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BarJournal DIVERSITY & INCLuSION

JU LY /A UGUST 20 15
fEaTUrE Our Diversity Career Fair and Minority

Clerkship Program Offer unique Recruiting

Opportunities Right Here in Cleveland

get Involved now!

BY GREGORY G. GuICE & MARY C. GROTH

he Diversity & Inclusion Committee’s through our partnership efforts. The National working in northeast Ohio. The Career Fair
mission is aligned with one of Black Law Student Association has over 200 uses an online program allowing applicants to
the core values of the Cleveland chapters at law schools throughout the U.S. post their resumes and to bid to interview with
Metropolitan Bar Association: to and more than 6,000 members. MWBLSA is interested employers. Interviews are scheduled
Tpromote and improve diversity and comprised of chapters at law schools in fifteen and held at the CMBA.
inclusion in the legal profession, in our justice states including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Last year, the following firms and
system and in our community. An important Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, organizations participated:
area of focus is recruitment of diverse candidates Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
for positions in the Cleveland legal community. South Dakota Wisconsin and Wyoming. Our Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP
The Committee oversees two annual programs, goal is to establish Cleveland as the annual site Cleveland Clinic Law Department
the Diversity Career Fair and the Minority of the MWBLSA Career Fair and to continue Cleveland Metroparks
Clerkship Program, designed to help Cleveland to grow the Career Fair to benefit the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Agency of Inspector General
legal employers in their recruiting efforts. legal community. The Career Fair is open to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office
employers from throughout the midwest region, Federal Public Defender
Diversity Career Fair but its location in Cleveland provides many Frantz Ward LLP
Mark your calendars to participate this advantages to the employers in the Cleveland Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
summer. On Friday, August 16, 2019, the legal market. Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, in The most successful legal employers Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A.
partnership with the Midwest Chapter of the recognize the importance of recruiting, McDonald Hopkins LLC
Black Law Student Association (MWBLSA), developing, and retaining diverse attorneys. The Ohio Legislative Commission
will host the Third Annual Midwest Diversity 2019 Midwest Diversity Career Fair provides Reminger Co., LPA
Career Fair at the CMBA. an excellent opportunity for employers to Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
The Career Fair, open to diverse law students meet, interview and recruit diverse students Thorman Petrov Group
and graduates, is promoted throughout the U.S. and licensed attorneys who are interested in Tucker Ellis LLP
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ulmer & Berne LLP
We received resumes from 98 job seekers
representing each of Ohio’s law schools,
University of Illinois, DePaul, Loyola,
Notre Dame, Northern Illinois, St. John’s,
University of Iowa and Michigan State.
The job seekers included native northeast
Ohioans as well as law students from other
states interested in practicing law in the
greater Cleveland legal community.
Plan to join us this summer for the Career
Fair. Sponsorship and registration information
will be available in March.
Minority Clerkship Program
While the Diversity Career Fair is among
our newest diversity initiatives, the Minority
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