Careers

Office of Career Services
The Office of Career Services (OCS) advises primarily on private sector careers-- including law firms, in-house counsel positions, business careers, alternative legal careers, and judicial clerkships. If you are interested in law teaching careers, please contact Akiba Covitz in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising
The Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) covers the public sector -- including nonprofits, government, all types of public international work, and private public interest law firms -- and fellowships.
1L Advising
1L Advising is a joint program of the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) focused on helping first year students get oriented and comfortable with the 1L job search process.
Public Service Venture Fund
Beginning in 2013, Harvard Law School’s Public Service Venture Fund will award $1 million in grants every year to help graduating Harvard Law School students pursue careers in public service. The first program of its kind at a law school, the fund will offer “seed money” for startup nonprofit ventures and salary support to graduating J.D. students who hope to pursue post-graduate work at nonprofits or government agencies in the United States and abroad.