OPIA

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…

Created By: Judy Murciano
Fellowships Director
Associate Director, OPIA Sarah Kinney
Summer Fellow, OPIA Introduction Fellowships provide an excellent—and often the essential–resource…

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. Day-to-Day Activities Review documents. Identify witnesses for hearings. Draft hearing statements…

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.…

Every year, HLS students land a wide variety of entry-level positions and fellowships in government agencies, nonprofits (both here and abroad), the military, prosecutor and…

Arnaaz Ameer (LL.M. ’23) Center for Civilians in Conflict
New York, NY Anna…

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…

Trial lawyers represent parties in trials before federal, state, and local courts. Day-to-Day Activities Interview the client and conduct an initial case investigation. Draft pleadings,…

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…

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…

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…

Administrative and management positions may involve non-legal work, such as overseeing staff and coordinating long-term projects. Day-to-Day Activities Supervise an organization’s projects. Meet with project…

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…