Career Development Office Blog

Job fairs are an excellent way to interview with employers around the country. Registration is currently open for the following job fairs. Please take note of any approaching deadlines as extensions will not be granted. For more on a particular job fair, please click on the appropriate link below or contact the listed CDO advisor.

Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair, Boston, MA and Washington, DC – deadline is July 8.

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO – deadline is June 20.

Hispanic National Bar Association Career Fair, Albuquerque, NM – deadline is August 17. For more information, please contact Cristina Ortega.

IMPACT Legal Recruitment Program for Law Students with Disabilities, Washington, DC area – deadline is July 5.

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN – deadline is July 10.

Lavender Law Career Fair, Brooklyn, NY – deadline is August 15. For more information, please contact Marcy Cox.

Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference, Minneapolis, MN – deadline is June 25. For more information, please contact Sarah Klein.

Rocky Mountain Diversity Career Fair, Denver, CO – deadline is July 27. For more information, please contact Cristina Ortega.

Southeastern Law Placement Consortium (SELPC), Atlanta, GA – deadline is July 8. For more information, please contact Marcy Cox.

Washington D.C. Interview Program (WDCIP), Washington, DC – deadline is July 1. For more information, please contact Diane Quick.

On Monday, all students were sent via email (to the email address listed on Symplicity) a copy of the 2009 Job Fair Information chart and the Job Fair Pre-Registration Form. All students potentially interested in participating in a job fair this summer or fall should review the job fair chart and note any registration deadlines.

Four job fairs require pre-registration: The Southeastern Minority Job Fair and Southeastern Law Placement Consortium Job Fairs (both in Atlanta, GA), the Washington, D.C. Interview Program (Washington, D.C.) and West Coast Interview Program (Santa Monica, CA). Pre-registration does not bind you to attend any of the job fairs but rather guarantees that you will receive information on how to participate. You must pre-register by submitting the Pre-Registration Form no later than Friday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m. Forms may be returned to the CDO in Room A-112 or emailed to Nirva Pierre-Louis.

Both the Job Fair Information Chart and Pre-Registration Form are available for download from the CDO Student Portal. Pre-Registration Forms are also available at the CDO front desk.

Registration is now open for the following job fairs:

Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair, Boston, MA and Washington, DC

Delaware Minority Job Fair, Wilmington, DE

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO

IMPACT Legal Recruitment Program for Law Students with Disabilities, Washington, DC area

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN

National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair, Memphis, TN (please contact Tamesha Keel in the CDO with questions)

Northwest Minority Job Fair, Seattle, WA

Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, Atlanta, GA

The Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) cordially invites fall 2009, 2L law students (graduating May 2011) to participate in the IBA Diversity Job Fair. We are seeking candidates who represent all aspects of diversity, who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm.

Student Registration Information

Student registration runs from April 1, 2009 to July 10, 2009.

Students will register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair via Symplicity’s web site at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/. After the student submits his/her registration, an automatically-generated password will be provided, which will enable him/her to use the system throughout the next few months. Student registration deadline is July 10, 2009.

There is no fee for students to register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair.

Don’t miss an opportunity to interview with the following Indianapolis employers! (List current as of March 31, 2009)

Baker & Daniels LLP

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Bingham McHale LLP

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman PC

Frost Brown Todd LLC

Kightlinger & Gray LLP

Krieg DeVault LLP

Lewis Wagner LLP

Marion County Prosecutor’s Office

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Scopelitis Garvin Hansen Light & Feary PC

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

REGISTER TODAY! (2) $2,500 scholarships will be presented to interviewing students!

Hotel Registration

The IBA Diversity Job Fair will be held at the Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis (http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/INDWWES-Embassy-Suites-Indianapolis-Downtown-Indiana/index.do) in Indianapolis, IN, August 6-7, 2009. Room rates for students are $189 for both Thursday (August 6) and Friday (August 7) nights. Students will be responsible for making their own travel and lodging arrangements. Contact the hotel directly at 1-800-EMBASSY. Make sure you reference the IBA Diversity Job Fair to receive our group rate. If you need special accommodations, please contact Caren Chopp (cchopp@indybar.org; 317-269-2000). Hotel reservation deadline to receive the special rate is July 7, 2009.

Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

110 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 1-317-236-1800

Fax: 1-317-236-1816

Schedule of Events

Thursday, August 6, 2009

4-8 p.m. Student Registration, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

5:30-7 p.m. Welcome Reception, location to be determined

Friday, August 7, 2009

8 a.m. Registration Re-opens, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Interviews held in guest suites, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

11:45-1:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

1:20-4 p.m. Interviews held in guest suites, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

Interview Process

Interviews at the Job Fair are arranged as follows: Ten (10) of the 14 interviews will be pre-selected by the employer; the other four (4) interviews will be assigned, according to interest of the student. All interviews will be conducted at the Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown in individual guest suites.

About Indianapolis

Indianapolis has everything to offer law student candidates, from a one-of-a-kind legal community, to the comfort and reliability of a Midwestern city: cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. Check out these web sites!

Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association: www.indy.org/

Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce: www.indychamber.com/

The Indianapolis Star: www.indystar.com

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/

Indianapolis Colts: www.colts.com/

Indianapolis RCA Tennis Championships: www.rcatennis.com/

Indianapolis Indians: www.indyindians.com/

Indiana Sports Corporation: www.indianasportscorp.com/

Indianapolis Zoo: www.indianapoliszoo.com/

Indianapolis Museum of Art: www.imamuseum.org/

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: www.indianapolissymphony.org/

Arts Council of Indianapolis: www.indyarts.org

Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS: www.mibor.com/

Indianapolis Bar Association: www.indybar.org

Indiana State Bar Association: www.inbar.org

The official Web site of Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind.: www.indygov.org/home.htm

Georgia State University College of Law is hosting the 5^th Annual Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF) on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia. This is an excellent opportunity if you are interested in pursuing a position with an intellectual property employer. This job fair provides opportunities to interview for positions in litigation, prosecution, and transactional work in various areas of IP.

All rising 2Ls (Class of 2011) and rising 3Ls (Class of 2010) are eligible to participate and should have received via email the Student Instructions and Checklist, and Student Participation Form and 2009 Employer List. Please review the Employer List to determine if you qualify for positions and are interested in submitting your application. Please note that most employers are seeking rising 2Ls. At this time, only 3 employers are seeking rising 3Ls. If you did not receive this information you may email CDO Advisor Karen Warren to have the information resent.

To register for the job fair, you must complete the Student Participation Form and return it to Karen Warren in the Career Development Office by Monday, April 20.

To learn more about the job fair, visit SIPJF online or contact Karen Warren.

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