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In this video, former OCS Peer Adviser, Haley O’Connor, gives an overview of the EIP Week bidding process and tips for how to approach creating bid list before meeting with an OCS Adviser for a bid list review appointment. She shows some of our most popular employer research tools (Firm Prospects, Market Intelligence, Vault, Chambers, and others) and discusses which sites are better for different questions you might have about the firms.

Yih-hsien Shen from OCS discusses the state of the legal market in Asia with Evan Jowers and Alejandro Vargas recruiters from Jowers | Vargas.

Head Dena Sacco of OCS discuss the Seattle legal market with Inti Knapp, a recruiter with Harris Legal Search.

This step of the clerkship application process probably will take the most time. With many different types of courts and thousands of judges among them, you will need to set some priorities and related parameters for your search.

Hear Yih-hsien Shen from OCS discuss the Texas legal market with Tim Regan from ELR Legal Search.

This program is essential if you plan to participate in the Early Interview Program (EIP). Learn how to navigate the new EIP Preview, what to expect from EIP Week, how to develop your strategy for both, and how to use the spring semester to maximize your success.

In this podcast we'll cover how you should go about considering various practice areas to narrow down your list of employers. 

Learn how to gain the competitive edge for EIP by networking. Hear five things you can be doing right now to get your networking started and put yourself in a better position during EIP.

Marjorie Lichtenberger, OCS Associate Director and Director of International Advising An interview is your chance to showcase your qualifications and enthusiasm for a law firm…

The process for applying to 1L summer diversity positions at major law firms can be daunting. When do I apply? What should I say in my…

Networking is an important part of your LL.M. job search. Many law firm jobs are obtained, or sometimes even created, through networking. Attend this program…

A judicial clerkship is one of the most substantive jobs you can have at the beginning of a career in law. Learn about this exciting…

Watch of video of the Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) career kickoff event. Learn about career paths…

Marjorie Lichtenberger, OCS Associate Director and Director of International Advising The 2024 Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Marjorie Lichtenberger, OCS’ Associate Director and Director of International Advising Jillian Tuck, OPIA’s Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising Professional and polished job search…

If you are a 2L who participated in EIP, the days following can be filled with mixed emotions – relief that a long week of interviewing is over, but also anxiety about the outcome of the process. Whether you received callbacks or are still waiting to hear back, it is best to be thinking about next steps. Don’t waste valuable time hoping and waiting before taking action on your other options. If you did not participate in EIP, there are a number of other options available to you.

Get up to speed about what's going on in the legal market by joining Mark Weber, Assistant Dean for Career Services for a discussion on the legal economy.

Margaux Hall ’08 is a partner at Ropes & Gray and is based in Washington, D.C. Margaux focuses her regulatory work on drug pricing…