The ABA Career Fair kicks-off the Law Student Division’s portion of the ABA Annual Meeting. The Career Fair is structured as a table-talk and resume review event, providing employers the opportunity to speak one-on-one with over 600 law student leaders from across the county, finding the ideal candidates for their summer and associate positions. As attendees of the Career Fair, law students can access seasoned attorneys for valuable career advice and information.

The ABA Career Fair provides an excellent forum for legal employers, law students and law school graduates to meet and discuss employment options. Legal employers attending the Career Fair and seeking to hire law students for summer and associate positions will find a pool of candidates from diverse academic backgrounds.

Wednesday, August 6

1:00pm-5:00pm
Resume Review
An experienced panel of law career services and legal recruitment professionals will discuss with you one-on-one critical aspects of your resume while providing constructive suggestions for making your job search documents stand out and get noticed by legal employers.

Thursday, August 7

10:00am-5:00pm
Resume Review
Wednesday Resume Review continues.

10:00am-5:00pm
Career Fair
Table-talk event providing employers, law students and recent law school graduates with the opportunity to speak one-on-one about the practice of law.

12:00 Noon-1:15pm
Career Development Panel Discussion and Lunch

ADA Accommodations: If you require ADA accommodations to participate in the Career Fair, please contact the Law Student Division as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

• Law Student Information
• Employer Information
• Law Student Division Annual Meeting Schedule
• ABA Annual Meeting Registration and Housing
• List of ABA-approved law schools

• Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz (Wilmington, DE) 
• Federal Election Commission (Washington, DC)
• Federal Trade Commission (Washington, DC)
• Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas, TX)
• Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, LLP (New Orleans, LA)
• Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
• United States Air Force JAG Corps (Washington, DC)
• United States Postal Service (Washington, DC)

• FAQ for Employers
• FAQ for Law Students

During the 2007 Inaugural Career Fair in San Francisco:

• Approximately 260 law students attended the Career Fair. Of them, 76 took advantage of the opportunity to have their resume critiqued. Law students told us after the Career Fair that they valued the variety of employer opportunities provided during the event.

• Seventeen law firms or agencies participated in the Career Fair, including seven private practice law firms, four government entities, three military entities and two public interest or non-profit entities. The employers told us they enjoyed the face-to-face interaction with the high volume of diverse law students, who were all within their target salary ranges.

• List of Employers who participated in the 2007 Career Fair

American Bar Association
Law Student Division
ATTN: Career Fair
321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
312.988.5621
lsd-careerfair@staff.abanet.org