The Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) at Harvard Law School seeks undergraduates to work as part-time interns during the 2026-27 academic year. Our team of mission driven attorney advisers and administrators provides career counseling and support throughout the academic year to thousands of law students and alumni who are interested in pursuing public service work.
While this position is not a legal internship, it offers broad exposure to law school and the public interest legal world, particularly for someone contemplating a career in public interest law or exploring law school more generally.
Responsibilities: Assignments may include (but are not limited to) the following:
· Perform general office duties, such as covering reception at the front desk, fielding phone calls and emails from students, alumni, and employers, photocopying, and data entry.
· Post job advertisements and announcements
· Help plan and organize events, including tracking event details for the academic year, as well as assisting with the Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows Program.
· Assist with planning and coordination of post-graduate fellowships administered by OPIA.
· Support and help maintain our student appointment scheduling portal.
· Assist with other projects and tasks as needed.
Qualifications: OPIA seeks students with a background and/or interest in public service as well as prior experience working in an administrative office environment. Interns should be enthusiastic team players who have strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and writing skills, the ability to self-start on projects, and balance multiple tasks or discrete projects simultaneously. A can-do attitude, ability to manage up, and sense of humor go a long way! This is a great opportunity to make significant contributions to an office that relies on interns to help us best serve our students.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, PC computer platforms, and some work in database systems is important. Knowledge of Microsoft Teams and Word Press would be helpful, or experience working on websites generally.
Academic year interns are paid positions: $15/hour. Interns are expected to work a minimum of 9 hours/week. While the start date can be flexible, we prefer our interns to start at the end of August or beginning of September. Applicants are encouraged to list all employment experience on their resume.
We will consider qualified rising juniors and seniors.
To apply: Applicants are considered on a rolling basis. Send a resume and cover letter to Micah Nemiroff at mnemiroff@law.harvard.edu.
