Career Fairs
Career Fairs
UPCOMING LEGAL JOB FAIRS
Dates shown may be from job fairs held in 2009. As dates for 2010 are set, they will be updated.
JULY
The National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Conference and Job Fair
The goal of the National Black Prosecutors Association's (NBPA) Job Fair promotes diversity in the prosecutor's offices by providing a forum where prospective prosecutorial employers at local, state and federal levels can meet and interview with law students, recent law graduates, and experienced attorneys from across the nation.
When: July 18 - July 24, 2010 (date of Job Fair not set)
Where: San Francisco, CA
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins
Number One Nob Hill
URL: http://www.blackprosecutors.org/annualconference.html
Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair
The Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF) is founded by the Intellectual Property Advisory Board, which is an alumni group associated with Georgia State University College of Law, consisting of active members of Atlanta's IP community.
When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Where: Georgia State University College of Law
Urban Life Building
140 Decatur St.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Contact: Crystal Amos, SIPJF Coordinator
(404) 413 - 9078
URL: http://law.gsu.edu/careers/index/sipjf
The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is a two-day interview program held in Chicago each summer that brings together patent employers and law students from across the county to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment.
When: Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30, 2010
Where: Embassy Suites, Downtown/Lakefront
511 N. Columbus Drive.
Chicago, IL
URL: www.luc.edu/law/career/patent.html
The Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF)
The Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF) provides legal employers throughout the United States an opportunity to interview second and third year law students, as well as recent graduates, from 60 ABA approved law schools located in the following 14 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 2008, approximately 140 employers interviewed over 900 students during the two day job fair.
When: Friday, July 31 - Saturday, August 1, 2009
Where: Marietta, GA
URL: http://www.semjf.org/
AUGUST
ABA Law Student Division Career Fair*
*Must be a student member of the ABA - student rate is $25/yr.
URL: http://www.abanet.org/join/lsd_enroll/pm/enrollment.shtml
Held during the American Bar Association annual meeting and sponsored by the Law Student Division, law students can meet hiring representatives from some of the country's most prominent law firms, government legal departments and public interest organizations to discuss their future careers and prospects for summer and associate positions. Structured as a table-talk event, employers are provided with the opportunity to speak one-on-one with law student leaders and recent graduates from the 199 ABA-approved law schools. Students may attend a wide variety of CLE programs. The annual meeting will be held in San Francisco in August 2010. l
When: August 2010
Details provided when confirmed
Where: San Francisco, CA
Contact: Peggy Pissarreck
(312)988-5621
URL: http://www.abanet.org/lsd/career
Indiana Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
The Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) invites students who will be entering their second year of law school in the Fall semester to participate. They are seeking candidates who represent all aspects of diversity and who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town-charm.
When: Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7, 2009
Where: Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis
URL: http://www.ibadiversityjobfair.org/
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Lawyers with Disabilities
The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center host the IMPACT career fair, which invites employers to interview 1L, 2L, and 3L law students and lawyers with disabilities from across the country.
When: Friday, August 7, 2009
Where: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
Arlington, VA
URL: http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/impact/welcome.cfm
The Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
All 2L (graduating in 2011) and 3L (graduating in 2010) law students and 2009 law grads are invited to participate regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. The legal job fair provides the opportunity to interview with 30 law firms, organizations and government agencies in the Kansas City area.
When: Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8, 2009
Where: Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Kansas City, MO
URL: www.heartlanddiversity.org/Default.htm
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
The Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference aims to increase legal diversity in the Twin Cities by joining the largest legal employers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area with top-quality 2L and 3L candidates from around the country. Employers participating in the interviews will include small, medium and large firms; corporate law departments; and public interest, nonprofit and government entities.
When: Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15, 2009
Where: Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel
Minneapolis, MN
URL: http://www.diversityinpractice.org/minnesota-minority-recruitment-conference/
Tri-State Diversity Recruiting Program
The Tri-State Diversity Recruiting Program provides the opportunity for 2L and 3L students to interview with law firms and corporations in the Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana region. The format of the program gives students and employers the opportunity to network and interview. The 2010 information is not yet available.
When: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Where: Covington, KY
Embassy Suites Hotel
10 East Rivercenter Blvd.
Covington, KY 41011
Contact: Kim Spurlock
(502)587-3586
URL: http://www.gdm.com/diversity/xprGeneralContent2.aspx?xpST=Diversity
SEPTEMBER
Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair
When: Friday, September 4, 2009
Where: Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM
URL: http://data.memberclicks.com/site/hnba/HNBA_Pre-Registration_Form%20Law_StudentApr8.pdf
Lavendar Law Job Fair
The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Bar Association's Annual Career Fair and Conference is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal profession's recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and legal departments.
When: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Where: New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
New York, NY
URL: www.lgbtbar.org/annual/
OCTOBER
Procter & Gamble Virtual Online Diversity Career Fair
This one day, online career fair allows students to learn about available opportunities and how to apply to each. The career fair is designed to attract top-tiered diverse talent of recent graduates or students currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree. Commercial (business related) and technical functions are represented.
When: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Where: ONLINE - http://www.pg.com/jobs/pdf/Registration%20flyer-final.pdf.pdf
Equal Justice Works Public Interest Career Fair
The 2009 Conference, Career Fair and Awards Luncheon
Equal Justice Works provides several conference sessions over two days for law students, graduates and law school professionals. More than 150 employers interview for public interest internships, staff positions and volunteer opportunities.
When: Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2009
Where: The Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington DC
URL: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/events/cf/info
BLSA Midwest Minority Job Fair
The BLSA Midwest Minority Job Fair will be held this year in Chicago; however, the 2009 information is not yet available
URL: http://www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com/
FEBRUARY
Damali Booker First Year Minority Clerkship Job Fair
This project involves recruitment and screening of applicants for the first year minority clerkship project, which places first year minority law students with majority firms and organizations as summer clerks. This program creates opportunities for candidates to gain experience during the summer after their first year of law school. Beginning in 2003, the job fair was names for Damali Booker, who passed away unexpectedly in September 2002 while in her third year of law school. Ms. Booker was a participant in the Job Fair in 2001 and had accepted a permanent position with an employer she first met at the job fair.
When: Saturday, February 27
Where: Law Office of Bass Berry & Sims
Nashville, TN
URL: http://www.nashvillebar.org/ (A list of participating employers will be posted by December 9th.)
Students will receive information from Career Services Office.
MARCH
Spring Southeast Legal Hiring Conference
The Spring Southeast Legal Hiring Conference (SSLHC) provides legal employers throughout the United States an opportunity to interview first, second and third year law students from 13 selected law schools from seven Southeastern states.
When: Friday, April 9, 2010
Where: Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta, GA
Students register through their Career Services Office