CSO - Career Fairs 2007

CLEO Career Fair (Council on Legal Education Opportunity)

Date:  Friday June 8, 2007
Location:  Marriott at Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
Eligibility:  CLEO 1L, 2L & 3L and alumni
Deadlines/Fees:  visit website for details: www.cleoscholars.com/fellows/CareerFair.htm
Description:  Students and alumni meet representatives of government and public interest organizations and other legal employers.

National Black Prosecutors Association 24th Annual Conference

Date:  Tuesday – July 17, 2007
Location:  Bellevue Hilton Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Deadlines/Fees:  Early registration is $50/students/07 graduates and $75/ laterals.  After June 1st, registration is $100/students/07graduates and $150/aterals. 
Materials:  Stop by the CSO to pick up the registration form.  Information also available at www.blackprosecutors.org  Submit the form, resume and a check for $50 directly to NBPA. 
Description:  Students and alumni interview for prospective employment in prosecutors’ offices at the local, state and federal levels

Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair

Date:  Friday August 10, 2007
Location:  Hilton Suites Hotel Chicago
Deadline/Fees: 1) Registration opens April 1, 2007.  To register, visit www.easelaw.com/ccba and click on the Student Registration icon.  Input your own profile registration information, and wait for your confirmation email. Deadline – Friday, May 4, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. CST.  2) Job Fair Committee must approve each student’s registration.  3) After approval, you will be able to upload your resume. Deadline for the completion of the third student registration phase is Friday, May 4, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.  Students must bid on which employers they would like to interview with by May 31st.
Description:  Students interview with over 125 law firms, corporations and governmental agencies from throughout the Midwest.

Vault Networking Reception

Date:  Thursday August 13, 2007
Location:  McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL Description:  Vault Legal Diversity Career Fair – Friday August 14, 2007 – McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Registration:  Register starting immediately at www.vault.com/legaldiversity

Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference

Date:  Friday and Saturday August 17 &  18, 2007
Location:  Faegre & Benson (downtown MN)
Eligibility:  The conference is open to 2L and 3L students only.
Deadlines/Fees:  TBA.  Visit website for details: www.tcc-mmrc.org/students.html.
Description:  Students are selected to interview with over 30 legal employers from the Twin Cities area.

Washington D.C.  Pre-Job Fair Reception

Date:  September 12, 2007
Description:  Network with job fair participants in a casual setting prior to interview day

Washington D.C. Job Fair

Date:  Thursday, September 13, 2007
Location:  Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington DC
Eligibility:  Law Students of Color
Deadlines/Fees:  TBA
Description:  Candidates interview with employers at scheduled times.

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair

Date:  Friday and Saturday September 7 & 8, 2007
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Eligibility:  The conference is open to 2L and 3L students only.
Deadlines/Fees:  Student registration begins April 1.  Early Registration Deadline is July 6.  Student Registration Deadline is July 27.   Visit the website at www.heartlanddiversity.org to download a registration packet and obtain additional information.  Recommend you register ASAP.
Description:  Students are selected to interview with legal employers from Midwest

IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Graduates with Disabilities

Date:  Friday August 10, 2007
Location:  Sheraton Crystal city Hotel, Arlington, VA
Deadlines/Fees:  Registration deadline is July 6, 2007.  Please visit website www.law.arizona.edu/Career/IMPACT for more information. 
Description:  Students and alumni with disabilities interview with legal employers.

AIPLA 2007 Annual Meeting

Date:  Thursday October 18 -  Saturday, October 20, 2007
Location:  Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
Deadlines/Fees:  Registration dates not yet announced.  Please visit the website at www.aipla.org
Description:  Patent employers from around the nation interview students.

Lavender Law Group

Date:  Thursday September 6 – Saturday September 8,  2007
Location:  Chicago
Deadlines/Fees: Early registration date August 15.  Fee is $115 per student.  After August 15, the fee goes up to $190.  Please visit website for information:  http://www.lavenderlaw.org/career.fair.html
Description:  LGBT students and alumni interview with legal employers from around the country.

SFIPLA (San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association) Job Fair

Date:  Saturday July 28, 2007
Location:  University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, CA
Deadlines/Fees:  Registration form is available at www.easelaw.com/sfipla.  Beginning on May 19, 2007 you will be able to register.  All registration information must be completed by June 19, 2006. 
Eligibility:  Specifically for 2L & 3L Intellectual Property students.  Must be a member of SFIPLA to participate.  If you are not a member, student registration materials are available at www.sfipla.com
Description:   Features Intellectual Property firms from all over the country.

Patent Law Interview Program

Date:  Thursday and Friday August 2 & 3, 2007 (www.luc.edu/law/career/)
Location:  Chicago Marriott Suites O’Hare – Chicago   
Eligibility:  2L & 3L students interested in practicing patent law
Deadlines/Fees:  Registration is closed.  Enrolled students must complete application materials by April 20, 2007.
Description:  The largest patent law career fair in the Midwest with approximately 150 employers, including law firms, corporations and government agencies nationwide.

Equal Justice Works Career Fair

Date:  Saturday & Sunday October 6 & 7, 2007
Location:  Omni Shoreham Hotel – Washington, D.C.
Deadlines/Fees:  Register directly through the EJW website: www.equaljusticeworks.org/careerfair/students/career.php by TBA
Eligibility:  Recommended for 2L & 3L students interested in public interest law     Description:   Largest public interest-related job fair in the country, bringing together 200+ employers.