The 40th Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair will be held in-person on July 18, 2023 at the Embassy Suites, 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Please explore the site for more detail .
The objective of the CCBA Minority Job Fair remains unchanged to recruit the brightest talent amongst minority law students of color and match them with employers (law firms, corporations, government agencies, and public interest agencies) that truly value diversity.
Law student REGISTRATION is NOW OPEN. Click HERE to register. Registration is a multi-step process.
- First, each student must register on their own as a participating student by entering their profile information on the Simplicity website.
- Second, each student must upload their resume by Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time. We understand final grades will not be available at this time, you will have another opportunity to upload updated resumes and transcripts.
- Finally, each student’s registration will undergo the 2023 Job Fair Committee’s approval process which includes the following steps:
- Verification that each student’s law school has registered for the Job Fair; and
- Confirmation from each student’s Job Fair Liaison that they meet all participation criteria:
a. Each student must attend the school listed in their profile and resume;
b. Each student must be in the classes of 2024 or 2025 (rising 2Ls and 3Ls only – no graduates may attend), and;
c. Each student’s projected graduation date must be correct.
From approximately May 12, 2023 through May 26, 2023, each student will have the ability to upload a finalized resume and bid for 25 ranked employer selections only after they have been approved. Please note
that students whom we are unable to verify will be deleted from the Simplicity website.This will complete the student registration process.
Once the interview lottery has been conducted, students will receive an email notifying them that their initial interview schedule is now available through Simplicity. Students will be given the opportunity to cancel individual, unwanted interviews or drop out of the Job Fair completely. Students may also be afforded the opportunity to pick up additional interviews with employers that have open interview time slots during that time.
Once a student confirms participation in the job fair, only under extreme emergencies will a student be allowed to cancel.