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2010 CLEO Career Fair Participating Employers List

 

Last Update: June 10, 2010 

Employers conducting interviews:  

Alston & Bird LLP
 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
 Carlton Fields
 Cook County State's Attorney's Office
 Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel
 Dykema Gossett, PLLC (Chicago and Detroit offices)
 Foley & Lardner LLP
 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
 Hill Ward Henderson
 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
 Jenner & Block LLP
 LeClair Ryan
 National Legal Aid & Defender Association
 Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
 Reed Smith
 Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.
 U.S. Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel

 

Employers with information tables:

 ABA Center for Pro Bono
 ABA Governmental Affairs Office
 ABA Law Student Division
 Andrews Kurth LLP
 Butzel Long
 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 Federal Trade Commission
 Hunton & Williams LLP
 Mayer Brown LLP
 New York County District Attorney's Office
 Proskauer Rose LLP

 U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
 U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
 U.S. Department of Justice/OARM (Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management)

Detailed Description: 

Employer Name: ABA Center for Pro Bono
Date posted online: 6/3/2010
Employer Type: Association
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: ABA Governmental Affairs Office
Date posted online: 6/3/2010
Employer Type: Association
Employer Location: Chicago, Il
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: ABA Law Student Division
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Association
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: Alston & Bird LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Employer Location: Atlanta, GA
Employer Size: 790
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume, writing sample and transcript (required); Top
25% GPA; law journal preferred; science or technical background required for patent candidates

Employer Name: Andrews Kurth LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Bankruptcy; Business Transactions; Corporate; Intellectual Property; Labor; Litigation: Public Law: Tax; Business Practices; Diversity; Professional Development
Employer Location: Houston, TX
Employer Size: 415
Branch: Firm-wid
Fair Participation: Information Table
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Law review preferred. Top 30%

Employer Name: Butzel Long
Date posted online: 6/3/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Business, Finance, Transactional; Employee Benefits; Immigration; Labor, Employment;
Litigation, Bankruptcy; Family; Intellectual Property, Technology, Media; Government; Real Estate; Environmental, Land Use; Wealth Management
Employer Location: Detroit, MI
Employer Size: 200+
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Bankruptcy; Capital Markets; Corporate; Health; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Real Estate; Regulated Industries; Tax; Trusts
Employer Location: Charlotte, NC
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume and writing sample

Employer Name: Carlton Fields
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Employer Location: Tampa, FL
Employer Size: 300
Fair Participation: Interview
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume, writing sample and unofficial transcript; Law
clerks for Summer 2011


Employer Name: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: Criminal; Special Prosecution Bureau; Narcotics; Civil; Juvenile; Executive
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Employer Size: 701+
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 3L
Hiring Criteria: Top 50%; law journal or moot court preferred

Employer Name: Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Military
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Applicants must be in the top 1/3 of their class and have participated in law review, moot
court or other special distinction. The Summer Law Clerks have an opportunity to be
offered an Advance Commitment of Employment.

Employer Name: Dykema Gossett, PLLC (Chicago and Detroit offices)
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Litigation; Corporate; Real Estate; Intellectual Property Tax; Employment; Bankruptcy;
Environmental
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Employer Size: 300+
Branch: Branch office
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Hiring for Chicago and Detroit offices; law review, moot court, top 25% preferred; IP
requires technical background

Employer Name: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: Federal Trade Commission
Date posted online: 6/9/2010
Employer Type: Government
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Information Table


Employer Name: Foley & Lardner LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Employer Location: San Francisco, CA
Employer Size: 930
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume and unofficial transcript; Strength of character
demonstrating high motivation and work ethic; leadership, communication, collaboration,
and interpersonal skills leading to outstanding and diverse attorneys who enjoy working
together.

Employer Name: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Litigation, Labor; Corporate, Securities; Real Estate, Environmental, Land Use; Employee
Benefits, Tax; Trust, Estates; Health; Commercial, Bankruptcy; Immigration; Government;
Telecommunications; Intellectual Property
Employer Location: Rochester, NY
Employer Size: 140+
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L and 3L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume and writing sample; Strong academics
(undergraduate and law school); good communication and writing skills; highly motivated; journal and moot court experience preferred, but not required

Employer Name: Hill Ward Henderson
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Litigation & Appellate; Real Estate & Land Use; Corporate Tax; ERISA; Trusts & Estates;
Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy
Employer Location: Tampa, FL
Employer Size: 90
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Hill Ward Henderson prefers candidates in the top 30% of the class, and who have
experience with one or more of the following: moot court, mock trial, law review or other
journal

Employer Name: Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Litigation & Antitrust; Corporate & Securities & Bond & Finance; Real Estate & Land Use;
Health; Tax & Employee Benefits & ERISA; Labor & Employment; Bankruptcy & Commercial; Environmental; Wills, Probate & Trusts; Immigration
Employer Location: Detroit, MI
Employer Size: 159
Branch: Branch Office
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L

Employer Name: Hunton & Williams LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Capital Finance & Real Estate; Global Capital Markets, M&A; Labor and Employment;
Litigation, IP & Antitrust; Litigation Support; Resources, Regulatory & Environmental;
Regulated Industries & Govt Relations; Tax and ERISA; Energy and Project Finance
Employer Location: New York, NY
Employer Size: 750+
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: Jenner & Block LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Employer Size: 350
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Law review/Moot Court preferred; excellent academic credentials, exceptional oral and written presentation skills, strong leadership ability, initiative, collegiality and commitment to the firm's values

Employer Name: LeClair Ryan
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Employer Location: Richmond, VA
Employer Size: 300+
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume; Preferably top 1/2 of class; must present and
write well

Employer Name: Mayer Brown LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Bankruptcy & Reorganization; Corporate & Securities; Environmental; Employee Benefits;
Finance; Government Relations; Intellectual Property; Litigation & Labor; Real Estate; Taxation
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Employer Size: 1750
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Information Table


Employer Name: National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Association
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Externships (4) for summer 2011 and fall 2011; application requirement-current resume; optional-Spanish (speak, write and read)

Employer Name: New York County District Attorney's Office
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: Appellate, Criminal, Prosecution
Employer Location: New York, NY
Employer Size: 500+
Fair Participation: Information Table
Hiring Criteria: Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in public service, community service, criminal prosecution, appellate work, or trial advocacy. Prefer law journal, moot court, or mock trial experience. GPA of 3.0 or better. US citizenship and NYS residency is a prerequisite for permanent employment.

Employer Name: Proskauer Rose LLP
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Corporate; Health Care; Labor & Employment; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Personnel
Planning; Real Estate; Tax
Employer Location: New York, NY
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: Criminal Defense; Appellate; Property & Civil; Mental Health; Civil Rights & Prisoners Rights; Juvenile; Constitutional
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Demonstrated commitment to public service and indigent criminal defender representation (volunteer law clerk and permanent trial attorneys)

Employer Name: Reed Smith
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Appellate; Corporate Securities; Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy; Commercial
Litigation; Financial Services; Global Regulatory Enforcement; Intellectual Property; Insurance Recovery; Labor & Employment; Life Sciences Health Industry; Litigation Financial Services; Real Estate; State Tax; Tax, Benefits & Wealth Planning
Employer Location: Chicago, IL
Employer Size: 1519
Branch: Branch Office
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Application requirements: current resume and writing sample (law school transcript, if available)

Employer Name: Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Law Firm
Law Practice: Business; Litigation
Employer Location: Albuquerque, NM
Employer Size: 65
Branch: Firm-wide
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L
Hiring Criteria: Require strong academic performance; prefer law review/law journal/moot court experience


Employer Name: U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Military
Employer Location: Bolling AFB, DC
Fair Participation: Information Table
Year Student: 2L, 3L and Grads

Employer Name: U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: Military
Employer Location: Rosslyn, VA
Employer Size: 100+
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: U.S. Department of Justice/OARM (Office of Attorney Recruitment and
Date posted online: 5/11/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: All Areas
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Fair Participation: Information Table

Employer Name: U.S. Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel
Date posted online: 5/12/2010
Employer Type: Government
Law Practice: Legislation
Employer Location: Washington, DC
Employer Size: 26-50
Fair Participation: Interviews
Year Student: 2L and 3L
Hiring Criteria: (1) Class rank in the upper third of a law school class from an accredited law school (REQUIRED); (2) an ability to write clearly and concisely; (3) no substantial participation with any political party or cause; and (4) demonstrated interest in government or public service
 


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