Off-Campus Recruitment

On Tour Interview Program | The Law Consortium | MPILCC | Patent Law Job Fair | Diversity Job Fairs

Northwestern Law participates in various off-campus job fairs with law school consortia and legal organizations.

Off-Campus Recruitment Programs

For the most current and complete information on all important recruitment dates, please review the Fall Recruiting Calendar under the Resources tab in Symplicity.

On Tour Interview Program

The On Tour Interview Program (OTIP) includes the following nationally ranked law schools: Duke University, Georgetown University, Northwestern University, and The University of Virginia. OTIP provides employers the opportunity to recruit students from these law schools in the following major cities:

San Francisco, CA
August 2, 2012
Embassy Suites - SFO Airport

Los Angeles, CA
August 3, 2012
Sheraton Los Angeles

Dallas, TX
August 6, 2012
The Magnolia Hotel

Houston, TX
August 7, 2012
The Magnolia Hotel

If you are interested in working in any of the cities listed above, we strongly encourage you to participate in the OCRP in that city. This is one of the best ways to gain access to employers that are interested in Northwestern Law students but are unable to travel to Chicago to interview during OCI. For more information, visit the OTIP website.

The Law Consortium

The Law Consortium (TLC) includes the following nationally ranked law schools: Boston College, Boston University, Cornell University, The George Washington University, Northwestern University, and The University of Texas. TLC provides legal employers the unique opportunity to recruit students from these law schools in the following major cities:

Philadelphia, PA
August 17, 2012
Employers' Offices

Washington, D.C.
August 20, 2012
St. Gregory Hotel

Miami, FL
August 31, 2012
Embassy Suites - Miami International Airport

If you are interested in working in any of the cities listed above, we strongly encourage you to participate in the OCRP in that city. This is one of the best ways to gain access to employers that are interested in Northwestern Law students but are unable to travel to Chicago to interview during OCI. For more information, visit the TLC website.

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC)

MPILCC is held in early February. Public interest employers from the Midwest and other parts of the country came to interview and meet with law students from more than 40 law schools. Hosted by Northwestern Law and the Chicago Area Law School Consortium. For more information please visit the MPILCC website.

Patent Law Interview Program

The Annual Patent Law Interview Program will be held in July of 2011 at the Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown Lakefront. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, second and third year J.D. students and LL.M students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1500 law students participated. Employers prescreen and choose all of the students they interview. This is an excellent opportunity if you are interested in practicing patent law. For more information please visit the Patent Law Interview Program website.

Acceptable Academic Fields (pdf)

Diversity Job Fairs

Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair
Friday, August 17, 2012
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront

DuPont Minority Job Fair
Three minority legal job fairs will be hosted by DuPont in three different cities (Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Wilmington, DE). The Chicago job fair in conjunction with the Cook County Bar Association Job Fair will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012. The Houston, Los Angeles, and Wilmington job fairs will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

Delaware Minority Job Fair
The Delaware Minority Job Fair will be held Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Widener University School of Law, in Wilmington Delaware.

IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities
The IMPACT Career Fair for law students and attorneys with disabilities will be held in 2012 (dates TDB) in Washington, DC. This job fair is open to law students returning to school in Fall 2012 and graduates from Classes of 2012 and earlier.