The NBA’s 2020 Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. This event will begin with a reception for all candidates, participating employers & members of the Nashville Bar on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the Waller law firm, 511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville, TN 37219. We would greatly appreciate your assistance with our effort to recruit aspiring diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville.
A list of participating employers will be posted on the NBA website in mid-December for the students to review; nashvillebar.org/1L Job Fair.
Interested students should return the following documents (found at
nashvillebar.org/1L Job Fair) : Student Registration form, Student Interview Rankings form, Cover Letter (explaining the interest or connection to practicing law in Nashville), Current Resume, Short Writing Sample, and both undergraduate & law school transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted). These materials should be emailed to traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org, no later than January 10, 2020.
If the student would prefer to send the information by mail, the address is:
Nashville Bar Association
Attn: Traci Hollandsworth
150 Fourth Ave, North, Suite 1050
Nashville, TN 37219
Many area employers begin their recruiting process well before they conduct on-campus interviews, and many others do not interview at law schools. Therefore, it is extremely important that the students adhere to the scheduling deadlines to be considered for the program.