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HLS students and recent graduates are welcome to contact the Heyman Fellows directly to learn more about their careers in the federal government. Please keep…

These FAQs are designed to give you initial guidance on many of the most common summer public interest job search questions. If, after reading these,…

One-on-One Advising Application Materials Review: Resumes, Cover Letters, Fellowships, Government Honors Essays HLS current students, admitted LL.M.s, and alumni may submit their resumes, cover letters,…

Learn more about application procedures. Should you encounter a particularly tricky situation or need extra guidance, please feel free to take advantage of our drop-in office…

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Learn About Your Options Prepare for Your Job Search Apply For Public Interest Positions LL.M. Job Search Timeline In order to give your job search…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Lawyers often play a major role in congressional or state oversights and government activity.

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.

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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…