OPIA

Are you interested in a career in international human rights but wondering what it looks like in today’s challenging global context? Join Wasserstein Fellow Angelita Baeyens, VP for International Advocacy and Litigation at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, as she reflects on the rewarding and often challenging realities of being an international human rights lawyer. Angelita will discuss how to navigate complexities, how to think about impact, what legal tools are effective in the current political climate, and how to build a sustainable career in this practice area. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.

Unions represent the strongest institutionalized force for the working class that can counteract the influence of Corporate America. As such, the role of labor lawyers has never been more important. Join OPIA to learn from Wasserstein Fellow Jonah J. Lalas, who went from union organizer to law student to now a partner at Altshuler Berzon LLP’s newly-opened Southern California office. A child of Filipino immigrants, Jonah will talk about his path to becoming a labor lawyer and discuss his work representing nurses, writers, hotel workers, linemen, and incarcerated workers. He will also offer practical tips on how to position yourself to land a place in this exciting, fulfilling, and constantly-evolving practice that continues to provide critical support to the ongoing struggle for economic justice. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.

Law students often worry about identifying which substantive areas of law they are most interested in, but it's just as important to think about the method of lawyering that you want to use to further the public interest. Join Wasserstein Fellow Adam Pulver, an attorney at Public Citizen Litigation Group focusing on administrative law litigation and appellate and Supreme Court work, as he discusses his career as a public interest lawyer focused on litigation in various settings, working in substantive areas ranging from police misconduct and prisoners' rights to administrative law and consumer class actions Adam will discuss the differences litigating in various practice settings; the differences in direct representation, class action practice, and impact litigation; and the differences between trial and appellate work. He will also share the ups and downs of litigating in a hostile judicial environment, and how litigation itself can be your specialty. Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.

Deadline: August 24, 2025. Learn more about the Assistant Counsel position.
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Deadline: Open until filled. Learn more about the Entry-Level Assistant State Attorney position.
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Deadline: Open until filled. Learn more about the Graduate Fellow / Appellate Litigator position.
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Deadline: September 15, 2025. Learn more about the 2026 Fellowship.
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This event is designed to help 1L students navigate international summer employment options in the public sector. OPIA, the International Legal Studies Program, and the Human Rights Program will review essential topics to help you get started on your search. Lunch will be provided.

Have a quick question about the public interest job search? Join Joan's Zoom meeting room during her virtual office hours. Please note that virtual office hours are for quick questions only on a first-come, first-served basis.

Have a quick question about public interest fellowships? Come to OPIA for drop-in office hours. Please note that drop-in office hours are for quick questions only on a first-come, first-served basis.

Deadline: August 20, 2025. Learn more about the Assistant Corporation Counsel position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies. 

Deadline: Open until filled. Learn more about the Litigation Fellow position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies. 

Deadline: Open until filled. Learn more about the Entry-Level ADA position.
This job posting has not been vetted by our office and the employer has not given assurances of non-discrimination or compliance with our recruitment policies.

This event is designed to help 1L students navigate domestic summer employment options in the public sector. We will review essential topics to help you get started on your search. Lunch provided. Please RSVP.

Deadline: October 17, 2025. Learn more about the Norm Gleichman Law Fellowship.
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Deadline: February 1, 2026. Learn more about the Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law position.
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Deadline: September 15, 2025. Learn more about the Associate Attorney positions.
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Deadline: September 21, 2025. Learn more about the 2026 Honors Attorney Program.
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Deadline: October 3, 2025. Learn more about the Attorney General's Fellowship.

The Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) invites you to learn more about public service at HLS and beyond, and how to think about and integrate public service while you are here at HLS. Food will be served!

Are you an LL.M interested in public interest lawyering? Join OPIA for an information session on the LL.M post-graduate public interest job search. We will provide an overview of public interest employment opportunities (and challenges) for LL.M’s to help you better strategize your job search. Lunch provided. Please RSVP.