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This weekly column is about deviant behavior -- activities that are likely frowned upon by polite society for one reason or another. Everything from black market organ sales to kinky sex practices to online gambling to Chinatown buses is fair game. If something is seedy, sketchy, sleazy, tacky, tawdry, tasteless, or just plain weird, then this column calls dibs.
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In June, my husband started his position as a summer associate with a large New York firm. I've never been crazy about the substance of corporate work, but I was pretty excited about the gig. All reports indicated that he would have light assignments and be showered with free lunches and expensive city outings, some of which I would be invited to.
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Depending on the Light The moonlight praises the plaza in front of the Hark. In the starkest moments of my loneliness, I have seen you in the moonlight. I have waited for you to look over your shoulder to find my forehead pressed against double glass doors, my vision retracing your footsteps.
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In June, my husband started his position as a summer associate with a large New York firm. I've never been crazy about the substance of corporate work, but I was pretty excited about the gig. All reports indicated that he would have light assignments and be showered with free lunches and expensive city outings, some of which I would be invited to.
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The purpose of this article is to de-mystify the fall On-Campus Interview Program, the most visible of the Office of Career ServicesÕ numerous job search programs, and to help students prepare for the intense, exciting and busy weeks ahead. Harvard Law School's On-Campus Interview Program (OCI) is the nation's largest on-campus interviewing program, with hundreds of employers coming to Cambridge to recruit you.
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1. OPIA was founded in 1990 as the first separate public interest advising office in the country. A number of law schools have since followed our lead, including Stanford, Columbia, NYU, Georgetown, Michigan and UVA. 2. When it started, OPIA consisted of only 2 full time employees, a Director and a "Staff Assistant" (now the "Coordinator" to reflect the critical role of the position).
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At OPIA, we believe that practicing law is about more than making a living or representing clients competently and ethically. We believe that what makes law a profession, rather than simply an occupation, is a fundamental commitment to an equitable and fair legal system.
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The political climate of Harvard University during Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts's years there was largely one hostile to conservatism, perhaps even more so than it is today. In 1973, the year he entered Harvard College as a freshman, conservatives of Roberts's stock were either completely ignored or endlessly ridiculed.
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It's that time of year -- the time when Bryan Stevenson comes to town and makes the 1Ls cry. Stevenson was the keynote speaker at the Office of Public Interest Advising's September 9th orientation, which took place in a packed Austin North. Almost half the 1L class attended the session, which included remarks from Dean Elena Kagan before Stevenson, an HLS alum and director of the Equal Justice Initiative, took the floor.
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On Tuesday, during the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge John Roberts, HLS faculty discussed the nature of the confirmation process in the Federalist Society's first speakers event of the year. Students packed the Langdell North classroom, where the standing-room only crowd of over 180 heard Professors Dershowitz, Fallon, and Fried engage in a lively, one-hour exchange entitled "Judging John Roberts: What's the Proper Role of the Senate in Supreme Court Nominations?" All seemed to agree that the confirmation process is a political one, which is not necessarily a bad thing.