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Interested in learning about using your JD to pursue a career in business? Listen to a panel of HLS alumni as they candidly discuss careers…

Engaging with HLS faculty makes for a more educational and enjoyable law school experience. More concretely, faculty recommendation letters are required in applications for certain…

Hear from attorneys engaged in the dominant practice in big law, which involves advising established and emerging companies on various transactions, including M&A and IPOs. …

Hear from attorneys representing clients in civil or criminal disputes—at trials, in alternative dispute resolution, or during internal or government investigations. Panelists…

Hear from attorneys advising clients on navigating and complying with federal and state regulations in the healthcare, environmental/energy, antitrust, and media spaces. This is a…

Hear from attorneys practicing in the bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax spaces. Panelists…

Prof. Scott Westfahl will provide a riveting crash course on what you need to know as you start exploring big law.

Hear from attorneys engaged in patent prosecution, IP litigation, and transactional IP, and learn when hard science backgrounds are and are not required.  Panelists…

While no one practice area is encapsulated by the term “international law”, hear from attorneys practicing international arbitration, international trade (import-export laws), and cross-border transactions.

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…

Professional and polished job search documents are the foundation for every successful LL.M. job search. Hear from OCS Adviser Marj Lichtenberger and OPIA Adviser Jillian…

2Ls, if you are interested in clerking, what should you be doing now? After reviewing last fall’s Introduction to Judicial Clerkships for a big-picture overview, refer…

You are about to finish law school. Now it is time to focus on the next chapter. Join OCS as we talk about how to…

Emily Whelan ’00 is a partner at WilmerHale in Boston and chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. Emily’s practice includes appearing before the…

Hear from HLS clerkship adviser Liz Blume and a panel of 3Ls about how to successfully prepare for and navigate potential clerkship interviews. Some discussion…

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.

Hear firsthand from Justice Bernstein of the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Bernstein became the first blind justice elected by voters statewide to…