Damali Booker 1L Diversity Job Fair
The Damali Booker project involves recruitment and screening of applicants for the first year diversity clerkship project, which places first year diverse law students with majority firms and organizations as summer clerks. This program creates opportunities for candidates to gain experience during the summer after their first year of law school and improves their marketability, making it easier for them to gain employment during their second year and after graduation.
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Several students are placed each summer as a result of this project. Beginning in 2003—the job fair was named for Damali Booker—who passed away unexpectedly in September 2002 while in her third year of law school. Ms. Booker was a participant in the Job Fair in 2001 and had accepted a permanent position with an employer she first met at the job fair.
The 2026 annual Damali Booker 1L Diversity Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 24. A reception will be held the day before, on Friday, January 23. The location to be announced.
2026 Timeline
Baker Donelson
Bradley
Burr & Forman
Butler Snow
Frost Brown Todd
Husch Blackwell
Klein Solomon Mills
Nashville Electric Service
Fisher & Phillips
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison
Stites & Harbison
Become a participating employer
We are recruiting aspiring, diverse attorneys who desire to pursue a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville. Each interested candidate should submit the following:
- Student Registration Form
- Current Resume
- Writing Sample
- Cover Letter
- Law School Transcript
Resumes should include a final GPA from a students’ undergraduate institutions.
All materials must be submitted to Traci Hollandsworth in order to be considered for participation in the program.
*Disclosure of race/gender will not be shared with potential employers and is solely for the NBA’s use to keep statistical information on the program
Job Fair testimonials
This program provides an excellent opportunity to interview and recruit first year diverse law students who are interested in pursuing a summer clerkship and professional career in Nashville. Information about the Job Fair is sent to over 80 law schools nationwide, and we typically have participation from 40+ first-year law students, many of whom are hired as summer law clerks or positioned for internships at the completion of their second year in law school.
