All 2L (graduating in 2012) and 3L (graduating in 2011) Law Students and 2010 Law Grads who consider themselves diverse are invited to participate regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability.
To register for the event, please email your registration to heartlanddiversity@kcmba.org. Please include in the request your full name, the name of your college or university, your expected graduation date, and a permanent email address. After submitting your request, an ID and password will be assigned to you so that you may access our web database and upload registration information needed for employers (i.e., cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample). Registration deadline is June 21, 2010. There is no fee for students to register.
Early registration deadline is May 24, 2010. All registrations received on or before May 24 will receive an extra entry for one of our doorprizes. The drawing will take place at Saturday's Keynote Luncheon. You must be present to win.
Important dates:
March 22 - Student Registration Opens
May 24 - Early Bird Registration Deadline
June 21 - Student Registration Deadline
June 29 - Student/Employer Bidding Begin
July 5 - Student/Employer Bidding Ends
July 23 - Room Reservation Deadline
Jule 30 - Cancellation Deadline
Schedule of Events
Friday, August 6, 2010
4:00 - 7:00 PM Student Registration
4:30 - 5:30 PM Diversity Panel
5:30 - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Saturday, August 7, 2010
7:30 AM Employer Registration & Help Room Open
8:30 - Noon Employer Interviews
Noon - 1:30 PM Keynote Luncheon
1:40 - 4:30 PM Employer Interviews
The Job Fair will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will have a limited number of hotel rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel reserved for students who reside more than 50 miles from Kansas City. Rooms will be $50, and are available on a first come, first serve basis. Room arrangements must be made through the hotel directly and not with HDLJF. When making reservations, please indicate you are a student participating in the Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair.
For more information, please visit www.heartlanddiversity.org.