Please Note: We are currently in the process of updating this page for 2011-2012 career fairs.

Summer 2011

July

National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) Job Fair
Sponsor: National Black Prosecutors Association
Date: July 25, 2011
The event will be held on Tuesday, July 25th 2011 at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco, CA. For more information, go to http://www.blackprosecutors.org/

Department of Justice's Career Information Fair
Sponsor: United States Department of Justice
Date: July 26, 2011, 2:30-3:30 pm

6th Annual VAULT/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair
Sponsor: VAULT, MCCA
Date: July 29, 2011
This career fair features a mix of public interest and private sector employers. Register in advance by visiting Vault's Registration Page.

August

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
Sponsors: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Date: August 5 & 6, 2011
The 2011 Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Kansas City. Last year, Kansas City played host to nearly 100 students from over 40 Law Schools from across the nation who had the opportunity to interview with 25 area law firms, organizations and government agencies. We hope to make this year's job fair an even bigger success.  For more information visit the Heartland Diversity Page.

IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities
Sponsors: Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law.
Date: August 5, 2011
The IMPACT Fair will be held on Friday August 5, 2011 in at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, VA. To register, go to http://www.law.arizona.edu/impact/.

Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
Sponsors: Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
Date: August 5, 2011
The Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference (MMRC) is an annual event that connects the largest legal employers in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area with top 2L and 3L candidates from around the country. Each year's conference and job fair includes around 30 employers and upwards of 150 law students, and features a mix of public interest and private sector employers. Register here.

Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
Sponsors: Indianapolis Bar Association
Date: August  18 & 19, 2011
The Indianapolis Bar Association cordially invites Fall 2011, 2L law students (graduating May 2013) to participate in the IBA Diversity Job Fair at the Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis.  Students can register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair via symplicity's website.  There is no registration fee for students.  Student registration deadline is July 16, 2011. For more information go to http://www.ibadiversityjobfair.org/.

National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Regional Job Fairs
Sponsor: NBLSA and Florida Coastal School of Law
Date: August 26- August 28 in Jacksonville, FL.
NBLSA will host several regional job fairs across the country. For complete information about the NBLSA Job Fairs, visit http://www.nblsa.org/srblsa

22nd Annual Public Interest Career Reception
Sponsors: Co-sponsored by 23 New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania law schools
Date: August 31, 2011
The Reception, co-sponsored by 23 New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania law schools and open to students from the sponsoring schools, will be held at the New York City Bar Association in New York City. For more information, contact Hillary Exter at Hexter@law.fordham.edu or 212-636-7789. Details law law.fordham.picr.

Fall 2011

September

Hispanic National Bar Association Career Fair
Sponsors: Hispanic National Bar Association
Dates: September 2, 2011
The HNBA Career Fair provides law students, young and seasoned attorneys and Convention attendees with a tremendous opportunity to meet and network with other leading Latino attorneys from across the country.  The Career Fair also plays host to a symposium designed to help law students enhance their marketing skills for the tough legal Career market. For more information, click here.

Annual Career Fair and Conference
Sponsors: The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Bar Association and The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Bar Foundation.
Dates: September 8-10, 2011
This event will be held September 8-10, 2011 in Hollywood, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.lavenderlaw.org/.

2011 National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) Conference Career Fair
Sponsor: Yale Law School's Latino Law Student Association
Dates: Thursday September 29 - Saturday October 1, 2011
The National Latina/o Law Student Association is a student run organization dedicated to promoting and sustaining the academic success of Latina and Latino law students across the United States. This will be a groundbreaking great opportunity for law students to grow their perspective, meet Latina/o Law Students from across the country, network with faculty from across the country and make connections that will aid their legal career!  This year's location is New Orleans, LA.  Visit the conference website for more details.

October

Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program
Sponsor: Massachusetts Law School Consortium.
Dates: October 17 & 18, 2011
Open to students of sponsoring law schools. The Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program is held twice a year. Interviews for the fall program will be held at Boston College Law School. More information can be found by visiting http://www.maconsortium.org/programs.html#GPI or contacting Leslie LeBlanc at 617-552-4345 or leslie.leblanc@bc.edu.

Equal Justice Works Public Service Career Fair
Sponsor: Equal Justice Works
Dates: October 21-22, 2011
Click here or e-mail careerfair@equaljusticeworks.org for more information.

November

McGill Public Interest Career Day (Canada)
Students of sponsoring schools can participate in informational interviews on the day of the program. Alumni of sponsoring school and students from any law school are invited to participate in the kiosk fair and panel portion of the day. For more information, contact Aisha Topsakal, Assistant Dean, Student Life and Learning, at 514-398-8196 or aisha.topsakal@mcgill.ca.

2012 Dates

January 2012

Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program
Sponsor: Massachusetts Law School Consortium.
Dates: January 26 & 27, 2012

Open to students of sponsoring law schools. The Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program is held twice a year. Interviews for the spring program will be held at Suffolk University Law School. For more information, visit http://www.maconsortium.org/programs.html or contact Michelle Dobbins at 617-305-1674 or mdobbins@suffolk.edu.

Public Service Career Day
Sponsor: The University of Texas School of Law.
Dates: January 26 & 27, 2012
Hosted annually by the UT Law Career Services Office, Public Service Career Day (PSCD) is the largest public service job fair for law students in Texas. During both days of PSCD, public interest and government employers will conduct on-campus interviews for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions. On day one of the fair, employers can also host informational tables in the Law School's Susman Godfrey Atrium from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. First, second, third-year and/or LL.M. students and alumni up to one year after graduation from all nine Texas law schools are eligible to participate in this program. For more information, please contact Sandra Valencia, Job Fair Coordinator, at svalencia@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-1161.

Washington, DC/Baltimore Public Service Career Fair
Sponsors: American University Washington College of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Federal Bar Association, George Mason University School of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, Howard University School of Law and University of Maryland School of Law.
Date: Jan. 27, 2012
The 10th Annual Washington, DC/Baltimore Public Service Career Fair will be held at George Mason University School of Law. Students of sponsoring schools can participate in formal interviews, resume collection and table talk on the day of the program. For more information, please see our website at https://law-dcscf-csm.simplicity.com/employers/index.php or contact Christina Jackson at American University Washington College of Law (202-274-4098) or Jennifer Pollard at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law (410-706-2080).

February 2012

Northern California Public Interest/Public Sector Legal Careers Day
Sponsors: Nine Northern California law schools and OneJustice.
Date: February 4, 2012
The 28th Annual Northern California Public Interest/Public Sector Legal Careers Day will be held at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Students of sponsoring schools can participate in formal interviews on the day of the program. Students and alumni from any law school are invited to participate in the table talk portion of the day. For more information, click here.

Northwest Public Service Career Fair
Sponsor: Northwest Consortium Law Schools.
Date: February 3 & 4, 2012
Open to students and alumni of sponsoring law schools. The Northwest Public Service Career Fair will be held at Seattle University Campion Ballroom in Seattle, Washington and on February 4, 2012 at Lewis & Clark College Templeton Student Center in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit http://www.nwpifair.org/ or contact Vicki Nelson, Lewis and Clark Law School, at 503-768-6699 or pifair@lclark.edu.

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference
Sponsors:  Northwestern University School of Law and the Chicago Area Law School Consortium.
Date: February 4, 2012
The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) enables employers from public interest and government organizations and J.D. students to gather for a day of interviews and informal networking. MPILCC is open to students from law schools in: Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin.  Held in Chicago, IL at Northwestern University School of Law.  Each year, the MPILCC Conference attracts nearly 50 employers for on-site interviews, Table Talk (an informal networking session), or resume solicitation. From an average eleven hundred student registrants, about 275 students representing about 40 law schools attend the conference. The conference is free to employers and students.  For more information please contact Jason Prowant at jason.prowant@valpo.edu.

Public Interest Legal Career Fair
Sponsor: Public Interest Law Center (PILC) at New York University School of Law.
Dates: February 9 & 10, 2012
The Public Interest Law Center (PILC) at New York University School of Law will hold its 34th annual Public Interest Legal Career Fair on February 9 and 10, 2012; it is the largest Fair of its kind in the country.The Fair gives employers the opportunity to meet with students and allows students to interview with employers for internships and permanent jobs, as well as to talk with employers at information tables.  Last year, representatives from more than 200 organizations and over 2,300 law students attended the Fair. Employer registration opens October 1, 2010. Information about the Fair, including a list of participating law schools, is available at: http://www.law.nyu.edu/publicinterestlawcenter/careerfair/index.htm.  For more information contact: law.pilcfair@nyu.edu or 212-998-6686.

Southern California Annual Public Interest Career Day
Date: February 11, 2012
Sponsors: Thirteen California area schools including UCLA, USC, Loyola Law School, Pepperdine University, Southwestern University, University of San Diego, California Western School of Law, Chapman University, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Whittier Law School, La Verne College of Law, University of California (UCI) Law School.
Join students from throughout Southern California and representatives from more than 115 nonprofit organizations, government agencies and private public interest-oriented law firms for the 27th Annual Southern California Public Interest Career Day.The event will be hosted by the UCLA School of Law. For more information contact Rochelle Adelman at 310-794-5355 or adelman@law.ucla.edu.

Government & Public Interest Job Fair
Sponsors: William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, and the University of Richmond School of Law.
Date: February 17, 2012
The event will take place at the University of Richmond School of Law. For more information, contact Contact Ramona Sein, (757) 221-7686 or visit http://vaclsc.org/.

Public Sector Career Fair
Sponsor: Georgia Law School Consortium.
Date: February 24, 2012
Open only to students of sponsoring law schools (all law schools in Georgia). Employers can select to meet with students for interviews (scheduled for all day) and/or table talk (held 3:30-5:00) for paid and unpaid summer and permanent positions.  In 2011 the career fair featured 79 employers representing nonprofit organizations and federal/local/state goverment agencies. Traditionally held every February in Atlanta at Georgia State University School of Law. Interested employers should contact Sue McAvoy, Emory University School of Law, at 404-727-5503 or smcavoy@law.emory.edu.

March 2012

Government & Public Interest Information Fair
Sponsors: The University of Akron School of Law
Date: March 7, 2012
The event will take place at the University of Akron School of Law in Akron, Ohio. For more information, contact Barbara Weinzierl at (330) 972-5320 or via email to bweinz@uakron.edu or Alisa Benedict O’Brien at (330) 972-8540 or via email to ab139@uakron.edu.

Archived Information

 January 2011

Georgetown/George Washington Law Public Sector Recruiting Program
Sponsors: George Washington University Law School and Georgetown University Law Center.
Date: Sat. Jan. 31, 2011

The Public Sector Recruiting Program is a daylong job fair for Georgetown and George Washington law students to interview for summer 2011 internships and permanent positions with nonprofit organizations, government agencies and public interest law firms. Over 160 employers have registered to participate in the 2011 Program. The Program consists of prescheduled interviews, table talk (informal information exchange) and a resume collection option for employers that cannot interview at GW. For more information visit: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/opics/PublicSectorRecuitingProgram.htm

 

February 2011

Philadelphia Area Public Interest/Public Service (PI/PS) Career Fair
Sponsors: The Consortium of Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools.
Date: February 4, 2011

This fair is open to students of the consortium schools (Drexel University, Penn State, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Villanova, and Widener University), and is held at Temple University's Center City Philadelphia Location. For more information, visit http://www.law.upenn.edu/cpp/pips/. Students and employers may register at: https://law-gpals-csm.simplicity.com/manager/