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 Assistant Dean Jane Heymann at (608) 262-6413 or at jheymann@wisc.edu.
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 14, 2009: West Coast Program (in Los Angeles)
- Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Washington, D.C. Program
- Friday, August 21, 2009: New York/Northeast Program
[To participate in any of the geographic recruiting programs, come to the Career Services Office to pick up a Registration form, and complete it and return it to the Career Services Office by April 10. 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., current 1Ls and 2Ls) may participate.
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.
The 2009 program is scheduled for Friday, August 21, 2009, at the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square, 1568 Broadway, in New York City.
Employers who registered to interview at this program in 2008 included: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider; Baker & McKenzie; the Bronx County D.A.'s Office; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Chadbourne & Parke; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cravath Swaine and Moore; Davis Polk Wardwell; Dechert LLP; Fried Frank; Hogan & Hartson; Jones Day; Kaye Scholer; Kirkland & Ellis; Mintz Levin; Moses & Singer; the New York County District Attorney's Office; O'Melveny & Myers; Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Pepper Hamilton; the Queens County D.A.'s Office; Ropes & Gray; Schulte Roth & Zabel; Seward & Kissel; Shipman & Goodwin; Sidley Austin; Skadden Arps; Weil Gotshal & Manges; White & Case; and Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
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.
The 2009 program will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd Street NW, Washington, D.C. Five law schools will be participating (University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, UCLA and USC, as well as University of Wisconsin Law School).
The following employers registered to participate in this program in 2008: Arnold & Porter; Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cooley Godward; Covington & Burling; Dechert LLP; the Federal Election Commission; the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition; the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection; Goodwin Procter; Hogan & Hartson; Kirkland & Ellis; Miller & Chevalier; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Office of the Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; Patton Boggs LLP; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Office of General Counsel; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Office of Chief Counsel; Philadelphia D.A.'s Office; Potter Anderson & Corroon; Reed Smith LLP; Richards Layton & Finger (Wilmington, Delaware); Ropes & Gray; Steptoe & Johnson; Sughrue Mion; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan; the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; the U.S. Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel; Van Ness Feldman; and Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
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.
The program is scheduled for Friday, August 14,
2009, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, 401 S.
Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. Participating employers in the 2008
program included Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders (Las
Vegas); Best Best & Krieger; Blakely Sokoloff Taylor &
Zafman; Christie, Parker & Hale; Cooley Godward (Palo Alto);
Downey Brand LLP (Sacramento); Fennemore Craig (Phoenix); Lewis
& Roca (Phoenix); McCormick Barstow (Fresno); McDonald Carano
Wilson (Las Vegas); Morgan Lewis & Bockius (Palo Alto);
O'Melveny & Myers; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; San Diego
County Office of the Public Defender; Santoro, Driggs Walch Kearney
Holley & Thompson (Las Vegas); Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
(San Diego); Sheppard Mullin; Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Kansas
City); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden Arps; Steptoe &
Johnson (Phoenix) and Snell & Wilmer (Phoenix).
Diversity Recruiting Programs
(Check Eligibility For Each Job Fair)
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair: The Bay Area Diversity Career Fair attracts hiring representatives from the Bay Area’s most prominent law firms and government legal departments. Only 2Ls (Class of 2011) who will have completed their first year of law school by the time of interviews are eligible to participate.
The job fair is on August 8, 2009 at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District, 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. There is a welcome reception with prospective employers the night before the interviews and a breakfast panel the morning of the interviews with diverse lawyers from a variety of practice areas. This year, the welcome reception will be held on August 7, 2009 at the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP building, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2669, and interviews will take place on August 8, 2009 at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District.
Registration ends on June 15, 2009. Students
can register online at: https://basf-orrick-dcf-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
For more information, visit: http://www.sfbar.org/diversity/career_fair.aspx.
For questions, please contact Daisy Hung at (415) 782-9000 x8705 or
dhung@sfbar.org.
Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job
Fair: This job fair, sponsored by the Cook County Bar
Association and the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law
Firms, brings together over 800 students and over 140 law firms,
corporations and governmental agencies located in California,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New
York, Washington, D.C., and other states who have a particular
interest in interviewing students of color. The job fair is open to
any 2L (Class of 2011) and 3L (Class of 2010); however, the
employers registered for the 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 21,
2009, at the Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown/Lakefront,
511 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Student registration
begins on April 1, 2009. NOTE: THIS EVENT CONFLICTS WITH
THE NY OFF-CAMPUS JOB FAIR, ALSO ON August 21, 2009.
Students who want to participate must register on line and
upload their resume by Friday, May 15, 2009, at 12
midnight CST (NO EXCEPTIONS). The
registration site is https://law-ccba-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
List Nilesh Patel, nileshpatel@wisc.edu, as the Law School liaison
for the job fair.
Other important dates: Students will bid for 25 ranked employers
between May 25, 2009 and June 21, 2009 - an email will be
sent by the CCBA Administrator to inform students when bidding will
begin. Interview schedules will be emailed to students in
late June and students must drop or cancel interviews as soon as
possible after receipt of the interview schedule; any interview
additions should be selected by Thursday, July 17,
2009. Students must confirm their attendance at the Job
Fair or cancel their registrations by August 7,
2009.
For more information, go to www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com.
A student information brochure is also available in the Career
Services Office.
Annual BLSA Midwest Minority Recruitment
Conference: The 2009 Annual BLSA Midwest Minority
Recruitment Conference information will be updated as soon as it is
received by the Career Services Office.
Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair: The Boston Lawyers Group is a consortium of 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 2Ls (Class of 2011) and, in a limited number of cases, 3Ls (Class of 2010) for first year associate positions.
Two Job Fairs will be held: one in Boston on Thursday,
August 13, 2009, at the Intercontinental Hotel on Atlantic
Avenue; and one in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, August 20,
2009, at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. Students
may register for only one of the two Job Fairs.
Registration ends on July 8, 2009. Students can
register online at: https://law-blg-csm.symplicity.com/students/,
complete the online form, upload a resume and unofficial
transcript. Students selected for interviews will be invited on
August 3, 2009.
For more information, visit: http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com/events/jobfair.htm. Questions about the job fair should be directed to Sonia Bryan at (617) 457-3653 or at sbryan@sandw.com.
DuPont Legal Minority Job Fairs: Held
in three sites this coming year, on Saturday, August 8,
2009, in Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and
Wilmington, Delaware.
Registration ends on April 13, 2009.
Registration for these Job Fairs will be completed electronically.
Students should log-on directly to www.ballardspahr.com, complete the registration
form, attach a resume and unofficial transcript, and click
"Submit." To access the registration form, students must enter a
username and password. Contact Nilesh Patel (nileshpatel@wisc.edu)
beforehand to obtain the username and password. If you cannot
upload documents electronically, you may send the information as an
email attachment to dupontregistration@ballardspahr.com or by mail
to: Noelle Zappacosta Romano, DuPont Legal Minority Job Fair
Coordinator, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, 1735
Market Street, 51st
Questions about the DuPont
Minority Job Fairs should be directed to Noelle Zappacosta, DuPont
Legal Minority Job Fair Coordinator, at
dupontregistration@ballardspahr.com.
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job
Fair: The Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) invites
2Ls (Class of 2011) to participate in its Diversity Job Fair. The
job fair will be held in Indianapolis, IN on August 6 –
7, 2009. IBA is seeking candidates who represent all
aspects of diversity.
The student registration deadline is July 5,
2009, and students can register via IBA's Symplicity
website at: https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
Employer bidding will occur from July 6, 2009 - July
10,2009. An email will be sent to registered students by
the Job Fair administrator with details on the bidding process
starting July 1, 2009.
Two (2) interviewing students will receive a $2,500 scholarship. The scholarship application form, which must be delivered by July 10, 2009, is available here.
The hotel is located at: 110 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN. Room rates for students are $189.00 per night and the reservation deadline for this rate is July 7, 2009. Contact the hotel directly for reservations: 1-800-Embassy or 1-317-236-1800 and reference the IBA Diversity Job Fair to receive the group rate.
For more information about the IBA Diversity Job Fair, visit:
http://www.indybar.org/diversity.cfm.
If you have questions or need special accommodations, contact Caren
Chopp at cchopp@indybar.org or (317) 269-2000.
Minnesota Minority Recruitment
Conference: Over 25
Minnesota law firms and state agencies participate in this
conference. The MMRC Conference is open to 2L (Class of 2011) and
3L (Class of 2010) law students. The Conference is geared toward
students of color, but, per the non-discrimination policy of the
Conference, all students are invited to participate. This year's
conference will be on August 14-15, 2009.
The registration deadline is June 25, 2009. To
register, go to https://law-tcc-csm.symplicity.com/ and upload the
requested documents.
All interviews will be held at the Crowne Plaza Northstar hotel. The hotel is located at 618 Second Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis, 55402 and can be reached at (888) 444-0401. There is a discounted hotel rate available until July 15, 2009, which can be accessed by clicking here.
If you have questions about the job fair, email rlemmons@lidquist.com.
National Black Prosecutors Association: The National Black Prosecutors Association's Annual Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009, at the Marriott Memphis Downtown in Memphis, TN. This job fair is open to law students, recent graduates, and experienced attorneys and will be part of the 26th Annual NBPA Conference. Job Fair attendees can attend the entire conference; students and 2009 graduates may attend seminars for free. All job fair participants are also invited to attend a free career seminar entitled "Strategies for a Successful Interview", on Monday, July 20, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Marriott Memphis Downtown.
There are three registration periods: Early Registration
prior to March 31, 2009, for law students and 2009
graduates is $25.00 and $50.00 for experienced attorneys.
After March 31, 2009 the registration fee will be
$50.00 for law students/2009 graduates and $75.00 for
laterals/licensed attorneys. After June 12, 2009,
there may be a late registration fee.
To register for the Job Fair prior to March 1, 2009, stop by the
Career Services Office for the applicant registration form and
submit it along with a resume and registration form. After
March 1, 2009, registration can also occur online at
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=176944.
There is also a paper application available at: http://www.blackprosecutors.org/annualconference.html.
Lodging is available at the Marriott Memphis Downtown, 250 North
Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103 for $79.00 for a double room for
July 20 - 21, 2009. Contact the Marriott after registering at (901)
527-7300 or toll free at (888)
557-8740. For more information about the conference and the
job fair, visit: http://www.blackprosecutors.org/annualconference.html.
If you have questions, contact Audrey Moore at (212) 335-4205 or
moorea@dany.nyc.gov.
Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career
Fair: The Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
is scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2009, in Denver,
Colorado. This Career Fair provides a forum for 2L and 3L
law students, 2009 law school graduates, and legal employers. Legal
employers attending the RMDLCF seek to hire law students and recent
law school graduates from culturally diverse backgrounds that have
been traditionally underrepresented in the practice of law in the
Rocky Mountain region. These include law students and 2009
graduates who are of ethnic or racial minorities and/or gay or
lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
Registration begins May 18, 2009 and ends on July 27, 2009. Law students and alumni can register at https://law-rmdlcf-csm.symplicity.com/students/. More information about the Career Fair is available at www.rmdlcf.com. If you have questions, email info@rmdlcf.com.
St. Louis Diversity Job Fair: The second annual St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will take place on August 14-15, 2009, at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63101. Interviews will be held on Saturday, August 15, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group of 2L and 3L students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal community.
Student registration must be completed by Friday, May 8,
2009. Law students can register at https://law-sldjf-csm.symplicity.com/.
When registering, provide Nilesh Patel's name as the Career
Services Office contact.
Hotel Registration: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, located in downtown St. Louis at 800 Washington Avenue, (800) 397-1282. Students will be offered rooms at the special rate of $99. For more information about the job fair visit http://www.stldiversityjobfair.com/index.html, or contact Andrea Conley at andrea.conley@huschblackwell.com.
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair.
The 2009 Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will take place
August 7-8, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency
Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. All 2Ls (Class of 2011),
3Ls (Class of 2010) and 2009 Law Grads are invited to participate
regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual
orientation, nationality or disability.
The event will begin with a Welcome Reception on Friday, August 7th. Saturday will begin with a continental breakfast before interviewing starts at 8:30 a.m. At noon, there will be a luncheon with a keynote speaker. Interviewing will conclude at 5 p.m.
The registration deadline is June 20, 2009. However, there is an early bird registration deadline of May 25, 2009; 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.
To register, email a registration request to heartlanddiversity@kcmba.org. Include your full name, law school name, expected graduation date and permanent email address. An ID and password will be assigned to you to access the web database and upload registration information needed for employers.
The Hyatt Regency Crown Center is at 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. Contact the hotel at (888) 591-1234 to reserve a room at a special rate of $109.00; you must mention the HDLJF. The deadline for reserving at this special rate is July 17, 2009. Additional information is available in the Student Registration Brochure or by visiting www.heartlanddiversity.org.
Public Interest Recruiting Programs
Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference: About two dozen public interest organizations and government agencies attend this event each year to interview first-, second-, and third-year students and to participate in "Table Talk" discussions. The 2007 annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference was held at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago on Saturday, February 3, 2007. Information about the Career Conference is available at http://mpilcc.uchicago.edu.
Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference: The annual Public Interest Career Fair and Conference represents a unique opportunity for public interest minded law students and law graduates to meet and interview with employers from across the country in a single location. Each year, this Career Fair and Conference occurs in late October in the D.C. area. In 2007, the Career Fair and Conference are scheduled for October 6 and 7, 2007, in Washington, D.C. at The Omni Shoreham Hotel. Last year over 160 employers participated, and there were informative panel presentations throughout the day.
Student registration will begin in August 2007. Please note that you must apply directly to the employers in which you have interest, and the sooner you get your application materials submitted, the better your chances of getting an interview at the Fair. Please also be sure to visit the site often, as new employers are added frequently. The deadline for registering for the Career Fair will be sometime in mid September.
A list of participating employers will be available in the Career Services Office, and will also be available at the Equal Justice Works website. Students must send resumes to employers by mid-September to interview at the Career Fair. Employers will arrange individual interviews with students after receiving resumes - Equal Justice Works does not schedule the interviews.
As part of the Law School's membership in Equal Justice Works, your registration fee will be paid. However, you are responsible for transportation and lodging costs. Contact Kristin Davis if you need lodging assistance.
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. Last year, 150 employers from across the country participated, along with more than 1500 registered students from 135 law schools. Lists of participating employers are available in the Career Services Office.
The 2009 program will be held at the Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront at 511 North Columbus Drive in downtown Chicago on Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, 2009. Students wishing to participate in the 2009 Program must register on line, beginning Monday, February 23, at http://www.luc.edu/law/career/Patent_Program_-_Stu.html and pay a registration fee of $35 by 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2009. This simple registration is just the first step in participating in the program. Once a student is registered, the Program will send him or her information about how to register in Symplicity, upload their resumes, and bid on interviews.
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 Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference 2009, which will take place in Brooklyn, NY at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge on from September 10 - 12, 2009. Lavender Law offers a host of cutting-edge continuing legal education programs on issues affecting the LGBT legal community.
There are two registration deadlines, with the final
registration deadline on August 14, 2009. Students
attending the career fair who are not members of the National GLBT
Bar Association pay $140.00 if registration occurs before
July 31, 2009, and $190.00 if registration occurs
by August 14, 2009. Participants must register for the
career fair and the conference. Student members of the National
GLBT Bar Association pay $115.00. Registration information is
available at: http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/register.php.
The hotel is located at 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
There is discounted rate information for the hotel as well as
directions to it at: http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/travel.php.
More information about the career fair and conference is available at: http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/index.php. If you questions about registration, contact the National GLBT Bar Association at: (202) 637-7661 or at info@lgbtbar.org.
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys
with Disabilities: The 5th Annual IMPACT Career Fair
for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities will be held on
Friday, August 7, 2009, in Arlington, VA, at the
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel. All students and graduates from all
law schools are invited.
The registration deadline is Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST. Participants may change, update, and amend documents anytime prior to the July 5th deadline. Employers will pre-select candidates by July 15, 2009, and selected interviewees must select interview slots by July 23, 2009. To register, visit: http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/IMPACT/student1.cfm.
The Sheraton Crystal City Hotel is located at 1800 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 486-1111. Information
about the hotel or alternative hotels is available at: http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/IMPACT/hotel.cfm.
For more information about the job fair, visit: http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/IMPACT/welcome.cfm.
For questions about registration, contact: Barbara Carlson, the
University of Arizona Rogers College of Law, at carlson@law.arizona.edu or (520)
621-7668, or Talia Schatz, Georgetown University Law Center, at
tms74@law.georgetown.edu or
(202) 662-9301.