The UW Law School actively participates in off-campus recruiting programs and job fairs in order to give students increased access to a broad range of employers and to accommodate employers who are unable to participate in our on-campus interviews. The off-campus recruiting programs and job fairs supplement the traditional on-campus interview program held at the Law School in August and September of each year. The Law School pays the registration fees for the off-campus recruiting programs and fairs, though students who participate in these programs generally travel at their own expense.
If you have questions about any of these recruiting programs or job fairs, please contact the Office of Career Services at 608-262-7856.
The information on this page reflects the Summer 2012 job fair information. Please note, this page is updated as the job fairs are announced. The Summer 2013 job fair information will most likely be announced during the Spring 2013 semester.
Recruiting programs fall into four main categories:
Geographic Recruiting Programs
These programs expand the interviewing opportunities for our students who are interested in a specific geographic area. We currently participate in programs with employers in the New York/ Northeast area, Washington D.C., and California.
Diversity Recruiting Programs
There are several programs that bring our LEO students together with employers who have a specific interest in hiring students of color. The programs are held in a variety of locations.
Public Interest Recruiting Programs
Our public interest-minded students can interview with a variety of employers from across the country at one of the special programs for public interest employers.
Specialized Recruiting Conferences
From time to time, different organizations offer specialized recruiting conferences. These programs, such as the Annual Patent Law Interview Program, give qualified law students an opportunity to meet with employers from across the country.
In addition to these recruiting programs, the National Association of Law Placement maintains a calendar of regional consortia and recruiting conferences, most of which occur annually. Click here to see the current list.
Below are the descriptions of the specific recruiting programs in which the UW Law School participates.
Geographic Recruiting Programs
Friday, August 2, 2013: Washington, D.C. Program
Wednesday, July 31, 2013: New York/Northeast Program
Monday, July 29, 2013: San Francisco Program
You will register for the Off-Campus programs at https://law-midwestcali-csm.symplicity.com Registered students will receive an email containing their special ID and password (separate and distinct from the user name and password that you use to participate in our fall on-campus interview program and to access our on-line Job Bank) to use a separate Symplicity website to bid for and schedule interviews through any of these Programs. Both second- and third-year students (i.e., classes of 2013 and 2014) may participate.
To register, you will need: a resume, short writing sample (5 - 10 pages), unofficial transcript (make sure you enter your grades accurately) and cover letters for the employers who request them.
Washington, D.C. Off-Campus Recruitment Program:
This program is designed to expand interviewing opportunities for our students who are interested in summer clerkships and permanent positions with government agencies and law firms in the D.C. area.
Location for 2013 not yet available. Five law schools will be participating (University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, UCLA and USC, as well as University of Wisconsin Law School).
New York/Northeast Off-Campus Recruitment Program:
This program offers students an opportunity to interview with a variety of New York and Northeast employers. The participating schools are the University of Wisconsin, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, UCLA, and the University of Southern California.
Location for 2013 not yet available.
West Coast Recruitment Program:
Through this program, students can submit their resumes for pre-screened interviews with West Coast employers. Four law schools are participating: University of Iowa Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, Washington University Law School, and University of Wisconsin Law School.
Location for 2013 not yet available.
Diversity Recruiting Programs (Check Eligibility For Each Job Fair)
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair:
The 8th Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair will be taking place on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at The Hilton San Francisco, Financial District, San Francisco, California.
The Bay Area Diversity Career Fair attracts hiring representatives from the Bay Area's most prominent law firms and government legal departments. Only law students who will have completed their first year of law school by the time of interviews are eligible to participate.
A welcome cocktail
reception for applicants and employers will be
held on Friday, July 27, 2012 at
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Student registration
begins on Monday, May 16, 2012 and concludes on Friday, June 15, 2012.
For additional information
please go to:
http://www.sfbar.org/careerfair
Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair:
The Cook County Bar Association (“CCBA”) proudly established the CCBA Minority Law Student Job Fair twenty-six years ago after recognizing the need to bridge the employment gap between law firms, non-profit organizations, government agencies and minority law students in the Chicago legal community.
The first annual CCBA Minority Job Fair was held in 1983 on the campus of a local Chicago law school and included approximately 100 students and approximately 20 employers. This event has evolved into the highly-anticipated diversity recruitment event that consistently attracts more than 900 law students and 100+ employers every year. After twenty-six outstanding years, the CCBA Minority Job Fair has established itself as the oldest, largest, and most well-respected professional diversity employment event of its kind in the United States. The job fair is open to any 2L and 3L student; however the employers registered for CCBA Minority Job Fair expect to be able to interview under-represented law students of color, gender and sexual orientation.
The job fair is on Friday, August 17, 2012, at the Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown/Lakefront, 511 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Student registration begins on April 9, 2012.
More information will be published at http://www.ccbaminorityjobfair.org/ when it becomes available.
Questions regarding the Cook County Bar Association Job Fair can be directed to Nicole Denow at nmdenow@wisc.edu.
Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair:
The Boston Lawyers Group is a consortium of over 40 of the largest law firms, government agencies, and corporations in the City of Boston. Its mission is to promote the hiring, retention, and professional development of law students and attorneys of color. Employers are interested in rising 2Ls (Class of 2014) and, in a limited number of cases, rising 3Ls (Class of 2013) for first year associate positions.
This year's Job Fair will only be held in Boston on August 1, 2012, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA.
For more information, visit: http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com/events/.
DuPont Legal Minority Job Fairs:
The DuPont Legal Minority Job Fairs will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012, in
Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, and Wilmington, DE (Questions about these three job fairs should be directed to Nicole Oddol of Ballard Spahr LLP at 215-864-8339. The job fair is open to rising 2Ls and rising 3Ls (classes of 2014 and 2013).
Registration for the Houston, Los Angeles and Wilmington sites will be completed electronically. The deadline for the receipt of your registration for any of the job fairs in Monday, April 16, 2012 EDT and must include your resume and current law school transcript.
Ballard Spahr LLP is hosting the registration form on their firm's website. To access the Ballard Spahr website, visit: www.ballardspahr.com.
When the homepage loads, you will see the link to the Dupont Minority Job Fair on the left of the page in yellow. Click on the link under the yellow box to bring up the screen which asks for your username and password. To receive username and password information, please contact Joanna Binsfeld at binsfeld@wisc.edu.
You are requested to upload a copy of your resume and law school transcript to the electronic registration form. If this is not possible, you may send the information as an e-mail attachment to dupontregistration@ballardspahr.com or by mail to Nicole Oddo, DuPont Legal Minority Job Fair Coordinator, Ballard Spahr LLP, 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 before Monday, April 16, 2012.
Questions regarding the Dupont Legal Minority Job Fair can be directed to Nicole Denow at nmdenow@wisc.edu.
Your application materials will not be accepted unless you provide both your resume and transcript no later than Monday, April 16, 2012 midnight EST.
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
The 2012 Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will take place August 3-4, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Kansas City, MO. All 2Ls (Class of 2014), 3Ls (Class of 2013) and
2012 Law Grads are invited to participate regardless of race, ethnicity,
gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, veteran status,
or disability.
However, there is an
early bird registration deadline of May 25, 2011; all registrations
received before May 25th will be entered into an Early Bird drawing for
a chance to win exciting prizes during the Keynote Luncheon. You must
be present at the luncheon to win.
For more information about the Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, visit: http://www.heartlanddiversity.org/
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair:
The Indianapolis Bar Association is hosting the 5th Annual Diversity Job Fair on July 26 and 27, 2012. Full-time 2L law students in the fall of 2012 (graduating May 2014) or part-time 2L and 3L law students (graduating 2014/2015) are invited to participate in the Job Fair. The Indianapolis Bar Association seeks candidates who represent all aspects of diversity.
At the Job Fair, 10 of the 14 interviews will be pre-selected by the employer and the other four interviews will be assigned according to the interest of the student. While students will have a maximum of seven interviews, there will be additional opportunities to meet and network with employers. All interviews will be conducted at the Hilton Hotel & Suites at 120 West Market Street in Indianapolis. For more information regarding the Job Fair and employers, please see the event website: http://www.ibadiversityjobfair.org. To register for the Diversity Job Fair, click on https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students. After you submit your registration, an automatically-generated password will be provided, which will enable you to use the system for the next few months. Registration is currently open -- the deadline to register is June 17, 2012. Registration is free.
Two scholarships will also be presented to interviewing students. To access a printable application, please go to this site: http://www.ibadiversityjobfair.org/student-information.htm. Scholarship applications must be received no later than Monday, July 9, 2012.
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference:
We are happy to announce that registration for the 21st Annual Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference is open! The conference will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012, at the University of St. Thomas in downtown Minneapolis. The MMRC connects the largest legal employers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area with top 2L and 3L candidates from around the country. Interviews will be held from 9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Employers participating in the interviews will include small, medium and large firms; corporate law departments; and public interest, nonprofit and government entities. We will also be hosting a welcome reception on Thursday, August 2, for students to meet local attorneys from area employers before the interviews.
Registration: https://law-tcc-csm.symplicity.com/
Registration Deadline for Students: June 11, 2012.
National Black Prosecutors Association:
The National Black Prosecutors Association's Annual Job Fair will be held on July 31, 2012, at the The Roosevelt New Orleans, 123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70012. This job fair is open to law students, recent graduates, and experienced attorneys and will be part of the 29th Annual NBPA Conference. Job Fair attendees can attend the entire conference. Information about lodging can be viewed here: http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/wa/groups/personalized/M/MSYRHWA-NBP-20120725/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Northwest Minority Job Fair:
The 2012 NW Minority Job Fair is tentatively scheduled for August 25, 2012 at the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine. Check back in the coming weeks for more details or email questions to Kathleen Shaw kathleenshaw@dwt.com.
Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair:
The Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair will take place on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Student registration is open from April 11, 2012 through July 14, 2012. More information about the Career Fair is available at www.rmdlcf.com.
St. Louis Diversity Job Fair:
The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group of 2L and 3L students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal community.
The Job Fair will kick off with small group student attorney networking dinners on Friday, August 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. (locations to be announced) and interviews will be held Saturday, August 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the law offices of Thompson Coburn, LLP, One US Bank Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. The deadline for law student registration is Thursday, May 31, 2012 at midnight (CST); absolutely no extensions will be allowed. All students must be registered by this date in order to participate in the Job Fair. Each registered student must pay a $25 registration fee in order to participate in the Job Fair. If the law school career service office wants to pick-up this fee, please contact me to make arrangements. Students who cancel their registration by the July 20, 2012 deadline, may request a registration fee refund. Law students can register for the 2012 St. Louis Diversity Job Fair by going to https://law-sldjf-csm.symplicity.com/
For more information, visit: http://www.stldiversityjobfair.com/index.html
Public Interest Recruiting Programs
Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference:
The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest public interest career fair in the country. It is the only event, solely dedicated to law students, where you'll find 1,500 public interest-minded students representing 200 law schools from across the country coming together to explore career options with leading nonprofit organizations and government agencies. The Conference and Career Fair provides access to job opportunities for law students; connects employers with talented attorneys and law students; and offers a multitude of skill-building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country. Our conference continues to be an unparalleled networking opportunity for students, law school professionals and legal professionals.
The 2012 Equal Justice Works Career Fair will be held on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. More information can be found at: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/conference-and-careerfair
25th Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference:
The 25th Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference will be held at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago on Saturday, February 2, 2013. Participation is free and open to the first, second, and third year students from participating schools. Each year, the MPILCC Conference attracts nearly 50 employers for on-site interviews, table talks (an informal networking session) or resume solicitation. If you are interested in registering and getting further information, please contact Sara Durston at sdurston@wisc.edu.
Specialized Recruiting Conferences
Annual Patent Law Interview
Program:
This is an excellent opportunity if you have an
undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or a technical science, and
you're interested in practicing patent law. This program gives qualified law
students from across the country the opportunity to interview with patent law
firms, as well as law firms, corporations, and government agencies with patent
law departments. About 150 employers from across the country participate,
along with more than 1500 students from 135 law schools. Online registration begins on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 and will run through Thursday, February 7, 2013.
The event takes place in early August generally. To view more information, visit: http://www.luc.edu/law/career/patent_students.html.
Lavender Law Conference
and Career Fair:
Law
students, and lateral attorney candidates and individuals already in
the legal profession who are looking for more LGBT-friendly workplaces,
are invited to
attend the 2012 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, which will
take place
in Washington, D.C. from August 23 - 25, 2012. More information can be located at: http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities:
The 8th Annual IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys
with Disabilities will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City hotel at Reagan National Airport (2799 Jefferson Davis Highway). Open to Fall 2012 Returning Law Students and Graduates from All Co-Sponsored Law Schools. Registration closes on July 8, 2012. For more information, visit: http://www.law.arizona.edu/Career/Impact/welcome.cfm
