NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION NORTH EAST REGION WWW.NBLSA.ORG/NEBLSA _______________________________________________________________ Kendra Brown CHAIR Vermont Law School
December 1, 2011
Nyasha Foy
Dear NBLSA Member:
VICE CHAIR New York Law School
Morgan Fletcher SECRETARY Rutgers Law School
Shameeka Quallo TREASURER Rutgers Law School
Patrice Dixon CNNE SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Northeastern School of Law
Camille Patterson CONNECTICUT SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR University of Connecticut Law School
Husain Gatlin NY METRO SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR Seton Hall Law School
Tyrone Blackburn COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR Seton Hall Law School
Dalayna Tillman DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Vermont Law School
Ricky Armand PRE-LAW DIVISION DIRECTOR Vermont Law School
Edwyn Macelus DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP New York Law School
Taffeta White PARLIAMENTARIAN Northeastern School of Law
Maurice Williams JOB FAIR COORDINATOR Touro Law School
The NEBLSA Career Expo and Job Fair will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in West Harrison, New York as part of the 2012 NEBLSA Regional Convention. This year’s Career Expo will feature both one-on-one interviews and tabling. We anticipate employers from the private, public, corporate, government and military sectors. All current duespaying NBLSA members (1Ls to 4Ls) are eligible to participate; however, you must be registered for the NEBLSA Regional Convention to secure a one-on-one interview. Please read this communication very carefully – and in its entirety – as you will be responsible for its content. SYMPLICITY In order to secure a one-on-one interview, you must first register on Symplicity, if you have not done so for past job fairs. (NOTE: If you have already registered on Symplicity, please update your resume, writing sample and any other documents that exist in the system. You may want to have your Career Services Officer, or another person, review your documents for accuracy and to make sure they look professional.) Employers will be seeking to interview for semester internships, summer internships, and for permanent jobs. Once you have registered, we will confirm that you are a dues-paying member and that you have signed up for the 2012 NEBLSA Regional Convention. All eligible individuals will receive an email notifying them that registration has been completed. Should you not receive an email and are sure that you have registered for the Regional Convention, please send an email to neblsajobfair@gmail.com no later than Monday, December 19, 2011. BIDDING SESSION Bidding for one-on-one interviews will begin on December 11, 2011 and end on December 25, 2011. There will be a limited number of one-on-one interviews, so please register on Symplicity early. New employers will be posted on an ongoing basis, so make sure to check Symplicity often. The timetable for the one-on-one bidding session is as follows:
Danielle McGee ALUMNI AFFAIRS DIRECTOR Quinnipiac Law School
Camille Gould UPSTATE NY SUB-REGIONAL DIRECTOR & CONVENTION COORDINATOR University of Buffalo School of Law
Richard Young THURGOOD MARSHALL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION DIRECTOR Harvard Law School
Stephanie Floris-Brinkley DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL ACTION Pace Law School
Sheryl Furnari FREDERICK DOUGLASS MOOT COURT COMPETITION DIRECTOR Suffolk Law School
Nicole Fisher ATTORNEY GENERAL Seton Hall Law School
NEBLSA Career Expo and Job Fair Timetable Employer Registration Opens Employer Registration Ends Student Bidding Begins Student Bidding Ends Employer Selection Period Begins Employer Selection Period Ends Student Interview Acceptance Period Registration for Tabling Ends NEBLSA Career Expo and Job Fair
Monday, November 28, 2011 Friday, December 9, 2011 Sunday, December 11, 2011 Sunday, December 25, 2011 Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Wednesday, January 10, 2012 Thursday, January 11, 2012 through Monday, January 19, 2012 Wednesday, January 19, 2012 Saturday, January 28, 2012
EMPLOYER RESEARCH AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION: In order to assist you in presenting yourselves in the best possible light, we have consulted with LexisNexis and have created a special NEBLSA Career Fair and Job Fair Web Course for you. We encourage you to sign up now. There are links to information that can assist you in making your decision as to which employers to bid on. You may also use that information as preparation for your interview(s). In addition, there are links on interview techniques, webcasts and handouts to better equip you to secure employment at the firm or agency of your choice. To register for the Web Course: Go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and log in using your Custom ID and Password. Click on Web Courses in the upper right. Click on the Courses tab at the top and under the Course Catalog on the right side, click on National Web Courses. Scroll down to the NEBLSA 2012 Career Expo and Job Fair course and click Enroll. You can now go back to the Web Courses Home tab and click into the course, which will be listed under My Courses. The course contains links to handouts, LexisNexis Webcasts, Tutorial and a Research Guide to help with Interview Preparation for the NEBLSA job fair and job searching in general, including over 100 links to pre-set Martindale-Hubbell searches. Go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and click on the rotating banner at the top for Summer Access to update your registration information. Please e-mail natasha.dasani@lexisnexis.com or your school LexisNexis Representative if you have any problems with Summer Access registration or accessing LexisNexis. FEEDBACK: Help us help you! We need your help in expressing to employers the needs and requirements of our members. Please take a short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXXTW9W. The responses will assist us in meeting your needs – as well as those of the employers – and in providing better programming for future job fairs. Thank you for registering for the NEBLSA Career Expo and Job Fair. We are very excited by the overwhelming interest from students, employers and others who are actively participating in making this a successful and productive event for you. Good luck! Maurice K. Williams NEBLSA Director of Education and Career Development & Job Fair Coordinator, 2011-2012 Touro Law Center, J.D. Candidate, 2012 neblsajobfair@gmail.com
Kendra Brown NEBLSA Regional Chair, 2011-2012 Vermont Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2012 northeast@nblsa.org