Job Fair Information Update

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.

This Week at the CDO

Friday, April 24, 2009

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER FOR JOB FAIRS (all students)
The deadline to pre-register for the following job fairs is Friday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m.: Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF), Atlanta, GA (open to all rising 2L and 3L students as well as class of 2009 graduates), Southeastern Law Placement Consortium (SELPC), Atlanta, GA (rising 2L and 3L students), Washington, DC Interview Program (WDCIP), Washington, DC (rising 2L and 3L students) and the West Coast Interview Program (WCIP), Santa Monica, CA (rising 2L and 3L students).

Copies of the pre-registration form are available in the CDO, Room A-112. You may submit your pre-registration form to Nirva Pierre-Louis via email or by dropping off your form at the CDO.

This will be the last "This Week at the CDO" for the 2008-2009 academic year. Best of luck on finals and congratulations to all graduating students.

Job Fair Information

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

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair

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

Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (SIPJF)

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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This Week at the CDO

Monday, April 6, 2009

CDO SPRING UPDATE, JOB FAIR INFORMATION AND JOB FAIR PRE-REGISTRATION FORMS TO BE EMAILED TODAY (all students)
Later today, the CDO will be emailing a Spring 2009 CDO Update to all 1L and 2L students as well as job fair information to all students. The email will be sent to the email address listed on students' Symplicity accounts. Students interested in participating in certain job fairs must pre-register with the CDO. These job fairs are denoted in the email. Pre-registration forms will be due on April 24 at 5:00 p.m. and may be emailed to Nirva Pierre-Louis or dropped off at the CDO in Room A-112.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

CAREERS IN ACADEMIA PANEL DISCUSSION (all students)
Informative panel for those students interested in a career in academia. Panelists include UM Law professors. The panel will take place at 12:30 p.m. in room 109.

Northwest Minority Job Fair

The 23rd annual Northwest Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Seattle, WA. The mission of the job fair is to foster access to employment opportunities for historically underrepresented persons in the practice of law and to provide a networking forum for legal employers and law students.

Last year the students who attended each interviewed with an average of four employers. To learn more about the job fair and to complete a Student Registration form, please visit the job fair website.

The deadline to register is May 15, 2009.

Please direct any questions about this job fair to CDO advisor Karen Warren.

Heartland Diversity Job Fair

Registration is now open for the Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair taking place at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, MO on August 7 and 8, 2009.

For information and to register to participate, please visit the job fair website. Any questions may be directed to CDO advisor Tere Rodriguez.

Boston Lawyers Group (BLG) Annual Boston and Washington D.C. Job Fairs for Law Students of Color

Boston Job Fair: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the InterContinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA

Washington D.C. Job Fair: Thursday, August 20, 2009, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.

Beginning April 1, 2009, students interested in participating in the Boston Lawyers Group annual job fairs in Boston and Washington D.C. may register for the job fairs.

To register, students should visit the BLG Symplicity site (note this is different from the UM Law Symplicity site), complete the online form and upload a resume and transcript.

The deadline to register and provide all relevant application materials is July 8, 2009.

For more information, please visit the BLG website and click on Events and/or contact CDO advisor Tamesha Keel.

DELAWARE MINORITY JOB FAIR

Attention Rising 2L’s and 3L’s

DELAWARE MINORITY JOB FAIR

The Delaware State Bar Association invites you to attend the Delaware Minority Job Fair for Second and Third Year Law Students, which will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. As part of an effort to recruit talented students and to increase diversity in the Delaware Bar, law firms, corporations and government legal employers participate in this Job Fair each year. A letter from the Job Fair's Committee Chair describing the Fair and its application process in greater detail, and a Student Application Form are available on the Student Portal (https://wss.law.miami.edu/sites/cpc/students). The deadline for submitting the completed application, along with a resume, college transcript and law school transcript, is Tuesday, April 21, 2009. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMMITTEE. If you have questions, please contact CDO advisor Cristina Ortega.

IMPACT Career Fair

The 5^th Annual IMPACT Career Fair

FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2009 10:00am – 6:00pm

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel – Arlington, VA

(Near National Airport)

Registration for the 5th annual IMPACT Career Fair for law students with disabilities is now open.

All students returning to law school in Fall 2009 and graduates nationwide are welcome to participate.

To register for this job fair, please visit the Registration page.

The deadline to register is July 5, 2009.

View the IMPACT Career Fair website for full details, including a list of employers who interviewed in 2008.

UM Law students interested in attending should email Tere Rodriguez with any questions about this job fair.

Resource for Law Students with Disabilities

The National Association of Law Students With Disabilities would like to share the following message with University of Miami School of Law Students:

The National Association of Law Students With Disabilities (NALSWD) is a coalition of law students dedicated to disability advocacy and the achievement of equal access, inclusion, diversity, and non-discrimination in legal education and the legal profession. Our goal is to assist individuals in achieving their best employment potential by ensuring that students receive the accommodations and cultivate the skills they need to be successful members of the legal bar.

NALSWD was founded in 2007 with support from the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and is currently in the process of becoming an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. We have also received broad-based financial support from the largest law firms in the country. Our 2008 conference featured many prominent lawyers with disabilities. Our keynote speaker was the Honorable Richard S. Brown, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the only deaf judge in the country. Andy Imparato, CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities; Acting Vice Chair Christine M. Griffin of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Olegario Cantos VII of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division; and Claudia Gordon of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are among the many lawyers with disabilities who spoke at our conference and have continued to support NALSWD’s development. The conference demonstrated that lawyers with disabilities are capable of ascending to the highest ranks of the private and public sectors.

We are seeking all law students with disabilities, whether they have physical, psychiatric, intellectual, learning, or emotional disabilities. While law students with disabilities from over twenty law schools currently comprise NALSWD, our goal is to reach law students with disabilities at every law school in the country. We are especially interested in expanding our membership among two categories of students that are presently underrepresented in NALSWD: 1Ls with disabilities, to help facilitate their success in a wholly new learning environment, and students with hidden disabilities (e.g. learning or mental health disabilities) so they can connect with other students in law school going through the same experience.

NALSWD was formed to facilitate a sustained community for law students with disabilities to seek support and professional advice as they navigate law school and the legal profession. In this vein, the former President of NALSWD is now forming an affiliated Lawyers With Disabilities group, thanks to a generous Hearne Leadership Grant from the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD). This will ensure that disability leadership is continuous and that the foundation being laid for law students with disabilities won’t erode as students graduate and pursue their careers.

We invite you and your students to visit our website at www.nalswd.org to learn more about NALSWD. At www.nalswd.org, students can learn about opportunities to get involved with NALSWD, read monthly newsletters, join the e-mail listserv, participate in our burgeoning mentorship program, and learn about upcoming events and career opportunities.

We are currently planning our third annual conference, to take place August 7-9 in Washington D.C. The conference is being held in conjunction with the IMPACT Career Fair, the only national employer recruitment event for law students with disabilities. NALSWD is also developing an annual awards program for law schools and law firms that have shown a commitment to advancing disability issues, access, and inclusion in their institutions.

We invite students to get involved right away by completing our online registration form.

UM Law Students interested in attending the IMPACT Career Fair should contact CDO Advisor Tere Rodriguez for more information.

Patent Interview Program

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2009 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, and rising 2L and 3L students interested in pursuing patent law.

Last year roughly 150 employers, 150 law schools, and 1,500 law students from across the country participated in the program. The program is entirely pre-selected, which means that students submit resumes and bid on interviews with the employers they are interested in, and employers then review the resumes of the students who bid on them and select the students they wish to interview at the program. Last year, approximately half of the participating students were selected for interviews.

Who Is Eligible to Participate?

Students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering or a technical science should consider registering for the program. You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although the vast majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar eligible students. If you are uncertain as to whether you should participate, please contact Karen Warren. Please note that ONLY law students returning to school in Fall of 2009 may participate. Students graduating this year are NOT eligible. This program is for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions for 2010.

How To Register?

Online student registration for this year’s Patent Law Interview Program is NOW OPEN and will close on Thursday, March 12. To register, please visit the program website. At this stage of registration, you will only need to enter some basic information (you will upload your resume and bid on employers later in the semester). Please note that UM law is listed alphabetically as the University of Miami School of Law in the registration form's drop down menu of law schools.

The CDO will be paying the $35 registration fee for our students, so you will not be charged anything when you register online.

Please direct any questions about the program to the Patent Program Liaison in our office, Karen Warren.

Solo and Small Firm Interview Program, Orlando, FL

SOLO AND SMALL FIRM INTERVIEW PROGRAM

The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section (GPSSF) of the Florida Bar cordially invites all law students to participate in the 2009 Solo and Small Firm Interview Program, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Registration is free and the deadline is Monday, February 23, 2009. On or shortly after March 1, a list of participating employers will be distributed by e-mail to all registered students and students can then bid for the employers with whom they wish to interview.

To register, you must complete a one-page registration form which is available on the GPSSF website, from your CDO advisor, or the CDO Student Portal. Also available from your advisor and on the portal is a list of economical hotels near the Interview Program site.

The Interview Program is one component of the Solo and Small Firm Annual Conference and students also are encouraged to participate in the Conference, which begins on Friday, March 20 and ends with the Interview Program on the 21st. The Conference will include many programs focused on small firm practice, such as “Managing Your Overhead: How to Operate a Solo or Small Firm and Take Home a Paycheck” and “Managing a Solo or Small Firm and Still Finding Time to Practice Law.” The full-time law student reduced rate is $50. Students interested in attending the conference can obtain a copy of the conference brochure and registration form on the GPSSF website.

For more information, please contact Cristina Ortega.

Want to Know More About Small Firm Practice?

Last week, the Career Development Office welcomed Ana Veliz, the chair of the Florida Bar's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section to campus to discuss small firm practice. During her discussion, she shared the following information which students may find helpful.

The largest entry level law firm market in Florida is the small firm market;

Firms of 10 attorneys or less comprise of 73% of Florida Bar membership;

According to the ABA, 86% of law students expect to practice at a small firm;

According to NALP, 22.4% of graduates obtain their entry level position through targeted mailings;

The GPSSF welcomes student members. The rate to join is $35/year and among the benefits to membership is access to a small firm directory that is on their website. Students may obtain an application form online.

Each March, the GPSSF hosts a conference in Orlando. In conjunction with the conference, the section hosts a job fair for those students interested in interviewing with small firms. This year’s conference is Friday and Saturday, March 20-21 and the job fair will be held on Saturday, March 21. More information about the job fair will be forthcoming from the CDO shortly.

Deadline Reminder: Delaware Minority Job Fair for First Year Law Students

As a reminder, the deadline to apply for the Delaware Minority Job Fair for First Year Law Students is December 10, 2008. For more information including how to apply, please see the previous blog posting about the job fair.

Delaware Minority Job Fair for First Year Law Students

As part of an effort to recruit talented students and increase diversity in the Delaware Bar, a number of employers will participate in the 13th annual Delaware Minority Job Fair for First Year Law Students on Saturday, January 17, 2009.

The Job Fair is by invitation only and is limited to first year students and interested in employment opportunities in Delaware.

To participate, students must apply for an invitation. The Job Fair differs from other job fairs in that students must be invited to attend rather than simply registering and attending. In return, invited students receive considerably more individual attention than possible in a very large job fair. By submitting an application for an invitation, students are submitting an application to all of the Delaware legal employers who participate in the program.

To become eligible for an invitation, students must complete an application form and return it via mail, fax or email, along with a resume and college and law school transcripts (if available) no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008 to:

Amanda D. Horan
Job Fair Administrator
Morris James LLP
500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500
Wilmington, DE 19801
Fax: 302-571-1750
Email: ahoran@morrisjames.com

Applying students will be eligible for an invitation if selected by two or more employers to interview. The Job Fair will send out invitations with a proposed interview schedule after the new year which must be accepted or declined by Friday, January 9, 2009.

There are no application or registration fees. Invited students must arrange for transportation to Wilmington and the Job Fair hopes to reimburse all or at least a portion of those expenses. Historically, the Job Fair has reimbursed 100% of such expenses. Breakfast is provided to all invited students and leaders of the Bench and Bar will join students at breakfast to answer any questions about life and the practice of law in Delaware.

To obtain a copy of the application, please contact your CDO advisor.

Career Fair for Students and Alumni Interested in Alternative Careers

The University of Miami Toppel Career Center is hosting its annual Career Expo on September 17, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m at the BankUnited Center on campus. The Career Expo traditionally attracts close to 200 companies from various industries including the CIA, FBI, Ernst & Young, Goldman, Sachs & Co., The Miami Heat and more.

The Career Expo is open to all students and graduates of University of Miami. Attendees must come professionally dressed with plenty of copies of their resume.

This is an excellent opportunity for students and graduates interested in alternative careers. Click here for more information about the Career Expo, including a full list of participating employers.

2008 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair

Registration is open for the 2008 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair!

If you are interested in working in the public sector, in either public interest or government, don’t miss the opportunity to attend the Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC on October 10th and 11th.

The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is a national career fair with employers from Alaska to New Hampshire that are interviewing for over 1,500 post-graduate and summer employment opportunities . Additionally, the national conference provides a venue where participants can learn and network about current social justice issues and develop skills that will be helpful in the workplace. Each year, over 1,000 individuals attend these events.

Please note the following important dates:
September 12 – Last day for students to submit their résumés to employers
September 24 – Last day for employers to notify students of interviews
September 26 – Registration for the Conference and Career Fair closes. This is the last day to add or cancel registrations. Anyone who wishes to register after this date must do so on-site.
October 10 – Law School Awards Luncheon
October 10 & 11 – The Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair

To register, visit http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/events/ccf/general and click on the registration link in the left menu. Registering for the Conference and Career Fair is free for students and alumni. For further information contact Randee Breiter at the Career Development Office.

AIPLA 2008 JOB FAIR INFORMATION

The American Intellectual Property Law Association will be hosting its 2008 Job Fair on Saturday, October 25 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Job Fair offers an excellent opportunity to bring together those who have positions available and those who are seeking employment, to conduct interviews and recruit employees. The 2007 Job Fair was very successful. Nearly 55 firms/corporations participated and more than 230 members were selected for interviews.

Students interested in participating may register at the AIPLA site. That page will provide a link to more detailed information and the actual registration button. Also available is information on the rules and responsibilities for participants. Please be sure to read all of the information provided.

IMPORTANT: All Job Seekers must be current members in good standing, with their 2008-2009 dues paid. If you are not currently a member of AIPLA and you qualify for membership, you can join online by going to the Member Center.

The deadline to register (including posting your resume online) is Friday, September 5, 2008.

Click here for some helpful hints on how to use the Career Fair once you've completed your registration.

If you have any questions, please speak with your career advisor.