1L Minority Job Fair in Nashville, Apply by January 9, 2017
The Nashville Bar Association’s annual Damali Booker First Year Minority Clerkship Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. This event will begin with a reception for all candidates and participating employers on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Waller law firm, 511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville, TN 37219.
Both the reception and the Job Fair will be held at the Waller law firm.
The Job Fair seeks to recruit aspiring diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville. Each interested candidate should obtain the following information form the Career Services Office : (1) Nashville Bar Association Diversity Committee Program Information; (2) Projected 2017 Job Fair Timetable; (3) Student Registration Form and (4) Interview Rankings Form. You can pick this information up in Room 236 or request it by emailing cfmcafee@memphis.edu. In early December, a list of participating employers will be posted on the NBA website for the students to review (www.nashvillebar.org).
To apply, all interested students must submit: the Student Registration form, the Interview Rankings Form, a resume, a writing sample, a cover letter, and BOTH undergraduate and law school transcripts (unofficial transcripts will be accepted), no later than January 9, 2017 All materials can be mailed to the Nashville Bar Association, 150 Fourth Ave, North, Suite 1050, Nashville, TN 37219 (Attention: Traci Hollandsworth), OR can be emailed to traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org in order to be considered for participation in the program. Many area employers begin their recruiting process well before they conduct on-campus interviews, and many others do not interview at law schools. Therefore, it is extremely important that the students adhere to the scheduling deadlines.
