The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

The 30th Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair will be held on August 16, 2013, at the Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown/Lakefront at 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois. For complete information about the fair, please download their student brochure.

Interested students must complete their profile and upload their resume by May 31, 2013.

If you have any questions about this fair, please contact James Cardenas, Programs Coordinator, at jcardenas@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-7110.

The Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference  will be held on August 2, 2013 at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in downtown Minneapolis. The MMRC Welcome Reception will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013.  This annual event connects the largest legal employers in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area with top 2L and 3L candidates (Classes of 2014 and 2015) from around the country. Each year’s conference and job fair includes between 25 and 30 employers and upwards of 100 law students. Participating employers may include small, medium, and large firms; corporate law departments; and public interest, nonprofit, and government entities.

To register, visit the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference website. Students from out of state should consider applying for the Frederick L. McGhee Scholarship, which helps students offset travel costs. Registration ends on June 7, 2013.

The conference organizers are committed to a policy against discrimination in employment based upon age, sex, race, religious belief, handicap, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin.

If you have any questions about this fair, please contact James Cardenas, Programs Coordinator, at jcardenas@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-7110.

Each summer, many law firms across the country hosts receptions and open houses so rising 2Ls (Class of 2015) may become acquainted with their attorneys and recruiting staff prior to bidding for Fall OCI.

If you will be in any of the cities listed during the winter break and are interested in attending a reception to learn more about a firm, please RSVP to the appropriate contact. If dress is not specified, we suggest wearing business attire. For helpful networking tips, please visit our “Networking Tips” webpage or read our CSO Blog.

Goodwin Procter LLP Receptions | Firm Website
RSVP to recruitingevent@goodwinprocter.com with which city event you plan to attend. Note that space may be limited.

• Washington, DC
  Thursday, June 13 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  Acadiana Restaurant
  901 New York Avenue, N.W.
  Washington DC

• New York
  Monday, June 24 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  The New York Times Building
  620 Eighth Avenue
  New York, NY
• Boston
  Monday, June 24 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  53 State Street
  Boston, MA
• Southern California
  Wednesday, June 26 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
  601 S. Figueroa Street, 41st Floor
  Los Angeles, CA
• Northern California
  Thursday, June 27 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
  Martins West
  831 Main Street
  Redwood City, CA

Akerman Senterfitt Law Student Reception | Firm Website
Tuesday, July 23 | Miami, FL

For an invitation, contact the Recruiting Department at vanessa.rodriguez@akerman.com or 305-679-5447.

Recently, Equal Justice at Work (March 2013) chatted with two members of their Public Defender Corps (PDC), a joint program between Equal Justice Works and Gideon’s Promise. Mary Murphy,’11, and Christen Chapman are members of the PDC Class of 2011, and work together at the Orleans Public Defender in New Orleans, LA.  Learn a bit more about what made them want to become a public defender and the type of defense work are they are currently performing.

The Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair connects rising 2Ls and 3Ls with employers offering 2014 summer positions. Immediate openings are available for 2013, 2012 and 2011 graduates. The Fair encompasses all areas of intellectual property from litigation, transactional work, prosecution, and spans across all industries and types of organizations. See the list of participating employers.

The student registration fee is $30 and nonrefundable. Check or online payment is accepted. If you are submitting a check, make it payable to Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, Attention: Vickie Brown and submit it, along with your student participation form, no later than Friday, May 17, to the CSO in TNH 3.130 or mail to:

James Cardenas, Programs Coordinator
The University of Texas School of Law | Career Services Office
727 E. Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705

If you pay online, you must still submit your student participation form to the CSO to complete your registration.

Although the deadline to register is listed as Tuesday, May 21 on the SIPJF website, please be sure to submit your student participation and registration fee to the CSO by Friday, May 17, 2013.

If you have any questions about this fair, please contact James Cardenas, Programs Coordinator, at jcardenas@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-7110.

The sixth annual St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will be held on August 2-3, 2013. All interviews will take place at the law offices of Bryan Cave and, if needed, Denton’s, One Metropolitan Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri.

The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group of rising 2L and 3L students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal community, encourage them to practice law in the area, and become an integral part of our community. The Job Fair steering committee has invited law firms, corporations, and government agencies from all over the nation.

UT Law students can register for the Job Fair via the St. Louis Diversity Job Fair Symplicity Module; be sure to list James Cardenas as the CSO contact. The deadline to register is Friday, May 31, 2013.

On Friday, August 2, there will be law student/attorney networking dinners for all law students who are interested in attending who are registered for the Job Fair.  The networking dinners will give lawyers and students an opportunity to do some informal networking.

Once a student registers for the Job Fair, they will be given information regarding participating employers’ hiring criteria, offices/cities for which each employer is interviewing, and J.D. year(s) required by the employer.

Each employer schedule allows for 16 interviews, and each interview is 20 minutes in length.  Interviews begin at 8:00 a.m. with one 10 minute break in the morning, a Job Fair luncheon for students and employers (attendance is free for students) and then one more mid-afternoon break before the last set of interviews for the day.   Interviews will conclude 4:30 p.m.

If you have any questions about this fair, please contact James Cardenas, Programs Coordinator, at jcardenas@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-7110.

The American Bar Association is offering all UT Law graduating students (Class of 2013) a free membership. Join now at www.ambar.org/ABAgrads and discover the benefits of ABA membership:

• Access free resources from the ABA Career Center. Search for legal positions on their online job board featuring positions from across the country.
• Enjoy complimentary membership in your choice of 21 specialty groups.
• Keep up with the latest legal news through the ABA Journal and eJournal.
• Connect with lawyers through the ABA’s searchable online member directory.
• And more!

Free law school graduate membership extends until the time of bar admission, provided that the graduate is admitted to the bar within 18 months of his or her law school graduation date. Upon bar admission, the membership will be transferred automatically to lawyer membership status with no payment of dues for up to one year of lawyer membership, provided other eligibility requirements are met.

Equal Justice America has funding available for UT Law students who are working this summer with organizations that provide civil legal assistance to the poor.

Students should send an email to info@equaljusticeamerica.org that includes a cover letter describing their interest in and commitment to public interest law, a resume, and an employment confirmation letter.  Students should include in their cover letter if they have already been awarded any funding and if so, how much.  They should also let us know how much supplemental funding they are permitted to get.  Please mark the subject line of the email “UT Summer Fellowship Application”.

Equal Justice America is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1993. EJA has become a national leader in providing opportunities for law students to work with organizations that deliver civil legal services to those most in need. Their efforts expose a new generation of future lawyers to the urgency for pro bono assistance to our most vulnerable citizens. Students at more than 70 law schools now have the opportunity to take part in the Equal Justice America Fellowship Program.

Children at Risk 2014 Equal Justice Works Juvenile Law Fellowship

Children at Risk is a research and advocacy nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Texas’ children through strategic research, legal action, public policy analysis, community education, and collaboration. The organization focuses on the following issues: education, human trafficking, juvenile justice, mental health, and parenting. They are the leading source of accurate information on the needs of all children in Texas, as well as an advocate and catalyst for policy change, with offices in Houston and North Texas.

Children at Risk is interested in hosting a 2014 Equal Justice Works (EJW) Law Fellow. The 2014 Equal Justice Works Law Fellowship with Children at Risk will provide a diverse array of professional, personal, and intellectual opportunities for law fellows. An ideal project would have a strong policy focus and would address current issues of education, juvenile justice, immigration, or human trafficking in Texas. Children at Risk is prepared to work closely with applicants to develop a successful and exciting project.

Applicants must apply with Equal Justice Works for the 2014 Law Fellowship and be selected by EJW to receive the Law Fellowship; Children at Risk will serve as the host organization.

Applicants should email their resume to Kavita Desai at kdesai@childrenatrisk.org, and indicate the issue(s) in which they are interested. They are accepting inquiries until the EJW deadline of September 17, 2013.

The Baron & Budd Scholarship Program will provide up to 4 scholarships of $4500 to support students who commit to working 300 hours during the 2013-2014 academic year with a non-profit organization providing legal services to underserved individuals or communities in central Texas.  An interested student must arrange an organizational sponsor for his or her proposed work before submitting an application for the scholarship. The scholarship is open to rising 2Ls and 3Ls. This program is funded by generous gifts from the Baron & Budd law firm.

The first deadline is noon on Friday, June 28, 2013, and recipients will be announced by Friday, July 5.  The final application deadline is noon on Friday, August 30, 2013 and the recipients will be announced by Wednesday, September 4.  Applicants who apply in June but are not selected will automatically be considered in the second applicant pool.