The CPD encourages your participation in off-campus recruiting programs, consortia and job fairs. These programs give students increased access to a broad range of employers and help accommodate employers unable to travel to the College of Law for our on-campus interviews. Job Fairs and out-of-state interview programs are an excellent way to supplement your job search. Generally, the law school will pay registration fees for the following events, leaving students responsible only for travel expenses.

Patent Law Interview Program
The Patent Law Interview Program, sponsored by Loyola University School of Law is held each summer in Chicago. In past years, the program has welcomed over 150 patent law employers and 900 students. The program is open to first and second year students interested in patent law.

•  Look for registration materials in late January.

Midwest Public Interest Job Fair
The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference is generally held in mid-February. Public interest and government employers from across the country are invited to interview and/or participate in informational "Table Talk" sessions. The conference is open to first, second, and third year students enrolled at Midwestern law schools.

•  Watch for registration information to be disseminated in mid-December.

Equal Justice Works Public Interest Conference
Each fall, Equal Justice Works hosts a public interest law career fair to broaden, support, and recognize the efforts of public interest minded students, attorneys, and advocates. The conference provides "table talk" group interviews as well as individual interviews in late October.

•  Information will be provided in September.

BLSA Midwest Minority Recruitment Conference
Co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve School of Law, this minority conference is generally held in Cleveland in early September. The conference has brought together over 600 different employers and 3000 law students over the past 14 years.

•  Student applications are due to the CPD in May.

Cook County Bar Association Minority Student Job Fair
The Cook County Bar Association and the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law firms co-sponsor this event held in late August. For over twenty years, the goal of this program has been to match prestigious employers with outstanding minority law students. Registration is open to second and third year law students.

•  Registration materials will be available in the CPD in April.

National Black Prosecutor's Association Job Fair
The National Black Prosecutor's Association hosts this job fair in an effort to enhance the recruitment, training, and career advancement of African American attorneys as prosecutors at all levels of government. Held in Atlanta in mid-August, the conference includes a job fair and a comprehensive legal training program for prosecutors.

•  Watch for registration materials in May.

Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
Held in early September, the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference is open to second and third year law students interested in working in Minnesota. The Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers in Large Law Firms and Hennepin County Bar Association sponsor this conference.

•  Applications become available in May.

New Hampshire Legal Job Fair
The New Hampshire Legal Job Fair is held in mid-September with approximately twenty employers interviewing at the event. The job fair is open to any second or third year law student with a demonstrated interest in working and living in Northern New England.

•  Applications are available in May.