Fall Interview Program (FIP) Private Sector Overview

General Information

• FIP offers law firms, businesses and other private sector employers the opportunity to interview 2L and 3L students. 
• Interviews take place from September 23 - October 11, 2013 on the Harvard Law School campus.
• Employers can register for either EIP or FIP but not both.
• If FIP is selected, employers can register for either an Interview Schedule or Resume Collection but not both.
• A schedule consisting of 20-minute interviews will accommodate 20 interviews while a schedule of 30-minute interviews will accommodate 13 interviews.
• Interview dates are assigned by OCS and are released to employers with complete registrations by May 15. 
• Students choose the employers they want to interview with through an on-line bidding system and interviews are randomly assigned by lottery.  The process is designed to maximize interviewing opportunities for both students and employers.

Harvard Law School Recruitment Policies

• All employers participating in FIP will be expected to comply with Harvard Law School's Recruiting Policies & Guidelines and NALP Timing Guidelines.
• Harvard Law School has a no prescreening policy which means that employers are not permitted to prescreen candidates or ask for transcripts in advance of the interview program.
• NALP Member Employers must complete the Pro Bono section of the NALP Form by June 1.

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Kleinshnittger, Assistant Director for Recruitment & Operations, at mklein@law.harvard.edu 617-495-2922. Logistical questions regarding recruiting at Harvard Law School should be directed to recruiting@law.harvard.edu.