Rocky Mountain Region National Black Law Students Association Annual Recruitment Fair University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas STUDENT REGISTRATION PACKET S
August 10-11, 2012 South Texas School of Law
NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Chukwudi Egbuonu REGIONAL CHAIR Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Dominique Ross VICE CHAIR Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Johali Muzaliwa SECRETARY University of Houston Law Center
Idris Akinpelu TREASURER University of Texas Law School
Dear Rocky Mountain Region Student, We are excited to announce the beginning of registration for the Annual Rocky Mountain National Black Law Students Association (RMBLSA) Minority Recruitment Fair, hosted by the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. We have invited employers who are committed to minority recruitment, hiring, and retention, as well as those who are willing to consider a wide variety of credentials as indicators of qualified potential employees.
Erick Harris ATTORNEY GENERAL Oklahoma City University Law School
Shanisha Smith COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Jacques Leeds HISTORIAN Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Jared Gaither SOCIAL ACTION CHAIR University of Oklahoma College of Law
Aisha McKinney CONVENTION COORDINATOR South Texas College of Law
Jonathon Jackson DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Megan Sheffield REGIONAL PARLIMENTARIAN University of Texas Law School
Tiffany Myers DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP South Texas College of Law
Julia Gandara DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS South Texas College of Law
Dyan Owens DIRECTOR OF TMMTC Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Our Recruitment Fair provides a venue for legal employers to interview minority law students and be a part of seminars and networking events during the conference weekend. Although we invite and strongly encourage employers and students from across the nation to participate in the Recruitment Fair, our primary focus is to bring Rocky Mountain legal employers together with students of color from over forty law school across the Rocky Mountain region. This year’s Recruitment Conference will be held August 10-11, 2012 in Houston, Texas. As in the past, this year’s Recruitment Fair and Academic Conference is organized entirely by students. The Annual Recruitment Fair has brought together over 600 different employers and thousands of law students over the past twenty years. Last year we hosted over 15 legal employers and over 100 students from law schools in the Rocky Mountain Region. The 2012 Fair will be even larger! Please review this packet and register quickly! Registration is NOW OPEN and students will be able to bid on employers beginning June 16, 2012 at 8 a.m. through July 16, 2012 at 9 p.m. We look forward to a great gathering and hope to see you there. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our Recruitment Fair Coordinator, Bianca Roberson, at jobfair.rmblsa@gmail.com. We look forward to your participation in this year’s RMBLSA job fair. Best wishes,
Bianca Roberson DIRECTOR OF FDMMC/ JOB FAIR COORDINATOR Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Andrew Wilkerson TMMTC SPECIALIST Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Joy Kamani TMMTC SPECIALIST Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Chukwudi Egbuonu Rocky Mountain Region Chairperson National Black Law Students Association
STUDENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION Students must register using Symplicity by visiting: https://law-nblsa-csm.symplicity.com/students
Note: Student registrations will be reviewed and approved at least twice daily. Only students who have paid their 2011 -2012 NBLSA dues will be permitted to participate. Students who have not paid dues will be required to contact the job fair coordinator and arrange the payments of dues.
HOW TO REGISTER Registration is currently available via our Simplicity Website listed above. Registration must be completed by Saturday, June 16, 2012. After registering via our Simplicity Website, please email jobfair.rmblsa@gmail.com to confirm that your interest in this year’s recruitment fair for our records.
IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, May 10, 2012 – Employer Registration Opens Wednesday, June 27, 2012 – Employer Registration Ends Saturday, June 16, 2012 – Student Bidding Begins Monday, July 16, 2012 – Student Bidding Ends Tuesday, July 3, 2012 – Employer Selection Period Begins Sunday, July 22, 2012 – Employer Selection Period Ends Monday, July 23, 2012 – Monday July 30, 2012 – Student Interview Acceptance Period *FINAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULES WILL BE RELEASED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE ACCEPTANCE PERIOD. Wednesday, August 1, 2012 – Registration for Tabling Ends Friday & Saturday, August 10-11, 2012 – RMBLSA Recruitment Conference
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - Friday, August 10, 2012 7:30 A.M. – Student/ Employer Registration Open 7:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. – Continental Breakfast 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. – Employer Interviews 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. – Lunch
1:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. – Employer Interviews 5:30 PM – 7:00 P.M. – Reception Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. – Student/ Employer Registration Open 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. – Continental Breakfast 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. – Employer Interviews