The Nashville Bar Association’s 2023 Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to the Job Fair, there will be a reception for all candidates, participating employers & members of the Nashville Bar on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the law firm of Butler Snow, 150 Third Ave, South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201.
If you are an aspiring diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville, this job fair and reception are for you. More information can be found here. 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: (1) Student Registration form; (2) Student Interview Rankings form; (3) Cover Letter (explaining the interest or connection to practicing law in Nashville); (4) Current Resume; (5) Short Writing Sample; and (6) both undergraduate & law school transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted). These materials should be emailed to traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org, no later than January 6, 2023. View the job fair timeline here.
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 1350
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