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Introduction Political campaigns offer the opportunity to develop and refine a wide assortment of skills in an extremely fast-paced and flexible environment. Moreover, they give…

Mission The mission of the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) is to encourage Harvard Law School (HLS) students and alumni to incorporate…

This year’s Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP) will consist of remote interviews and resume collection. Virtual interviews will take place from September 9 – September…

Wasserstein Fellows are practicing public interest lawyers who spend three days on-campus meeting with individual Harvard Law students to advise them about public interest career…

Advisers Catherine Pattanayak ’04, Assistant Dean for Public Service
Judy Murciano, Associate Director and Director of Fellowships
Jillian Tuck, Associate Director for…

Application Requirements Submit a completed application via CARAT, which includes Application Instructions Contact Deborah Valero-Montijano with questions about the application process and contact Judy…

Critically monitoring the activities of governments, industry, courts or other organizations and alerting the public or taking legal action when the activities appear to go…

Oded Oren (J.D. ’15) – Scrutinize New York City, NY Oded (he/him/his) is the founder and executive director of Scrutinize, an organization that advocates to hold…

Seed Grant Recipient Organization Location Seed Grant Year Alene Anello (J.D. ’16) Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC) San Francisco, CA 2022 Sima Atri (J.D.

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Transactional lawyers counsel individuals and organizations on the legal issues generated by their business dealings. Many transactional attorneys are drawn to this type of work…

Many students seek government work, particularly in the international arena, because of the greater likelihood that they will be given an enormous amount of responsibility…

There are opportunities to gain international experience and to learn about international issues throughout law school. There are also opportunities to obtain summer internships, particularly…

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