The 1L Job Fair is a project conducted by the Diversity Committee of the NBA. It is a job fair held in January/February of each year for diverse students who are in their first year of law school, for summer clerkships between their first and second year. In 2003, the job fair was named in honor of Damali Booker, daughter of Cyrus and Cherie Booker, who had participated in the job fair as a 1L, was in her 3rd year of law school and had already accepted a position with an employer she originally met at the job fair. Damali died unexpectedly before her graduation from law school. Following is the timeline for 2018:
DATE SCHEDULE
- 1/8/18 Candidate Package Submittal Deadline
- 1/10/18 Resumes Available to Employers
- 1/16/18 Employer Interview Preference Deadline
- 1/19/18 Candidates Notified of Interviews/Confirmation
- 1/26/18 (Friday) Reception (5:30 to 6:30 p.m. @ Waller) Panel Discussion w/Students (6:30 – 8:30 p.m.)
- 1/27/18 (Saturday) Job Fair (8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. @ Waller)
*7. 2/9/18 Project Offers Made Available*
*8. 2/16/18 Candidate Offer Acceptance Deadline*
*The project offer dates (#7-8) listed are suggested, not mandatory. Offers are made at the discretion of the Employer. All correspondence after the Job Fair is between the Employer & the Candidate.
Mission of the Diversity Committee: The Committee’s primary focus is the promotion of opportunities for racial minorities in the Nashville Bar and the community. As the Diversity Committee, the committee’s efforts have been expanded to encompass diversity and inclusion based on other characteristics within the Nashville legal community. Toward that end, the goal of the committee will be to implement programs that: provide employment opportunities, assist with career development and professional advancement, and increase the number of diverse students attending and successfully completing law school.
PLEASE GO TO CAREER SERVICES, Room 245 FOR APPLICATION FORMS