{"id":30675,"date":"2023-12-11T11:42:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=30675"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:56:44","slug":"1ls-apply-to-nashville-damali-booker-minority-job-fair-by-january-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/1ls-apply-to-nashville-damali-booker-minority-job-fair-by-january-6\/","title":{"rendered":"1Ls: Apply to Nashville Damali Booker Minority Job Fair by January 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Nashville Bar Association\u2019s 2023 Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.\u00a0 In addition to the Job Fair, there will be a reception for all candidates, participating employers &amp; members of the Nashville Bar on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the law firm of Butler Snow, 150 Third Ave, South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoBodyText\">We would greatly appreciate your assistance with our effort to recruit aspiring diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville.\u00a0 You can help us by providing each interested candidate with the following information: (1) 2023 Job Fair Timeline; (2) Student Registration Form; and (3) Student Interview Rankings Form.\u00a0 Please forward this information to your students and\/or make copies as needed. It is in the process of being updated, and these attachments will be located on our website as well &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.nashvillebar.org\/index.cfm?pg=DamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nashvillebar.org%2Findex.cfm%3Fpg%3DDamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccfmcafee%40memphis.edu%7Cce94ebc734644e7f4cf508dac455d8b6%7Cae145aeacdb2446ab05a7858dde5ddba%7C0%7C0%7C638038170431692672%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g4CNo%2B0deKpePW37L1RlVJuU98xX9wN6h5t2xTp%2BUS0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"0\">nashvillebar.org\/1L Job Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoBodyText\">Regarding the completion of the Student Employer Rankings form, a list of participating employers will be posted on the NBA website in mid-December for the students to review;\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.nashvillebar.org\/index.cfm?pg=DamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nashvillebar.org%2Findex.cfm%3Fpg%3DDamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccfmcafee%40memphis.edu%7Cce94ebc734644e7f4cf508dac455d8b6%7Cae145aeacdb2446ab05a7858dde5ddba%7C0%7C0%7C638038170431692672%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g4CNo%2B0deKpePW37L1RlVJuU98xX9wN6h5t2xTp%2BUS0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"1\">nashvillebar.org\/1L Job Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Interested students should return the following documents: (1) Student Registration form; (2) Student Interview Rankings form; (3) Cover Letter (explaining the interest or connection to practicing law in Nashville); (4) Current Resume; (5) Short Writing Sample; and (6) both undergraduate &amp; law school transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted). These materials should be emailed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span class=\"marktjpmftlsa\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">traci<\/span>.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org<\/a>, no later than January 6, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">If the student would prefer to send the information by mail, the address is:<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><b>Nashville Bar Association<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Attn:\u00a0<span class=\"marktjpmftlsa\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Traci<\/span>\u00a0Hollandsworth<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>150 Fourth Ave, North, Suite 1350<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Nashville, TN\u00a0 37219<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><u>\u00a0<\/u>Many area employers begin their recruiting process well before they conduct on-campus interviews, and many others do not interview at law schools.\u00a0 Therefore, it is extremely important that the students adhere to the scheduling deadlines to be considered for the program. If you have any questions about this information or the Job Fair, please let me know. Thank you very much for your assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDENDUM:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><strong>The\u00a0<u>Undergraduate Transcript<\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0<u>Interview Ranking Form<\/u>\u00a0are\u00a0no longer required from students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><strong>However, the student resumes should include a final GPA from the undergraduate institution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><strong>The Job Fair link on the NBA website has been updated to reflect these changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><strong><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.nashvillebar.org\/?pg=DamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nashvillebar.org%2F%3Fpg%3DDamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccfmcafee%40memphis.edu%7C97d5f823e97a4ec3382c08dbf10eb91b%7Cae145aeacdb2446ab05a7858dde5ddba%7C0%7C0%7C638368817793408982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uSgBizcDuqitiq3fj9%2FDsPdi%2FbG7PgpALVTaKYwg9vo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https:\/\/www.nashvillebar.org\/?pg=DamaliBooker1LMinorityJobFair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nashville Bar Association\u2019s 2023 Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Nashville,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-services"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30678,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675\/revisions\/30678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}