Thursday, September 10, 2009
Brooklyn, New York
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
The National LGBT Bar Association's Annual Career Fair and Conference is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal profession's recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and legal departments.
- Candidates are encouraged to discuss their identity and their aspirations to become part of a bias-free work environment.
- Recruiters are encouraged to take this opportunity to showcase their diversity efforts to top level law students and lateral candidates from around the country.
The Career Fair kicks off with a panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, small and large firms. The panel will be guided by a law career services professional will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate LGBT-friendly employers in each of these legal arenas.
The Annual Career Fair and Conference has grown leaps and bounds over the past five years. Over 575 candidates and 170 recruiters representing private firms and public organizations from all over the country were present at the 2008 Career Fair in San Francisco.