Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA)

As a career services office at Harvard Law School specializing in public interest law, our primary goal is to encourage law school students and lawyers to embrace a career that incorporates an ongoing commitment to public service work. We offer advising appointments for Harvard Law students and alumni with our attorney advisors, as well as a wealth of print and online resources for planning a public interest career and landing your job.

Quick Links

• Sign up for your Advising Appointment (attorney advisors' bios)
  (Appointments are for Harvard Law School students and alumni, though alumni advising – with the exception of those in judicial clerkships – closes during the fall semester, our busiest season.)
•  Job Search Database
• Resources for Deferred Associates  A recently added section to our web page that offers advice and resources to students that have been deferred from their law firms.
• OPIA at a glance This document provides an overview of general public interest resources for HLS students.
• International resources This document provides an overview of international public interest resources for HLS students.  

OPIA Calendar