Employers and law schools in a number of cities have formed local recruiting organizations. These groups, which are independent organizations and not related to NALP, offer valuable local networking opportunities. For more information, call the contact person listed below.
City Groups
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Legal Recruitment Association (ALRA)
Artavia S. Warthen, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, 404-420-5554
E-mail:[email protected]
Austin, TX
Recruitment Administrators of Austin
Website: http://recruitingadminofaustin.com/index.html
Abigail Kathol, Norton Rose Fulbright
E-mail: [email protected]
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Area Legal Administrators' Group
Currently Inactive
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham City Group
TBA
E-mail:
Charlotte, NC
Recruiting Administrators of Charlotte
Margaret Cart
E-mail: [email protected]
Chicago, IL
Chicago Area Legal Personnel Association (CALPA)
Website: https://calpa.wildapricot.org/
Katie Greene, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
E-mail: [email protected]
Cleveland (& Akron), OH
Cleveland Akron Law Association (CALA)
Samantha Ciriaco, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 216.368.6144
E-mail: [email protected]
Connecticut
Connecticut Association of Legal Recruitment Administrators (CALRA)
Suzanne Hard, University of Connecticut School of Law, (860) 570-5318
E-mail: [email protected]
Dallas, TX
Recruiting Administrators of Dallas (RADS)
Olivia Dodds, Haynes & Boone
E-mail: [email protected]
Denver, CO
Denver Area Legal Recruitment Association (DALRA)
Web site: https://dalra5280.org
Chloe Mercado, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, (303) 244-1855
E-mail: [email protected]
Florida
Florida Association of Legal Recruitment Administrators Inc.
(previously Tampa Bay Legal Recruiting)
Precillia Soares, Holland & Knight, LLP (813) 227-6406
E-mail: [email protected]
South Florida Association for Law Placement (SFALP)
Website: www.sfalp.org
Ebla Valdes, Holland & Knight
E-mail: [email protected]
Houston, TX
Houston Association of Legal Recruitment Administrators
Website: www.halra.info
Jennifer Farias, Arnold & Porter
E-Mail: [email protected]
Kansas City, MO and KS
Kansas City Legal Recruiters Association
Brett Sitts, University of Kansas School of Law, 785-864-0536
E-mail: [email protected]
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Legal Recruiters Association
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Area Legal Recruitment Association (LAALRA)
Website: www.laalra.org
Brittany Olson, Sheppard Mullin
E-mail: [email protected]
Louisiana (New Orleans & Baton Rouge)
Louisiana Legal Recruitment Association (LALRA)
Michelle Jackson, Southern University Law Center, (225) 771-2142
E-mail: [email protected]
Louisville, KY
Louisville Recruiting Administrators
Donna Lee, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, (502) 852-6096
E-mail: [email protected]
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Legal Recruitment Association (MALRA)
Website: www.malraonline.org
President: Jessica Leveroni, Boston University School of Law, [email protected]
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Minnesota Legal Career Professionals (MnLCP)
President: Mackenzie Sauceman, Jones Day, (612) 977-8095
[email protected]
Nashville, TN
Nashville Area Legal Talent Association
Christie Laird, University of Tennessee College of Law, (615) 500-7108
E-mail: [email protected]
New Orleans
See Louisiana
New York, NY
New York City Recruitment Association (NYCRA)
Website: www.nycra.com
Cristina Attard, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, (212) 450-6529
Email: [email protected]
North Carolina
Triangle Area Legal Recruitment Association (TALRA)
Katherine Manus Lambert, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, and Stewart, P.C.
E-mail: [email protected]
Orange County, CA
Orange County Area Legal Recruitment Administrators
Website: www.ocalra.com
Samantha Patton, Rutan
E-mail: [email protected]
Oregon
Oregon Legal Recruiting Association (OLRA)
Website: www.olra.org
Currently Inactive
Philadelphia, PA
Legal Recruitment Administrators of Philadelphia
Website: lraphiladelphia.org
Erica Lang, Dechert
E-mail: [email protected]
Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools
Tom Lee, Penn State Dickinson Law
E-mail: [email protected]
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix City Group
Currently Inactive
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Legal Recruiters Group
Audrey Wycech, Clark Hill
E-mail: [email protected]
Pittsburgh Area City Group
Contact: Maria Comas, Duquesne Law School, (412) 396-6279, [email protected]
Portland, OR
See Oregon
Richmond, VA
Richmond Area Association of Recruitment Administrators
Wynne Reece, Hirschler Fleischer, 804-771-9579
Email: [email protected]
Daniel Justus, University of Virginia School of Law, 434-924-2820
Email: [email protected]
San Diego, CA
San Diego Legal Recruitment Association (SDLRA)
Website: www.sdlra.org
Nina Suomi, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 858-603-4521
Email: [email protected]
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Bay Area Legal Recruitment Association (BALRA)
Website: www.balra.org
Emily Pizinger, Paul Hastings, 415-856-7439
E-mail: [email protected]
Seattle, WA
Seattle Area Legal Recruiting Administrators (SALRA)
Website: salra-seattle.org
Allie Erstad, Perkins Coie LLP
E-mail: [email protected]
St. Louis, MO
Recruiting Association of St. Louis (RASL)
Kimberly P. Morgan, Amundsen Davis, LLC, 314.791.3746
E-mail: [email protected]
Texas
Texas Professional Development Group
Amy Hancock, Gray Reed, (713) 730-5268
E-mail: [email protected]
Twin Cities
See Minneapolis
Utah
Salt Lake City Group
Julie Moy, Snell & Wilmer
E-mail: [email protected]
Utah Legal Employers & Educators Council
Currently Inactive
Washington, DC
Washington Area Legal Recruitment Administrators Association
Website: www.walraa.org
President: Celeste Otsuka, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
NALP Liaison: Marisa Meeks, Kirkland & Ellis, [email protected]
Regional Law School Consortia
A number of law school consortia exist throughout the country. Some consortia hold regular meetings. Others do not meet but exchange information frequently. Still others are coalitions formed around specific career fairs or similar events. Especially in the latter case, the active membership of a consortium may change somewhat from year to year. NALP has compiled this list of consortia by inviting members to submit information to the NALP office.
California—Northern California Consortium of Law School Professionals
Consists of Golden Gate University School of Law; McGeorge School of Law; University of the Pacific; Santa Clara University School of Law; Stanford Law School; University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law; University of California, Davis School of Law; University of California, Hastings College of the Law; University of San Francisco School of Law. Contact: Amy Kimmel, UC Hastings College of Law, [email protected]
California—Law School Career Advisors of Southern California
Consists of California Western School of Law; Chapman Law School; La Verne College of Law; Loyola Law School; Pepperdine University School of Law; Southwestern University School of Law; Thomas Jefferson School of Law; UC Irvine School of Law; UCLA School of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; University of Southern California Law Center; Western State University College of Law; Whittier Law School. Contact: Felicia Rodriguez, University of LaVerne College of Law, [email protected]
Chicago Area Law School Consortium
Consists of Chicago-Kent College of Law; DePaul University College of Law; John Marshall Law School; Loyola University Chicago School of Law; Northern Illinois University College of Law; Northwestern University School of Law; Southern Illinois University School of Law; University of Chicago; University of Illinois College of Law; University of Notre Dame; Valparaiso University School of Law. Contact: Greg Miarecki, University of Illinois College of Law, [email protected].
District of Columbia Law School Consortium
Consists of law schools in the Baltimore-Washington greater metropolitan area: American University, Washington College of Law; Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law; George Washington University Law Center; Georgetown University Law Center; Howard University School of Law; George Mason University School of Law; University of the District of Columbia School of Law; University of Baltimore School of Law; University of Maryland School of Law.
Georgia Law School Group
Consists of Emory University School of Law; University of Georgia School of Law; Georgia State University College of Law; Mercer University School of Law. Contact Beth Shackleford (University of Georgia), (706) 542-7541, [email protected].
Indiana Law School Group
Consists of the four Indiana law schools: Indiana University School of Law–Bloomington; Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis; Notre Dame Law School; Valparaiso Law School. Contact: TBD.
Massachusetts Law School Consortium
Consists of the Massachusetts law schools: Boston College Law School; Boston University School of Law; Harvard Law School; New England School of Law; Northeastern University School of Law; Suffolk University Law School; Western New England College School of Law UMass Dartmouth School of Law. Contact: Maura Kelly, Northeastern University School of Law, [email protected].
Northeast Law School Consortium
Consists of New England School of Law; Quinnipiac School of Law, Roger Williams School of Law; Suffolk University School of Law; UMass Dartmouth School of Law; University of Maine School of Law; University of New Hampshire School of Law; Vermont Law School; Western New England School of Law. Contact Sarah Solomon, Suffolk University School of Law, [email protected].
Ohio Law Placement Consortium
Consists of seven Ohio law schools: University of Akron School of Law; Capital University Law and Graduate Center; University of Cincinnati College of Law; University of Dayton School of Law; Ohio Northern University College of Law; Ohio State University College of Law; University of Toledo College of Law.
Pacific Northwest Law School Group
Consists of Gonzaga University School of Law; Seattle University School of Law; University of Utah College of Law; Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College; University of Oregon School of Law; University of Washington School of Law; Willamette University College of Law; University of Idaho College of Law. Contact Phylis Miles, Willamette University, [email protected].
POWER - Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Employment Resources
Consists of Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Cleveland Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University; Duquesne University School of Law; University of Pittsburgh School of Law; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; Penn State University Law; Penn State Dickinson; University of Akron School of Law; University of Toledo College of Law; and West Virginia University College of Law. Contacts: Sarah Weissman, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 412.648.1408, [email protected] and Samantha Coyne, Duquesne Law School, 412.396.2593, [email protected]
Texas Law Consortium
Consists of all ABA-accredited law schools in Texas. Hosts several interview programs throughout the year. See www.texaslawconsortium.com.
Virginia -- Commonwealth Law School Consortium
Consists of University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law; University of Virginia School of Law; Washington and Lee University School of Law; William and Mary Law School. Contact Michael J. Ende (William and Mary), (757) 221-3811, [email protected].
Back to top
