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Job Fairs
Drake Law School offers information about job and career fairs across the country.
Drake Law hosts an annual career fair for governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. Students have a chance to visit on an informal basis and learn about great summer and post-graduate opportunities. Learn more about signing up and past participating employers on the Government & Public Interest Career Fair website.
In addition, below is a sampling of job fairs Drake Law students are eligible to attend, including web links and the months they are typically held. If there is a career fair you would like to attend or need assistance getting registered, please contact CDO!
Practice Areas Career Fairs
FEBRUARY
NDAA 2025 Job Fair
February 1-2, 2025
The National District Attorneys Association 2025 Job Fair is an exciting opportunity to meet a number of prosecuting agencies seeking to hire persons for entry-level and lateral positions as well as internship opportunities.
Justice-driven students and attorneys who have a passion for advocating for the rights of all involved in the criminal justice system should attend. An opening night networking reception will take place on Saturday, February 1 for employers and job seekers. Law students/job seekers are encouraged to register by Friday, January 24, 2025.
For more information and to register, please click here.
Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC)
February 1, 2025
Virtual
The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC), the largest public interest legal job fair in the Midwest, enables employers from public interest and government organizations to meet with J.D. students for a day of interviews and informal networking. MPILCC is open to students from law schools in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Each year, MPILCC attracts over 50 employers for on-site interviews, the Table Talk networking program, and resume solicitation. From over fifteen hundred student registrants, almost 300 students representing about 40 law schools attend the conference. The conference is free to employers and students.
This year the conference is entirely virtual. MPILCC will provide the software and platform for video interviews.
Sports Industry Networking and Career Conference
February 21 - 22, 2025
Washington, D.C.
SINC is the premier sports industry conference where hundreds of students come together to learn about the sports industry and network with well-known leaders from across the industry. At SINC students will connect with friends and colleagues, and meet sports industry professionals in a buzzing, high-energy setting designed specifically for peer-to-peer networking.
MARCH
2025 NACC Virtual Career Fair
March 7, 2025
Online
The National Association of Counsel for Children will host a virtual career fair on March 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM on March 7.
The Virtual Career Fair is designed for law students to find internships at organizations and law offices practicing child welfare.
Click here for more information and to register.
2025 Spring Defender Career Fest
March 8, 2025
Online
The Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (“DPA”) invites third-year law students interested in making a difference in the lives of indigent Kentuckians facing criminal legal charges to apply to attend the March 2025 Defender Career Fest. Interviews and information sessions will take place on Saturday, March 8th. Following online interviews, strong candidates will be invited to travel to Kentucky to meet with our office staff and learn more about public defense in Kentucky. DPA will cover the costs of travel, hotel, and meals. The priority deadline is Saturday, February 15th. Applications received after that date will be reviewed.
Please reach out to recruiter Patti Heying at dpacareers@ky.gov for additional information. To apply, click here.
APRIL
Missouri State Public Defender System
2025 Date TBD
The Missouri State Public Defender system is hosting a Virtual Career Fair for attorneys on Tuesday, April 30th. The webinar will start at 10am and conclude by noon. Join us for information about training and benefits, as well as an attorney panel with representatives from several of our offices across the state. We are currently hiring attorneys in many offices statewide. For a list of our current vacancies and to submit an application, please visit our MOCareers page. Register for the virtual career fair here. We look forward to you joining us on the 30th! For questions, please email: hannah.vaughn@mspd.mo.gov.
JUNE
Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair - NEW DATES!
June 19, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Virtual
SIPJF undertakes a multi-faceted approach to ensure that students are gaining the best employment opportunities and employers are procuring the brightest future members of the IP community. Hosted by the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance.
Student registration is open now through March 30, 2025.
Loyola University Patent Law Interview Program
Thursday and Friday, June 5-6
Virtual
Student Registration: March 15-April 14
Each summer this program brings together patent law employers, 2L and 3L students, and LL.M. students in intellectual property programs. The program is entirely employer-selected with most employers preferring patent bar eligible students. There is a student registration fee to complete online registration. Drake Law School will pay for the registration. Contact Lyra Halsten if you would like to attend.
AUGUST
NACC Annual Child Welfare Law Career Fair
2025 Date TBD
Salt Lake City, UT
NACC’s Child Welfare Law Career Fair promotes careers in child welfare law offices and agencies for law students, recent grads, and new attorneys. Additionally, the Career Fair offers the opportunity to network with NACC members and law office leaders from across the country.
Registration is free. Event details and registration are available on NACC's website.
Be sure to check out NACC's Child Welfare Law Career Guide here.
OCTOBER
Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair
2025 Date TBD (Career Fair only)
Virtual
This is the nation’s largest public interest career fair, with more than 1,200 students and 160 employers. The event includes interviews, workshops on public interest careers, job search advice, networking, resume and cover letter review, mock interviews, and more. Employers conduct interviews for internships and full-time jobs and meet with students in informal "table talk" discussions of public interest legal opportunities.
Registration
Student and recent graduate registration for this year’s virtual career fair (October 9-11, 2024) will open on August 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET. The registration fee for this year’s event is $25.00 (this is a non-refundable fee). Only those students and recent graduates from an Equal Justice Works member law school are eligible to participate in this event.
Questions? Contact the Drake Law School Career Development Office at 515-271-2988 or law-career@drake.edu.
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