Career Resources
Our commitment to diversity neither begins nor ends with admission to the College of Law but extends far beyond. The College of Law has committed itself to producing a talented and diverse pool of future lawyers. We seek a more diverse legal profession that is more reflective of the diversity in society.
CURRENT STUDENTS & ALUMNI
- Summer Opportunites
- AFL-CIOs Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program
- SEO Programs
- Prelaw Handbook Programs Listing
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
- Armenian Assembly of America Internship
- Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program
- Michael Curry Internship Program
- Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation (FCBA)
- The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
- Institute For Educational Equity and Opportunity
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars Program
- The Robert Masur Fellowship for Civil Liberties
- National Lawyers Guild Summer Internships
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
- Morris K. Udall Foundation
- Career Fairs
- Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Career Fair
- South Eastern Minority Job Fair
- NALP Listings
- Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference
- Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Diversity Job Fair
- National Black Prosecutor Association Job Fair
- Patent Law Interview Program
- Bay Area Diversity Career Fair
- Delaware Minority Job Fair
- Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
- St. Louis Diversity Job Fair
- Virginia Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
- Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair
- National Black Law Student Association Midwest Minority Recruitment Conference
- Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
- Boston Lawyers Group Minority Job Fair
- IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students & Lawyers with Disabilities
- Lavender Law Career Fair (LGBT Law student)
- Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
- Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Job Fair
- Northwest Minority Job Fair
- Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
- Equal Justice Works Annual Career Fair and Conference (Public Interest)
- American Intellectual Property Assocation Annual Job Fair
The Diversity Services Office seeks to provide students of diverse backgrounds with a firm foundation from which to launch their careers. The DSO searches constantly for legal opportunities that may appeal to our students. We do not simply identify firms at random, we locate firms that have voiced a commitment to diversity, firms where we are convinced that our students will have real opportunity to learn, grow, and excel.
- Firms such as:
- Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.
- Jenner & Block
- Dykema Gossett, PLLC
- Butzel Long
- Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
- Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
- Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
- Plunkett & Cooney, P.C.
- Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP
- Clark Hill PLC
- Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.
- Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
- Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
- Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, P.C.
- Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner P.L.C.
- Kerr Russell and Weber, PLC
- Rhoades McKee
- Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC
- Foley & Lardner LLP *
- O’Reilly Rancilio P.C.
- Paul Weiss
- Bowman & Brooke
- Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
- Rader Fishman & Grauer
Furthermore, the DSO has worked to streamline some key resources to remove some of the clutter from the often confusing information search processes.
Other Helpful Resources
- Research tools
- Bar-Passage Programs
- LBLA Bar Passage Program
- ABA Bar Passage Program
- ABA Resources
- Wolverine Bar Association
- Straker Program
- Bar Passage Tips
- Other Resources
- http://www.gerryriskin.com/
- http://www.lawstudent.tv/category/1l/
- http://www.palsprogram.org/
- U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
- ABA Lawyers' Salary Information
- ABA Career Resource Center
- ABA Career Counsel
- LLM Guide Article
- Legalnut Resources for Minority Law School Applicants
- http://www.lawschool.com/