Departments
OPIA
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3L Guide to Entry-Level Post-Graduate Jobs
July 24, 2022
What should I be thinking about as I search for a first post-graduate job? You are beginning a process of reflection, iteration, and transition that…
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Introduction Fellowships provide an excellent—and often the essential–resource for supporting law students, judicial clerks, and other recent graduates who seek immediate public service employment within…
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Commencing Your International Search in Government
July 21, 2022
Typically, students begin their search with summer internships. Although it is always helpful to know where you are heading in a career search, it is…
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Government Practice Setting
July 20, 2022
Government lawyers work at the federal, state and local level, in every state and city in the country (as well as internationally), and across almost…
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Oversight and Investigations
July 20, 2022
Lawyers often play a major role in congressional or state oversights and government activity.
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Enforcement
July 20, 2022
Enforcement lawyers are responsible for taking legal action in federal or state court or within administrative agencies to bring violators into compliance with the law.
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Courts
July 20, 2022
The nature of a judicial clerkship depends on the court’s level and the individual judges. At the highest levels, such as the U.S. Supreme Court,…
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Community Lawyering /Grassroots
July 20, 2022
Community lawyering is an umbrella term for collaborative, community-based approaches to legal services. While there are different variations on “community lawyering,” the core elements are…
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Community Education
July 20, 2022
Providing education in community-based settings and information on legal rights related to specific topics (e.g., your rights as a tenant), typically to underserved communities in…
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Sample Host Organizations
July 19, 2022
Below is a sample of organizations that have traditionally hosted fellows in the past. *Please be aware that this is just a sample of organizations.…
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Current PSVF Org-Based Fellows
July 19, 2022
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Public Interest Employer Recruiting Policies
July 18, 2022
The following Employer Recruiting Policies have been established to protect the interests of both students and employers and will be administered by the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA). By…
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Direct Services/Client-Based
July 14, 2022
Client-based public interest lawyering entails handling individual client cases. In the context of public interest work, client-based advocacy often takes the form of representing low-income…
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Litigation: Class Action
July 14, 2022
A class action is a type of civil lawsuit brought on behalf of many similarly situated people who have been harmed in the same way…
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Litigation: Trial
July 14, 2022
Trial lawyers represent parties in trials before federal, state, and local courts.
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Building Experience During Law School
July 14, 2022
Increasingly, students are taking time between college and law school, and this time offers a great opportunity to live, and hopefully work, abroad. Any international…
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Litigation: Appellate
July 14, 2022
When cases in litigation are appealed to a higher court, appellate litigators handle the proceedings. While some litigators manage both trial and appellate litigation, appellate…
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
July 14, 2022
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to a variety of processes and techniques designed to help disagreeing parties come to an agreement short of litigation. These…
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Administrative / Management
July 14, 2022
Administrative and management positions may involve non-legal work, such as overseeing staff and coordinating long-term projects.
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Administrative Advocacy
July 14, 2022
Administrative advocacy encompasses a variety of positions concerned with influencing the formation, application, or change of rules that government agencies put in place to implement…
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There are a variety of international courses offered at HLS, and your course load should reflect a general background in public international law, conflict of…