Recruiting Timeline
Below is a general timeline of career-related activities and special events for law students.
FALL SEMESTER
August
* Patent Law Interview Program (Chicago, Illinois)
* Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (Atlanta, Georgia)
* Southeastern Minority Job Fair (Atlanta, Georgia)
* Southeastern Law Placement Consortium (Atlanta, Georgia)
* Mid-Atlantic Legal Recruiting Conference (Washington, DC)
* Judicial Clerkship applications due for 3Ls
* Interview Preparation & Protocol workshop
* On-Campus Interviews begin
* First-Year Orientation workshop
September
* Job Market Update workshop
* Presidential Management Fellows Program workshop
* Register for the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair
* 1L Career Kick-Off workshop
* On-Campus Interviews continue
October
* Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair (Washington, DC)
* Symplicity training sessions
* Best Resources training sessions
* On-Campus Interviews continue
November
* 1L Get to Know You individual meetings
* 1L Job Search Tool Kit workshop
* On-Campus Interviews end
December
* 1Ls may initiate contact with legal employers on December 1
SPRING SEMESTER
January
* 1L Resume Review Week
* Interview Preparation & Protocol workshop
* Recruiting Administrators of Nashville workshop
* Register for On-Campus Interviews
* Register for Nashville Bar Association’s Damali Booker Minority Recruiting Program for 1Ls
February
* 1L Mock Interview Program with Knoxville Bar Association Barristers
* On-Campus Interviews begin
* Nashville Bar Association’s Damali Booker Minority Recruiting Program for 1Ls (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Register for Atlanta Legal Hiring Conference
March
* Judicial Clerkship workshop
* On-campus interviews continue
April
* Atlanta Legal Hiring Conference (Atlanta, Georgia)
* On-campus interviews end
SUMMER MONTHS
May / June / July
* Register for Patent Law Interview Program
* Register for Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair
* Register for Southeastern Minority Job Fair
* Register for Southeastern Law Placement Consortium
* Register for Mid-Atlantic Legal Recruiting Conference
* Register for On-Campus Interviews
* Update resumes, compose cover letters, and research specific employers
* Plan job search strategies for the fall semester
* Schedule informational interviews
* Network with contacts developed during the fall and spring