{"id":4051,"date":"2010-11-22T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:45:34","slug":"career-fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

The 2026 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Chicago, IL from July 13 – 15, 2026!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law\u00ae Career Fair is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBTQ+ candidates within the legal profession’s recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBTQ+ friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBTQ+ rights groups, and corporate legal departments.<\/em><\/p>\n

If your organization wishes to recruit at the Lavender Law\u00ae<\/sup> Career Fair, you must commit to be a sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Only law firms, organizations, and government agencies that have a nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and gender identity\/expression are eligible to recruit at the Career Fair. Click here<\/a> to see our 2025 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Index.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lavender Law\u00ae<\/sup> Conference and Career Fair actively seeks the involvement of individuals from every segment of the legal community and particularly welcomes the participation of people of color, transgender persons, and persons with disabilities. Membership in the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association is open to all lawyers, legal professionals, law students, and other individuals in the legal profession without regard to age, race, religion, gender, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=”shadow” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1550777617088{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1550778347880{padding-right: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

<\/a>Information for Students and Recruiters<\/h3>\n

We had over 400 law students and over 150 law firms, nonprofits, and government agencies interested in diversity registered for our 2025 career fair.<\/p>\n

Candidates:<\/h4>\n

Candidates are encouraged to discuss their identity and aspirations to become part of a bias-free work environment. Keep a copy of your resume handy to share![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Sponsors:<\/h4>\n

Sponsors are encouraged to take this opportunity to showcase their diversity efforts to top level law students and lateral candidates from around the country.<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about recruiting\u00a0at the Lavender Law\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Career Fair<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5605″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_btn title=”Read our Success Story blog to see real stories of people getting their dream job at the Career Fair” style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”warning” size=”sm” align=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqbar.org%2Fbar-news%2Fmatt-dobbins%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=”shadow” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1550778402215{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

<\/a>Individual Career Counseling<\/h3>\n

This program is designed to provide students with a safe, confidential space where they can ask questions about job search skills, being out on your resume, in interviews and in the workplace, and other related issues.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the Lavender Law\u00ae Career Fair, students will have the opportunity to meet virtually with legal career service professionals. These legal career counselors are qualified to provide students with advice on resume, cover letters, and interviewing.\u00a0 Further, these counselors all have significant workplace experience in various legal sectors, including LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, big firms, and the government.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5604″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=”shadow” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1550777617088{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

2024 Law School Attendance<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Albany Law School
\nAmerican University Washington College of Law
\nArizona State University
\nBarry University School of Law
\nBenjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law
\nBethune Cookman University
\nBoston College Law School
\nBoston University School of Law
\nBrigham Young University Law School
\nBrooklyn Law School
\nCalifornia Western School of Law
\nCatholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
\nChicago-Kent College of Law
\nCleveland State University
\nColorado Law
\nColumbia Law School
\nCornell Law School
\nCUNY School of Law
\nDePaul University College of Law
\nDrexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
\nDuke Law School
\nDuquesne Kline School of Law
\nElon University School of Law
\nEmory University School of Law
\nFordham University School of Law
\nGeorge Mason University School Of Law
\nGeorgetown University Law Center
\nGeorgia State University College of Law
\nHarvard Law School
\nHofstra University School of Law
\nHoward University School of Law
\nIndiana University Maurer School Of Law
\nJohn Marshall Law School
\nLiberty University School of Law
\nLincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
\nLouisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
\nLoyola University Chicago School Of Law
\nLoyola University New Orleans College of Law
\nMaine Law
\nMaurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
\nMcGeorge School of Law
\nMichigan State University College of Law
\nMitchell Hamline School of Law
\nNew England School of Law
\nNew York Law School
\nNorth Carolina Central University School of Law
\nNortheastern University School of Law
\nNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law
\nNotre Dame Law School
\nNYU School of Law
\nPenn State University Dickinson Law
\nPepperdine University Caruso School of Law
\nQuinnipiac University School of Law
\nRutgers Law School Camden
\nRutgers Law School Newark
\nSaint Louis University School of Law
\nSanta Clara University School of Law
\nSMU Dedman School of Law
\nSouthern Illinois University School of Law
\nSouthwestern Law School
\nSt. John’s University School of Law
\nStanford Law School[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Stetson University College of Law
\nSuffolk University Law School
\nTemple University Beasley School of Law
\nTexas A&M School of Law
\nTexas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
\nTexas State University
\nThe George Washington University Law School
\nThe University of Chicago Law School
\nTulane University Law School
\nUA Little Rock Bowen School of Law
\nUC Berkeley School of Law
\nUCLA Law
\nUCSF Law
\nUniversity at Buffalo School of Law
\nUniversity of Alabama School of Law
\nUniversity of Baltimore School of Law
\nUniversity of Chicago Law School
\nUniversity of Cincinnati School of Law
\nUniversity of Colorado Law School
\nUniversity of Connecticut School of Law
\nUniversity of Denver Sturm College of Law
\nUniversity of Detroit Mercy School of Law
\nUniversity of Florida Levin College of Law
\nUniversity of Georgia School of Law
\nUniversity of Illinois Chicago School of Law
\nUniversity of Illinois College of Law
\nUniversity of Iowa College of Law
\nUniversity of Kansas School of Law
\nUniversity of Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
\nUniversity of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
\nUniversity of Maine School of Law
\nUniversity of Maryland Carey School of Law
\nUniversity of Miami School of Law
\nUniversity Of Minnesota Law School
\nUniversity of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
\nUniversity of New Mexico School of Law
\nUniversity of North Carolina School of Law
\nUniversity of North Texas Dallas College of Law
\nUniversity of Oregon School of Law
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh
\nUniversity of Richmond
\nUniversity of Texas School of Law
\nUniversity of the District of Columbia
\nUniversity of Virginia
\nUniversity of Washington School of Law
\nUNT Dallas College of Law
\nUSC Gould School of Law
\nVermont Law and Graduate School
\nVillanova University Charles Widger School of Law
\nWake Forest University School of Law
\nWashburn University School of Law
\nWashington and Lee University School of Law
\nWashington University School of Law
\nWayne State Law School
\nWest Virginia University College of Law
\nWestern State College of Law
\nWidener University School of Law
\nWillamette University College Of Law
\nWilliam & Mary Law School
\nWilliam H Bowen School of Law
\nYale Law School[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] The 2026 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Chicago, IL from July 13 – 15, 2026! [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law\u00ae Career Fair is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBTQ+ candidates within the legal profession’s recruiting efforts. By participating in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-4051","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCareer Fair - Lavender Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Career Fair - Lavender Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] The 2026 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Chicago, IL from July 13 – 15, 2026! [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law\u00ae Career Fair is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBTQ+ candidates within the legal profession’s recruiting efforts. By participating in […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lavender Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/National-LGBT-Bar-Association\/145754678807759\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-20T13:45:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LGBTQBar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/career-fair\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/career-fair\\\/\",\"name\":\"Career Fair - Lavender Law\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-11-22T21:05:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-20T13:45:34+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/career-fair\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lavender Law\",\"description\":\"The LGBTQ+ Bar Annual Conference & Career Fair\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lavender Law\u00ae Conference & Career Fair\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg\",\"width\":1,\"height\":1,\"caption\":\"Lavender Law\u00ae Conference & Career Fair\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lgbtqbar.org\\\/annual\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/National-LGBT-Bar-Association\\\/145754678807759\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/LGBTQBar\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/lgbtqbar\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/LGBTbar\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/national-lgbt-bar-association\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Career Fair - Lavender Law","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Career Fair - Lavender Law","og_description":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] The 2026 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Chicago, IL from July 13 – 15, 2026! [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law\u00ae Career Fair is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBTQ+ candidates within the legal profession’s recruiting efforts. By participating in […]","og_url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/","og_site_name":"Lavender Law","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/National-LGBT-Bar-Association\/145754678807759","article_modified_time":"2025-08-20T13:45:34+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg","width":1,"height":1,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@LGBTQBar","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/","url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/","name":"Career Fair - Lavender Law","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-11-22T21:05:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-20T13:45:34+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/career-fair\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/","name":"Lavender Law","description":"The LGBTQ+ Bar Annual Conference & Career Fair","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#organization","name":"Lavender Law\u00ae Conference & Career Fair","url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/LL26-Logo-FIN1.jpg","width":1,"height":1,"caption":"Lavender Law\u00ae Conference & Career Fair"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/National-LGBT-Bar-Association\/145754678807759","https:\/\/x.com\/LGBTQBar","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lgbtqbar\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LGBTbar","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/national-lgbt-bar-association\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgbtqbar.org\/annual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}