Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2016 – Employment opportunities update:
SEMJF [MANDATORY PRE-REGISTRATION PERIOD: MAR. 30 – APR. 15, 2016]
The Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF) provides legal employers throughout the U.S. an opportunity to interview rising 2L and 3L students (current 1L and 2L students) as well as current 3L students from 50+ ABA-approved law schools located in the following 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. In past, approximately 140 employers have interviewed over 900 students during the two-day job fair.
The student pre-registration period for SEMJF runs from Mar. 30 – Apr. 15 in each participating schools’ career services offices.
The student registration is a two-step process:
- Step #1: All students interested in applying for interviews must first pre-register with the Ovadia CP&P Office via the Symplicity session titled “SEMJF 2016 Pre-Registration”. The Ovadia CP&P Office will then submit the list of pre-registered students to the SEMJF coordinators.
- Step #2: Only those students who pre-register will receive a login and password from the SEMJF Scheduler to view employers and submit applications during the on-line submission period of May 13 – 30 by 11:58 p.m. EDT.
Where: Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta Northwest, Marietta, GA
When: Friday, July 22 – Saturday, July 23, 2016
- Friday, July 22:
- 1 P.M. – Student registration desk opens
- 3 P.M. – 6 P.M. – Interviews
- Saturday, July 23:
- 8 A.M. – Student registration desk opens
- 9 A.M. – 3 P.M. – Interviews
- 12 P.M.
- 1 P.M.
- 2 P.M.
- 3 P.M.
Complete details: Available @ semjf.org/Students.html
Additional important dates:
- June 22: Interview/Alternate selections available to students on Symplicity
- June 29: Deadline for students to accept/decline by 11:58 p.m. EDT
- July 7: Interview time schedules available on Symplicity
Contact: With questions, please email lawcareer@fiu.edu
