Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair
The Damali Booker project involves recruitment and screening of applicants for the first year minority clerkship project, which places first year diverse law students with majority firms and organizations as summer clerks. This program creates opportunities for candidates to gain experience during the summer after their first year of law school and improves their marketability, making it easier for them to gain employment during their second year and after graduation.
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Several students are placed each summer as a result of this project. Beginning in 2003—the job fair was named for Damali Booker—who passed away unexpectedly in September 2002 while in her third year of law school. Ms. Booker was a participant in the Job Fair in 2001 and had accepted a permanent position with an employer she first met at the job fair.
This year's annual Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 27, at Butler Snow in Nashville.
2024 JOB FAIR TIMELINE
Adams and Reese
Asurion
Baker Donelson
Bass Berry & Sims
Bradley
Burr & Forman
Butler Snow
Dickinson Wright
Federal Public Defender
Husch Blackwell
Judge Marcus Floyd
Juvenile Court
K&L Gates
Manier & Herod
Nashville Electric Service
Neal & Harwell
Polsinelli
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison
Spencer Fane
Stites & Harbison
TN Attorney General
US Attorney General
Become a participating employer
We are recruiting aspiring, diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville. Each interested candidate should submit the following:
- Student Registration Form
- Current Resume
- Writing Sample
- Cover Letter
- Law School Transcript
Resumes should include a final GPA from a students’ undergraduate institutions.
All materials must be submitted to Traci Hollandsworth no later than January 5, in order to be considered for participation in the program.
Job Fair testimonials
This program provides an excellent opportunity to interview and recruit first year diverse law students who are interested in pursuing a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville. Information about the Job Fair is sent to over 80 law schools nationwide, and we typically have participation from 40+ first-year law students, many of whom are hired as summer law clerks or positioned for internships at the completion of their second year in law school.