Job / Career Fairs
Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
Thursday, July 29 & Friday July 30, 2010
Embassy Suite Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront
Downtown Chicago
Student Registration Deadline: Monday, March 8
The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is a two-day interview program held in Chicago each summer that brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment. The 2009 Patent Law Interview Program will be accepting registrations from:
- JD students graduating in May/June 2010 (3Ls)
- JD students graduating in May/June 2011 (2Ls)
- JD students graduating in December 2009/January 2010 (3Ls)
- JD students graduating in December 2010/January 2011 (2Ls)
- Students in Intellectual Property LLM programs with anticipated graduation dates in 2011 and 2012 (LLMs)
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://www.luc.edu/law/career/Patent_Program_-_Stu.html
Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta, GA
Student Registration Deadline: Tues., May 25
The Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF) is an initiative founded by the Intellectual Property Advisory Board, which is an alumni group associated with the Georgia State University College of Law. The fair is managed and executed by the Georgia State University College of Law Career Services Office. Many members of the Founders group are very active in Atlanta's IP community, working in the city's most well known companies and firms. SIPJF has been made possible by a joint effort of student volunteers, alumni, and the Georgia State University College of Law Career Services Office. SIPJF mainly targets fulfilling summer associate and entry-level positions for 2010. Consequently, participation is open to full-time and part-time students (from registered schools) who are classified as rising 2L or rising 3L students, who will return for classes for the Fall 2009 semester.
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://law.gsu.edu/careers/index/sipjf
Southeastern Minority Job Fair
Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31, 2010
Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta Northwest
Marietta, Georgia
Student Registration Begins in the OPCD: April 7, 2010
Student Deadline to Register with the OPCD: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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 past years, approximately 140 employers have interviewed over 900 students during the two day job fair.
For more details, visit: http://www.semjf.org/
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
Friday, August 6 & Saturday, August 7, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Kansas City, MO
Student Registration opens on: Monday, March 22
Early Bird Registration Deadline: Monday, May 24
The HDLJF is a relatively new initiative designed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Diversity and Managing Partner Committees. In 2005, the first annual HDLJF was held in Kansas City, Missouri. This job fair is unusual because law firms and legal organizations have come together to encourage students to make Kansas City their first choice. 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.
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://www.heartlanddiversity.org/JobFair.htm
IMPACT Career Fair
Friday, August 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Student Registration Deadline: TBA
This job fair is open to 1st and 2nd year law students returning to school in Fall 2009. Hosted by the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center.
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://www.law.arizona.edu/Career/IMPACT/studentregistrationintro.cfm
St. Louis Diversity Job Fair
Friday, August 20 & Saturday, August 21, 2010
Point 400-Luxery Apartments
St. Louis, MO
Student Registration Deadline: Friday, May 14, 2010
The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group of 2L and 3L students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal community, encourage them to practice law in the area, and become an integral part of our community. The Job Fair steering committee has invited law firms, corporations, and government agencies from all over the nation.
For more information on the career fair and for registration details visit:
http://www.stldiversityjobfair.com/
Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program
Friday, August 27, 2010
Crowne Plaza Suites Park Central
Dallas, TX
Student Registration Deadline:
Begins: Thursday, July 1
Ends: Thursday, July 15
Second and third year law students and recent graduates from eighteen ABA-approved law schools from Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas will participate in the program. Collectively, more than 900 minority students attend these schools.
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://www.sunbeltjobfair.com/
Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair
BOSTON
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The InterContinental Hotel
Boston, MA
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Student Registration Deadline:
Begins: Thursday, April 1
Ends: Monday, July 12
The Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair for Law Students of Color takes place annually during the month of August in Boston and Washington, D.C. The Job Fair provides participating member organizations with a great opportunity to select and interview applicants from a nationwide pool of qualified students of color. Students must be entering their second or third year of law school in the Fall of 2010.
For more information on the job fair visit :
http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com/events
To register visit:
https://law-blg-csm.symplicity.com/students
National Black Prosecutors Association 27th Annual Conference & Job Fair
Sunday, July 18 to Saturday, July 24, 2010
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins
San Francisco, CA
Student Registration Deadline: TBA
The National Black Prosecutors Association is the only professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of Blacks as prosecutors. Founded in 1983, the Association's membership is comprised of over 800 prosecutors nationwide. It includes both chief and line prosecutors nationwide. In addition to prosecutors, the association's membership includes law students, former prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel.
The NBPA is emerging as the international association of Black law enforcement professionals with a reputation for providing education and leadership in the legal profession through its intensive training sessions and multi-disciplined networking.
For more information on the job fair and for registration details visit:
http://blackprosecutors.org/index.html
Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
Thursday, August 26 - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Lowes Miami Beach Hotel
Miami Beach, FL
Student Registration Deadline:
Registration Open Now
Early Registration deadline ends July 31
Late Registration deadline ends August 14
The Lavender Law Career Fair 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. Online registration to open in Early Spring 2009.
For more information on the program and for registration details visit:
http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/register.php
Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair
Wednesday, September 8 - Saturday, September 11, 2010
Minneapolis, MN
Student Registration Deadlines: TBA
The HNBA Job Fair is organized and provided by the HNBA as a service to the U.S. legal community. For law students and lawyers, the HNBA Job Fair is an excellent employment resource. The Job Fair takes occurs during the HNBA Annual Convention, so Job Fair participants will be able to interact with leading Hispanic lawyers throughout the United States and to participate in enriching continuing legal education programs (CLE).
For more information on the job fair and for registration details visit:
http://www.hnba.com/2010-annual-convention/