OCS

Law Firms Most law firm hiring happens for the 2L summer. 1L summer hiring is extremely limited and more common in smaller markets,…

Updated July 2026 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
Lucia Foulkes, Assistant Director for J.D.

The following is a comprehensive list of webpages within the Office of Career Services section of the Law School’s website. If you have questions about our…

Hours Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm ET. OCS follows the Harvard Holiday calendar. Visit the HLS Academic calendar to view the academic schedule and…

Signature 1L Events 1L Section Meetings OCS advisers will meet with each section to walk through the timeline for the private sector job search process…

Scheduling an Appointment in CSM 1Ls may meet with OCS Advisers in group appointments starting September 9. See Meet with OCS and OPIA for…

Login Instructions Log in to CSM using your Harvard Key. Email Alerts of New Job Postings You can set up a job alert so that…

Updated July 2026 The Office of Career Services at Harvard Law School (OCS) has developed the following Policies and Guidelines (Policies) to protect the interests…

Drop-ins Overview J.D. Drop-in hours are for current J.D. students only and are for general advising, and not clerkship questions. You may also email your…

About Hire Ground OCS uses the Hire Ground email as the primary means of communicating with you. If you missed a previous email you can…

As you explore careers in the private sector, early in your 1L year you will be conducting a 1L summer job search at the same…

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OCS Events…

Recruiting at Harvard Law School Interview (OCI) programs are offered throughout the year to accommodate a variety of employer recruiting objectives. Please review the links below…

Updates from Hire Ground…

In the Excel spreadsheets, our computer system has calculated simplistic GPAs, based on students’ self-reported grades, to help categorize applicants for your confidential, internal reference only.

The Office of Career Services (OCS) empowers students and alumni to take charge of their professional lives. We facilitate job searches and career development by…

The following chart shows the types of work HLS 1Ls engaged in during the summer of 2025. As you can see, a large number of…