Tag: Career Programs

Join remotely through Zoom. Join OPIA advisors to learn more about the Public Interest Interview Program.  

Join remotely through Zoom. Learn about this exciting and prestigious 2-year post graduate/post clerkship fellowship to a non-profit organization from the Executive Director of the Skadden Foundation, Kathleen Rubenstein. Kathleen will discuss eligible projects and the application process. After the lunch, Kathleen will conduct one-on-one meetings with students interested in applying. Attendance at the Info Session is required if you plan to apply for the fellowship. If students cannot attend the mandatory session because of time differences, they must make an appointment with Judy Murciano to discuss the application.

Join remotely through Zoom. OPIA staff will discuss factors to consider when choosing a 2L summer job, including how to determine what types of internships to pursue and key steps to a successful job search. Consistent with HLS policy, OPIA events conducted via Zoom or similar technologies will not be recorded. 

Join remotely through Zoom. Are you considering applying for post-graduate fellowships but don’t know where to begin? Join OPIA staff, students, and alumni for tips on how to develop a fellowship proposal from cover letter to interview.  Consistent with HLS policy, OPIA events conducted via Zoom or similar technologies will not be recorded. 

Join remotely through Zoom. Explore the possibilities of gaining two years of support at the job of your dreams with an innovative project at a US-based organization by meeting alumna and Elizabeth Hague from the Equal Justice Works Foundation. Attendance at the Info Session is required if you plan to apply for the fellowship. If students cannot attend the mandatory session because of time differences, they must make an appointment with Judy Murciano to discuss the EJW application.

Join remotely through Zoom. Join Fellowships Director Judy Murciano for an overview of fellowships, grants, and scholarships that will support public interest work, study, research, and entrepreneurship in the US and abroad. OPIA encourages all students thinking about pursuing a fellowship to attend. Consistent with HLS policy, OPIA events conducted via Zoom or similar technologies will not be recorded.

This event is designed to give an overview of the entry-level public interest job search to 2Ls and 3Ls planning to apply for public interest jobs next year (either as 3Ls or after a clerkship). Be sure to also read OPIA’s 2L E-advising Series! Non-pizza lunch will be provided.

Join twelve top litigation firms at HLS Mock Trial Association’s Litigation Recruiting Roundtable. Meet litigators from several firms for networking and informational interviews. You will get exposed to a wide range of litigation practices: from specialized litigation boutiques to global firms with strong trial teams. You’ll also speak to partners and associates from different practice […]

Join OPIA advisors and HLS students as they give advice on how to balance classes, clinics, and extracurriculars during your 2L year.

Join the WLA and attorneys from Schulte Roth & Zabel for Beard Papa’s famous cream puffs on Thursday, February 20th in WCC 3009. There is increasing recognition that each woman’s definition of success is unique and very often encompasses multiple aspects of life. Learning to acknowledge that uniqueness and recognize the value of the diverse […]

Please join us for lunch as a team of Paul Hastings attorneys discuss our Latin America practice responsible for some of the largest, most complex, and “first-ever” transactions throughout the region and our Anticorruption and FCPA practice recognized as one of the best in the U.S. for providing sophisticated compliance advice and guiding clients through […]

In this candid discussion, students will also have the opportunity to ask career questions from those who have dedicated their careers to human rights advocacy, social justice and development.

JOLT’s Career Fair is the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology’s largest event of the year. Come and mingle with attorneys from top law firms, particularly focused on today’s top technology and IP issues. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. No RSVP needed!

Join the Women’s Law Association and the West Coast Club for a lunch talk with attorneys from Irell & Manella’s Southern Califonia offices. They will share their experiences working at a law firm in Southern California. Irell & Manella is a Southern California law firm that specializes in IP litigation and general business litigation. Dave’s […]

Wondering about that mythical concept of having a work-life balance in Big Law? Come to a lunch panel with attorneys from Jenner & Block, Cleary, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Shearman & Sterling to hear them talk about work-life balance at their respective firms, particularly for women. *Dave’s Fresh Pasta will be served

The WLA Partnership Committee and WLA Partners are excited to host a panel focused on managing work and family as part of a dual career couple. Speakers include Anne Weisberg (Director of the Women’s Initiative at Paul, Weiss); Alexia Korberg (Partner at Paul, Weiss; successfully challenged the Defense of Marriage Act in the Supreme Court, […]

Are you wondering if the Early Interview Program is right for you? Do you see yourself somewhere other than a large law firm? Are you worried that if you don’t go to a large law firm, you’ll be left without “options”? Join us for a panel discussion with current HLS students and OPIA staff who can help answer your questions regarding the EIP process and how to weigh the pros and cons of participating in the EIP program. Non-pizza lunch will be served.

For the first time ever, La Alianza will be hosting topical panels with attorneys from several firms to talk about specific markets or practice areas. Our first panel will be Wednesday, February 5th at 12PM in WCC 3018 to discuss cases in Latin America. The panelists will be John Crespo (Morgan Lewis) and Pedro Reyes […]

The 26th annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law & Public Policy, hosted by Harvard Law School’s APALSA, is titled 2020: Inflection and will celebrate HLS APALSA’s 26th Anniversary Conference. It will reflect on the ways in which Asian Pacific American (“APA”) and other underrepresented attorneys and activists have progressed in the legal, political, […]