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Contact Information Harvard International Office Peter O’Meara (HLS International Student Advisor) Smith Campus Center, Room 864 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 617.495.2789 (main line) www.hio.harvard.edu

Most Harvard applicants focus on clerkships in the United States, but another option is to go global to domestic courts of other nations or international tribunals. Below are resources for researching foreign and international clerkships. We also maintain Lists of HLS Clerks, which include both U.S. and international clerkships organized by the start year, for additional reference. Finally, any recent clerkship evaluation forms can be found in CSM; we can provide older evaluations forms (pre-2009) upon request if needed.

Global Practice Profile  Name: John Livingstone Firm & Position at Firm: Associate, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, Tokyo, Japan Law School/Year: Emory University School of Law, 2001 Practice Area: Intellectual Property Date: June 19, 2008 Personal Background How and when did you begin practicing in this area/specialization? Having a technical background, I entered […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Louise Roman Bernstein Firm & Position at Firm: Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School, 1985 Practice Area: International Capital Markets/Emerging Markets Date: 16 June 2008 Personal Background How and when did you begin practicing in this area/specialization? I began specializing in capital markets with a focus on emerging markets in 1994 […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Robert Chu Firm Name/City: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP / Beijing Position in Firm: Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School / 1993 Practice Area: Corporate Date: June 20, 2008 International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. My practice consists of a combination of (i) mergers and acquisitions, (ii) private equity transactions and […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Barry Levenfeld Firm Name/City: Yigal Arnon & Co., Jerusalem, Israel Position in Firm: Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School, 1979 Practice Area: M&A, Private Equity, IP Transactions Date: May 27, 2008 International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. Although we sit in Jerusalem, Israel, our practice is very much a Silicon […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Brian L. Zimbler Firm Name/City: Dewey & LeBoeuf, Moscow, Russia Position in Firm: Managing Partner of Moscow Office Law School/Year: 1986 Practice Area: Corporate/M&A Date: May 26, 2008   International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. Advising foreign multinationals, private investment funds, and Russian companies in connection with their international investments, […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Douglas Nordlinger Firm Name/City: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, United Kingdom Position in Firm: Partner Law School/Year: J.D., Harvard Law School, 1981 Practice Area: International Energy Transactions Date: June 3, 2008 International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. The practice area represents clients in a broad array of corporate, commercial […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Howard M. Liebman Firm Name/City: Jones Day, Brussels, Belgium Position in Firm: Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School, 1977 Practice Area: International Tax and Corporate Date: May 26, 2008 International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. I specialize in international tax and corporate structuring, which means that there is also a […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Tomoo Nishikawa Firm Name/City: Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise/Tokyo, Japan Position in Firm: Managing Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School/1979 (LL.M.) Practice Area: Regulatory, structured finance, cross-border litigation Date: June 10, 2008   International Practice Overview Describe your practice area. Regulatory (including privatization work), Structured Finance, Cross-border Litigation What […]

International students without U.S. citizenship have various clerkship options. First, it is helpful to understand the main restriction.  Noncitizens are prohibited from being paid as U.S. government employees in the continental United States, unless you qualify under an exception, as explained on a U.S. Courts webpage.

Toronto is the economic and financial services capital of Canada, with many of the nation’s largest companies and law firms based in the city. While the Canadian legal system is composed of bi-judicial systems of common and civil law, the common law system of English-speaking Canada is more prevalent in Toronto. Law Firms There are […]

Japan is one of the least litigious societies in the world, with approximately only one lawyer (or bengoshi, in Japanese) for every 7,325 people (in comparison to the United States, which has one lawyer for 288 citizens). Plans for judicial reform aimed at making the judiciary more accessible to the public have been in place […]

Global Practice Profile Name: Ellen J. Odoner Firm & Position at Firm: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York Position in Firm: Partner Law School/Year: Harvard Law School, 1977 Practice Area: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions; securities and corporate governance counseling Date: June 26, 2008 Personal Background How and when did you begin practicing in this […]

Sciences Po Law School, Paris Established in 1872, the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (known as “Sciences Po”) is one of France’s most selective and highly regarded universities. Traditionally known for its academic focus on political science and economics, Sciences Po also offers robust programs in law, communications, finance, business, urban policy, management, and journalism. […]

University of the Witwatersrand, Oliver Schreiner School of Law, Johannesburg Founded in 1922, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is inextricably linked with mining, scholarship excellence, and political and civic activism. With a current student population of 36,500 and more than 100,000 graduates in its almost 100-year history, Wits continues to make its mark both […]

In recent years, interest in international government service has increased dramatically with applicants seeking opportunities in greater numbers than ever before, both at home and abroad. It has become clear that the primary motivation for the increased interest in government opportunities is not only the desire to serve the public and this country, but also […]

The term intergovernmental organization (IGO) refers to an entity created by treaty, involving two or more nations, to work in good faith, on issues of common interest. In the absence of a treaty an IGO does not exist in the legal sense. For example, the G8 is a group of eight nations that have annual […]

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are typically mission-driven advocacy or service organizations in the nonprofit sector. There are large and small NGOs operating around the world and organized for just about every imaginable purpose. The term – coming from United Nations (UN) jargon to delineate between government bodies and private organizations – is relatively modern. However, international […]