2009 Diversity Programs / Career Fairs

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*Bay Area Diversity Career Fair: The Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Registration Deadline: June 15, 2009 at:
https://basf-orrick-dcf-csm.symplicity.com/students
Job Fair Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. The Bar Area Diversity Career Fair attracts hiring representatives from the Bay Area’s most prominent law firms and government legal departments. For additional information please go to:
http://www.sfbar.org/careerfair

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*Boston Lawyers Group (BLG) Minority Job Fair: Intercontinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA.
Registration Deadline: July 8, 2009 at https://law-blg-csm.symplicity.com/students
Job Fair Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Reception: August 12, 2009, Sullivan & Worcester, One Post Office Square, Boston, MA

Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. BLG is a consortium of more than 40 of the largest law firms, government agencies, and corporations in the City of Boston. For more information visit http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.org

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*Cook County Bar Association/Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms Minority Law Student Job Fair: The Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown/Lakefront, 511 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL
Registration deadline: May 15, 2009 at https://law-ccba-csm.symplicity.com/students
Job Fair Date: Friday, August 21, 2009
Open to 2Ls, 3Ls. Information is given to each student regarding participating employers' hiring criteria, offices/cities for which employer is interviewing, and J.D. year/s required by that employer. Students are afforded the opportunity to have their resume submitted to 12 employers. The resumes are collected by the Job Fair committee and forwarded to the employers. Employers are asked to pre-select eight students with whom they wish to interview, or one-half of their interview schedule. The remaining one-half of the schedules are filled based upon student bidding, and by on-site matching at the Job fair to fill slots vacated by last-minute student cancellations. Initial interview schedules will be sent out in early July. For more information visit www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com

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*Delaware Minority Job Fair for Second- and Third-year Law Students: Widener University Law School in Wilmington, DE
Pre-registration Deadline: April 21, 2009
Job Fair Date: August 15, 2009

(Please note that the focus of the event is minority law students, but it is open to all second and third year law students seeking positions in Delaware for the summer of 2010 and fall of 2011).
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. When you apply, your resume will be submitted to all of the Delaware legal employers who are participating in the program that fit the criteria you select. You will be eligible for an invitation if two or more of those employers wish to interview you. You must complete the attached Application Form along with your resume and college and law school transcripts.

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*DuPont Minority Job Fair: three locations (Houston, LA, Wilmington)
Pre-registration Deadline: Monday, April 13, 2009 at www.ballardspahr.com
Job Fair Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. Students register online and have the option of choosing from three Job Fair sites: Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; and Wilmington, DE. More than 30 law firms and legal service companies that work with DuPont will interview selected law school students. Employers will have the opportunity to review your materials and select students to whom they would like to extend an invitation to interview with a representative from their organization at a Job Fair. Each selected student will have private interviews with those employers that have expressed an interest in them.
New information: Please read the attached letter for registration instructions.

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*Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO
Registration opens: March 26, 2009-June 20, 2009. Register by May 25th and you will be entered into a drawing.
Job Fair Date: Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. More information can be found at http://www.heartlanddiversity.org/studentreg.htm or contact Emily Perry at 816-474-4322.
IMPACT Career Fair – Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities –(Location to be determined) but will be in Washington, DC area.
Job Fair Date: Friday, August 7, 2009 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls - Disability Career Fair. More information can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/Career/IMPACT/welcome.cfm

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*Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis
Pre-registration opens on April 1, 2009 and closes on July 10, 2009
Job Fair Date: August 6-7, 2009
Open to 2L law students to participate in the first ever IBA Diversity Job Fair. Students will register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair via Symplicity’s web site at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students.

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*National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair – Marriot Memphis Downtown in Memphis, TN.
Job Fair Date: Monday, July 21, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. More information is available at www.blackprosecutors.org. The NBPA invites all interested law students, alumni, and practicing attorneys to attend this year’s job fair. The goal of the NBPA Job Fair is to promote diversity in prosecutor’s offices by providing a forum where prospective employers can easily access highly qualified minority candidates from across the country. The Job Fair will provide a unique forum where law students, recent law graduates, and experienced attorneys from across the nation can meet and interview with prospective prosecutorial employers at the local, state, and federal levels.

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*National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Job Fair Date: September 10-12, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. Register at www.LGBTbar.org/Annual. On-site registration will be available beginning 10:30 AM through 5:00 PM on Thursday, September 10th and from 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM on Saturday, September 11th. On-site registration must be accompanied with payment by a major credit card. There are a limited number of on-site registrations accepted and a late fee will apply. The National LGBT Bar Association does not guaranteed that materials, welcome bags, or other opportunities will be available to those who do not register prior to August 15, 2009.

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*Northwest Minority Job Fair: K&L Gates, 925 4th Avenue, Suite 2900, Seattle, WA
Pre-registration Deadline: May 15, 2009
Job Fair Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. Last year 37 employers participated and each student who attended interviewed with an average of four employers. To participate please complete and return the registration form via mail or email postmarked no later than May 15, 2009. Additional information and resources will soon be available through the Northwest Minority Job Fair’s website at www.nwmjf.org.

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*Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair: INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Online Registration begins: (To be Determined)
Job Fair Date: (To be Determined)
The Career fair will provide a forum for legal employers, law students and graduates to meet and discuss employment options with the goal of expanding opportunities and assisting the legal profession in fulfilling its commitment to diversity. For additional information email career fair coordinators at info@rmdlcf.com or visit http://www.rmdlcf.com

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*San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association Job Fair
Location and Details to be Determined
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Deadline: (To be Determined)
Register: https://law-sfipla-csm.symplicity.com/students/
Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. A technical background is not required to participate in the Job Fair; however, certain firms may require one if they are recruiting for a patent prosecution position.

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*St. Louis Diversity Job Fair – Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
Date: August 15, 2009
Deadline to Register: May 1, 2009 at https://law-sldjf-csm.symplicity.com
Reception Date: Friday, August 14, 2009 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm and Interviews on Saturday, August 15 from 7:30 am – 4:45 pm

Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. More information can be found at www.stldiversityjobfair.com. At the reception employers and students will have the opportunity to meet on a more informal basis. Each employer will have a table to give students the opportunity to meet representatives and provide updated resume materials to the firm/organization if they were not granted a formal interview. Once a student registers for the Fair, they will be given information regarding participating employers’ hiring criteria and J.D. year(s) required by the employer. Students have the opportunity to submit their resume to employers.