Diversity & Inclusion Recruiting

All University of Houston Law Center students are encouraged to apply to legal recruiting programs focusing on diversity and inclusion. All program criteria and selection determinations are set by each individual program (not the Law Center).

Houston Bar Association (HBA) Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession (MOILP) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Description: Each year, the HBA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee sponsors the Houston area’s only summer clerkship program designed specifically for Houston area 1L law students. The positions provide mentoring and real work experiences for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity for a clerkship at a law firm, corporate legal department or legal nonprofit. Participating students also have the opportunity to attend seminars on professional writing, getting the most out of internships, and making the best impression on their employers. 1L students enrolled at one of three area law schools are eligible to apply.

• When: Application deadline in January.  Student clerkships are held during the summer.

• Where: Houston, TX. Interviews and clerkships take place in the office of participating employers.
  
  
• For more information:  Visit the HBA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion website: https://www.hba.org/index.cfm?pg=Diversity-and-Inclusion-formerly-MOILP

Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference

• Description: Career Fair and Conference with firms, corporations and public sector employers who are committed to the hiring and promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and lawyers.
• When: Application deadline in August.  Fair is held in early September.
• Where: New York, NY
• For more information: Register on http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/ Interested Law Center students should also contact the Law Center student organization OutLaw: Students for GLBT Concerns, an organization devoted to the issues of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students at the law school.  The Law Center works with OutLaw members to provide some supplemental funding to support travel to the Lavender Law event.

Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program

• Description: Hosted by numerous “southern” law schools in Dallas, Texas, Sunbelt provides legal employers throughout the United States with an opportunity to interview diverse law students from Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.  Employers from across the country interview 2Ls for summer associate positions and 3Ls for permanent attorney positions.
• When: Application deadline in late June/early July.  Fair is held in early September.
• Where: Dallas, TX.
• For more information: Visit the Sunbelt website: http://www.sunbeltjobfair.com/studenttimeline.htm

The CDO team maintains an ongoing resource list for these and over 50 other diversity opportunities, updated as information is available, for Law Center students.  The “Diversity Opportunities - UHLC List” may be found in the Symplicity Career Resource tab or by contacting your CDO career counselor.

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair

• Description: Law firms in the Kansas City area have long recognized the value of diversity of people and ideas to the legal profession. Despite the individual efforts of law firms and their good intentions, the desired level of professional diversity has continued to elude the Kansas City legal community. For this reason, the managing partners of Kansas City’s leading law firms have joined together to work collectively toward increasing the diversity of legal professionals in the Kansas City area. On December 9, 2004, many of Kansas City’s major law firms joined local government agencies and law schools in signing KCMBA’s Diversity Initiative. A key piece of the initiative was the Action Plan, which included a commitment to the creation of the Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF), which had its inaugural event in the Fall of 2005.
• When: Registration
• Where: Virtually
• For more information: Visit the website: Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair