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  • Evaluating Firms for Your Own Success

    October 20, 2022

    How can you make this kind of assessment during a half-day callback interview or even during a second look, after you have an offer? Certain…

  • Evaluating Firm Stability

    October 20, 2022

    One of the more challenging factors of a firm to evaluate is the state of their finances and their overall organizational stability. How much debt does the firm carry?  What is the associate and partner attrition (i.e. turnover) rate?…

  • Dressing for Interviews, Receptions, and Work

    October 20, 2022

    Dressing for Interviews What to Wear for In-Person and Virtual Interview Interview attire, especially for first-round interviews, remains formal. This holds true for both virtual…

  • Callback Interview Logistics

    October 20, 2022

    Responding to Invitations All interview invitations should be acknowledged promptly (within 24 hours at most), even if you are unsure if you want to accept…

  • Record EIP Week Interview Conflicts

    October 20, 2022

    How to Record an Interview Conflict During the Conflict Review period you should record any times that you will be not be available for an…

  • Build Your EIP Bid List: Grades, Markets, and Other Factors 

    October 20, 2022

    Overview of Your Bid List Overview of Your Bid List After completing your law firm research and assessing the selectivity of firms, it is time…

  • Enter Bids for EIP Week

    October 20, 2022

    How to Bid for EIP Week The bidding process for EIP Week is the same as bidding for Preview with two differences: you are allowed…

  • Enter Bids for EIP Resume Collections

    October 20, 2022

    Overview The Resume Collection employers are a mix of firm offices in major markets, offices of large firms in smaller markets, small and midsized firms…

  • EIP Week

    October 20, 2022

    Key Links/Resources Download a PDF of EIP Week as a reference or in case your internet goes down. 4. Tech Issues & Troubleshooting If

  • EIP Statistics

    October 20, 2022

    Employers that participate annually in the Early Interview Program (EIP) create a “track record” of the number of interviews conducted, the number of callback invitations extended, the…

  • EIP Recruiter Contact Information

    October 20, 2022

    Email OCS at ocs@law.harvard.edu if you have questions or if a contact’s email is not working. EIP 2024 Recruiter Contact Info Employer Location(s) Recruiter Name Email…

  • OCS EIP Callback& Offer Tracker

    October 20, 2022

    OCS will use your responses to: Your individual responses will not be viewed by anyone outside of OCS. Report Progress Update your Tracker promptly after…

  • EIP Employer List and Survey Info

    October 20, 2022

    EIP Employer List The EIP Employer Registration Information spreadsheet contains the 2024 registered employers for EIP and EIP Resume collections. The EIP Employer list for…

  • Bidding and Interviewing in Multiple Markets

    October 20, 2022

    If you are interested in two markets, you will likely encounter firms with offices in both markets. Your first inclination may be: “I’ll bid for…

  • Assess Firm Selectivity

    October 20, 2022

    Selective firms, generally, require higher grade profiles or, in lieu of higher grade profiles, something that makes a student stand out (i.e., strong professional experience,…

  • Add and Drop Assigned EIP Week Interviews

    October 20, 2022

    Add/Drop Strategy Before dropping or adding interviews, review the overall balance of employers on your EIP Week interview schedule and take stock of any…

  • Actions to Take Prior to EIP

    October 20, 2022

    Before EIP Interviews Begin/Prepare for EIP Monday, July 24 to Monday, July 29 Now that your bids are submitted, you may be wondering how you…

  • Your Online Presence and LinkedIn Profile

    October 20, 2022

    Polish Your Online Presence  Throughout your law school and professional careers, you should be mindful of how you present yourself online. Good judgment is critical…

  • Writing Sample for the Private Sector

    October 20, 2022

    When choosing your writing sample, keep in mind the following key suggestions: Getting Your Writing Sample The development of a writing sample should be deliberate,…

  • Transcript for the Private Sector Job Search

    October 20, 2022

    How to Get your Transcript Providing Transcripts to Employers Employers usually want an unofficial copy of your Harvard Law School transcript for applications and during…

  • Resumes for the Private Sector

    October 20, 2022

    Sample Resumes Legal resumes have a few basic formats that include the same information. We suggest using one of the formats in the sample resumes…