Job Fairs are a great way for students to meet and interact with employers. There are a variety of on-campus and off-campus Career Days and Job Fairs throughout the year.
Career Days
The CSO coordinates and co-sponsors several career days with other local law schools. These include:
- Public Interest and Government Career Day (held at UCLA Law School) - February
- Entertainment Law Career Day (held at Southwestern) - February
- Public Interest Week Employer Fair (held at Southwestern) - October
- Intellectual Property Associate Search Fair (held at Whittier Law School) - 2L, 3L and Graduates are invited
National Law Student Associations Job Fairs
- National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA)
- National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (NAPALSA)
- National Latino Law Students Association (NLLSA)
Additionally, the National LGBT Bar Association holds a Job Fair, typically in September, in conjunction with its Lavender Law Conference. While APALSA and LLSA tend to hold national Job Fairs, the BLSA Job Fair is regional, and almost every year, Southwestern students receive job offers from the Southern California BLSA Job Fair. For more information, students should check with their local chapter of their student group or with the Career Services Office.
Job Fairs Across the Country
In addition to the above, there is also a host of other Job Fairs held around the country. These include:
April
July
- National Black Prosecutor’s Job Fair (various locations)
August
- ABA Law Student Division Career Fair
- Bay Area Diversity Career Fair (San Francisco)
- Boston Lawyers Group (Boston)
- Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair (Chicago)
- Heartland Diversity Job Fair (Kansas City)
- IMPACT Career Fair (Arlington, VA)
- Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
- The Lesbian & Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Career Fair (Los Angeles)
- Loyola of Chicago Intellectual Property Job Fair (Chicago)
- Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference (Minneapolis)
- Northwest Minority Job Fair (Seattle)
- San Francisco Intellectual Property Job Fair (San Francisco)
- Washington, D.C. Job Fair for Students of Color
- VAULT/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair (Multiple Cities)
September
- Hispanic National Bar Association Convention & Job Fair
- Lavender Law Conference & Job Fair
- National LGBT Bar Association Career Fair and Conference
- Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
October
- Equal Justice Works Public Interest Job Fair (Washington DC)
