PRACTICEPRO 1L DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Applications from Class of 2022 will be accepted starting on November 1, 2019. More information – here.
Career & Job Fairs
Updated April 2019; For the most current information available, please see individual fair websites.
Click here for a printable pdf.
| Date | Career Fair | Location | Registration Dates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2019 | The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference | Chicago, IL | Student bidding: January 2-9 | Link |
| July 14-20, 2019 | National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair | Atlanta, GA | Early registration deadine: March 31 Regular registration deadline: April 30 Second price increase deadline: June 30 Late registration: After June 30 | Link |
| July 16, 2019 | Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair | Atlanta, GA | Deadline to apply: May 10 | Link |
| July 19-20, 2019 | Southeastern Minority Job Fair | Atlanta, GA | Pre-registration: March 27 - April 16 Online bidding: May 10 - 29 | Link |
| July 23, 2019 | MCGC Washington, DC Interview Program | Washington D.C. | Online Bidding: June 1-July 2 | Link |
| July 23, 2019 | Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair | Chicago, IL | Registration begins: January 21 Deadline: March 24 | Link |
| July 25, 2019 | MCGC New York Interview Program | New York, NY | Online Bidding: June 1-July 2 | Link |
| July 25-26, 2019 | Loyola Patent Law Interview Program | Chicago, IL | Student registration: February 5 - March 8 Student bidding: March 25 - April 21 | Link |
| July 26-27, 2019 | Bay Area Diversity Career Fair | San Francisco, CA | No dates posted yet - check website | Link |
| July 27, 2019 | San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association Job Fair | San Francisco, CA | Student registration begins: April 1 Student bidding: April 1 - June 28 | Link |
| July 29, 2019 | Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Career Fair | Denver, CO | Registration begins: April 29 Bidding begins: June 24 | Link |
| July 29, 2019 | Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program | Dallas, TX | Student registration opens: May 13 Deadline: June 20 | Link |
| July 31, 2019 | The Boston Lawyers Group Annual Diversity Job Fair | Boston, MA | Portal opens: April 22 Portal closes: June 28 | Link |
| August 1-2, 2019 | Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference | Minneapolis, MN | Student registration: April 15 - May 31 Student bidding: June 3-14 | Link |
| August 2, 2019 | Northeast Interview Program | New York, NY | NIP Registration Deadline: May 10 | Link |
| August 3, 2019 | National Black Law Students Association, Western Region (WRBLSA) LA Job Fair | Los Angeles, CA | Student Registration: June 30 (Symplicity and Eventbrite sign up required) | Link |
| August 3, 2019 | Delaware Minority Job Fair | Wilmington, DE | No dates posted yet - check website | Link |
| August 5, 2019 | MCGC Chicago Job Fair | Chicago, IL | Online Bidding: June 1-July 2 | Link |
| August 5-6, 2019 | IndyBar Diversity Job Fair | Indianapolis, IN | Registration: March 1 - March 19 Bidding: June 24-28 | Link |
| August 7, 2019 | MCGC Houston Walk-Around Program | Houston, TX | Online Bidding: June 1-July 2 | Link |
| August 7-9, 2019 | Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair | Philadelphia, PA | Registration: Now open Pre-registration deadline: August 3 Onsite registration: August 6-9 | Link |
| August 10, 2019 | Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair | Kansas City, MO | Registration begins: April 1 Early Registration Deadline: May 31 Deadline: June 28 | Link |
| August 17, 2019 | Northwest Minority Job Fair | Seattle, WA | Student registration: June 21 - August 1 | Link |
| September 26-29, 2019 | Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention and Career Fair | New York, NY | No dates posted yet - check website | Link |
| October 18-19, 2019 | Equal Justice Works Career Fair | Arlington, VA | Registration begins: August 2019 Deadline: No date posted yet - check website | Link |
| No dates posted yet - check website | St. Louis Diversity Job Fair | St. Louis, MO | No dates posted yet - check website | Link |
| No dates posted yet - check website | New Jersey Law Firm Group Job Fair | Newark, NJ | No dates posted yet - check website | Link |
OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUR LAW FIRM PARTNERS
(Class of 2021)
2L Diversity Scholars Program
The Latham & Watkins 2L Diversity Scholars Program offers a summer employment opportunity and a progressive scholarship of $25,000. To be eligible to apply, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and seek to practice law in one of Latham’s US offices. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program by the application deadline (May 2019), with an expected graduation date of spring 2021. You must not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm. Deadline to apply is August 8, 2019.
More details on the Program and how to apply – here.
Robert Strauss Diversity Scholarship
The Strauss Scholarship provides a $25,000 scholarship to five outstanding second-year law students at U.S. law schools to offset expenses for their third year of law school. In addition to the financial award, the scholarships also provide mentoring from firm attorneys and a paid second year Summer Associate position in the firm’s Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. offices. Applications for the program will be accepted, and considered on a rolling basis, between July 2, 2019 and September 28, 2019.
To be eligible to be considered for the Strauss Scholarship, applicants must be enrolled in and in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school with an anticipated graduation date of 2021 at the time of application. Recipients must participate in and complete the firm’s summer associate program following their second year of law school and may not be the recipient of a similar diversity award from another law firm.
More details on the Program and how to apply – here.