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Post-Grad Public Interest Job Search FAQs
August 14, 2022
These FAQs are designed to give you initial guidance on many of the most common post-grad public interest job search questions. If, after reading these,…
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General Public Interest Job Search FAQs
August 14, 2022
These FAQs are designed to give you initial guidance on many of the most common general public interest job search questions. If, after reading these,…
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Public Interest Compensation Information
August 14, 2022
We understand that your choice of a career path depends on a variety of factors, including compensation (salary and benefits). In addition to pursuing work that fits your…
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Summer Internships
August 14, 2022
One of the best ways to get essential international public service experience and enhance your knowledge and skills is through a summer internship. Because the…
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Interviewing
August 14, 2022
The more you prepare for each interview, the greater the likelihood that you will be offered a job. Use OPIA’s resources to learn how to…
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Public Interest Cover Letters
August 14, 2022
Your cover letter is an excellent opportunity to communicate your personality, enthusiasm and professional strengths to an employer. While there is a standard format for…
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Public Interest Resumes
August 14, 2022
Your goal in constructing your resume is to create an effective marketing tool. It should be a fluid document which changes as you earn degrees,…
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The Bridge to Justice: Private Public Interest Law Firms
August 12, 2022
57:17 – 09/28/2016 Attorneys in private public interest law firms are working at every level to address the justice gap and create systemic change for clients…
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Targeting the Victims: Defending Immigrant Survivors of Abuse in an Era of Enforcement – Ft. Stacie Jonas
August 12, 2022
Targeting the Victims: Defending Immigrant Survivors of Abuse in an Era of Enforcement Stacie Jonas 54:05 – 10/24/2018 Wasserstein Fellow Stacie Jonas discusses her work at…
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Sustainable Justice: Lessons from Twenty Years of Domestic War Crimes Prosecutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ft. Lillian Langford ’13
August 12, 2022
Sustainable Justice: Lessons from 20 Years of Domestic War Crimes Prosecutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Lillian Langford ’13 58:26 – 02/02/2019 Watch one of our highly…
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Staying True to Yourself and Your Career – Ft. Betsy Fordyce
August 12, 2022
Staying True to Yourself and Your Career Betsy Fordyce 44:58 – 11/01/2018 Wasserstein Fellow Betsy Fordyce, Director, Youth Empowerment & Legal Advocacy Program, Rocky Mountain Children’s…
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So, I Don’t Have to Choose? Building a Career Spanning Direct Services and Systemic Advocacy – Ft. Chris Kemmitt
August 12, 2022
So I Don’t Have to Choose? Building a Career Spanning Direct Services and Systemic Advocacy Chris Kemmitt 52:36 – 10/11/2018 Many law students feel torn between…
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Skadden Fellowship Info Session
August 12, 2022
Skadden Fellowship Info Session Kathleen Rubenstein and Lauren Aguiar, Skadden Foundation; Judy Murciano and Jillian Tuck, OPIA Elizabeth Gyori ’19, Kenneth Parreno ’19, Mahroh Jahangiri…
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Rising 2L Job Search Strategy Session
August 12, 2022
Date: 4/13/2022
Runtime: 40:24 Speaker: Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising, OPIA OPIA staff discuss factors to consider when choosing a 2L summer… -
Questioning the Firm (2014)
August 12, 2022
Questioning the Firm (2014) 50:41 – 09/09/2014 Students joined Catherine Pattanayak, Carolyn Stein, and Nima Eshghi for a discussion about exploring public sector opportunities as a…
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Public Service Venture Fund Organization-Based Fellowships Info Session Judy Murciano, Director of Fellowships 34:20 – 01/14/2022 Harvard Law School’s Public Service Venture Fund (PSVF) awards $1…
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Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Bryan Stevenson)
August 12, 2022
Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Bryan Stevenson) 71:18 – 09/17/2014 The Public Service Kick-Off featured remarks by Dean Martha Minow, keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, Judge David Barron,…
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Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Janson Wu ’03)
August 12, 2022
Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Janson Wu ’03) 90:13 – 09/04/2019 Learn more about public service at HLS and beyond. Watch our inspiring keynote speaker and HLS alumnus…
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Public Policy Panel (2011)
August 12, 2022
Public Policy Panel (2011) 1:12:19 – 03/07/2011 Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Washington D.C. office
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Public Defender Interviewing Process
August 12, 2022
Public Defender Interviewing Process 1:34:56 – 10/07/2014 Interviewing for a public defender job is uniquely challenging — interviews can be confrontational, are frequently intense, and usually…
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Private Public Interest Law Firms Panel (2012)
August 12, 2022
Private Public Interest Law Firms Panel (2012) 54:57 – 10/03/2012 Get a closer look at the work of private public interest and plaintiffs’ firms, and learn…