntary or involuntary, the steps to finding new employment are the…

For students who are: you will need to take action outside of EIP to learn about these additional job application avenues. Searching For Firms Outside…

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Updated March 2025 Harvard Law School (HLS)’s Office of Career Services (OCS) and Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) advise and facilitate recruiting and interview…

Reciprocity Policy for HLS Alumni One avenue to consider in conducting a job search is to take advantage of the career services resources of law…

Margie Boone, Assistant Dean for Career Services J.D. Advising Sara Dana, Senior Associate Director and Director of Communications
Betsy DiPardo, Assistant Director for J.D. Advising…