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Why is SIPJF "the" IP Job Fair?

Georgia State University College of Law’s Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair® is more than just a “patent lawyer” interview day. The job fair offers a broad spectrum of services. We invite corporations, law firms and government agencies that practice litigation, prosecution, transactional work and other aspects of Intellectual Property law in technology, science, business, media, arts, entertainment and sports to participate in this fair.

The Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair gives you the chance to fill summer and associate positions with the best and brightest law students and recent graduates who are serious about IP law.

The Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair offers efficient, effective hiring to employers with:

  • 100% Pre-Screening
    Select candidates to interview from resumes submitted in advance.
  • Expanded Recruiting Reach
    Qualified candidates from top law schools in the NALP Southeast region will be invited to attend.
  • Strong Candidates
    Prime candidates from the best southeastern law schools travel to meet you.
  • Specialized Field
    This job fair was created by Georgia State University College of Law to satisfy
    high student and employer interest in the specialized field of Intellectual Property.
  • Save Time & Money
    The job fair is in one convenient location for one day at one economical price.
  • Meet Your Hiring Needs
    Interview candidates for summer or entry-level positions.

Targeted Candidates

Second- and third-year law students and recent graduates with an interest and experience to compete for summer and associate IP opportunities in 2014 participate.

At your request, we can help you fulfill your entry-level associate positions for students graduating in the spring or summer 2013. Our database of registered law schools helps get the word out about your positions, and mines qualified candidates for you to interview.

A Resume Collect service also is available, and often used by employers who are interested in SIPJF candidates but who cannot attend the fair. For these nonparticipating employers, the fee is $300. The resume collect service is complimentary for participating employers.

Registration

Interested in participating? Contact the SIPJF coordinator at 404-413-9070 or lawcso@gsu.edu.

Past Participating Schools

Click to view a list of schools that have participated in SIPJF.

Alabama

  • Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
  • Samford University Cumberland School of Law
  • The University of Alabama School of Law

Arkansas

  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law
  • University of Arkansas School of Law

Florida

  • Barry University School of Law
  • Florida Coastal School of Law
  • Florida International University College of Law
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • Florida State University College of Law
  • Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center
  • Stetson University College of Law
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law
  • University of Miami School of Law

Georgia

  • Emory University School of Law
  • Georgia State University College of Law
  • John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)
  • Mercer University School of Law
  • University of Georgia School of Law 

Kentucky

  • University of Kentucky College of Law
  • University of Lousiville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
  • Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law

Louisiana

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
  • Tulane University Law School

Mississippi

  • University of Mississippi School of Law

North Carolina

  • Campbell University Norman A. Wiggins School of Law
  • Charlotte School of Law
  • Duke University School of Law
  • Elon University School of Law
  • North Carolina Central University School of Law
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
  • Wake Forest University College of Law

Oklahoma

  • University of Tulsa College of Law
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law

South Carolina

  • Charleston School of Law
  • University of South Carolina School of Law

Tennessee

  • University of Memphis School of Law
  • University of Tennessee College of Law
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law

Texas

  • Baylor University Law School
  • South Texas College of Law
  • Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
  • St. Mary's University School of Law
  • Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
  • The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
  • University of Houston Law Center

West Virginia

  • West Virginia University College of Law

     

    Past Participating Employers

    Click to view a list of employers that have participated in SIPJF.

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP • Alston & Bird, LLP • Arnold & Porter, LLP • AT&T Intellectual Property 

    Baker Botts, LLP • Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC • Bryan Cave

    Cantor Colburn, LLP • Clements Bernard

    Darby & Darby, PC • Dority & Manning, PA • Duane Morris, LLP 

    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP • Fish & Richardson, PC • Foley & Lardner, LLP

    Hall, Booth, Smith and Slover, PC • Hill Kertscher & Wharton LLP • Howrey, LLP • Hunton & Williams, LLP 

    Jones Day 

    Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP • King and Spalding, LLP 

    Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP • Merchant & Gould • Moore & Van Allen, PLLC • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius • Morris, Manning and Martin, LLP • Myers Bigel Sibley and Sajovec, PA 

    The Needle & Rosenberg IP Practice of Ballard Spahr• Nelson Mullins 

    Oliff & Berridge, PLC

    Patterson & Sheridan, LLP 

    Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi, LLP 

    Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC • Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC • Sughrue & Mion, PLLC • Sutherland 

    Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP • Troutman Sanders, LLP 

    United States Patent and Trademark Office 

    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC •Woodcock Washburn, LLP



    Contact

    Job Fair Coordinator
    Michelli Rivera (J.D. '14)
    lawcso@gsu.edu
    (404) 413.9070 - Office
    (404) 413.9079 - Fax


    Rates

    Fees include administrative costs, private locations for interviews and lunch.

    • Standard: $550 per interview schedule (up to 20 candidates)
      • Additional schedules, $400 each
    • Small Employers (less than 10 employees): $450 per interview schedule (up to 20 candidates)
      • Additional schedules, $300 each
    • Resume Collect: $300 for rising second- and third-year students, 2011 and 2012 graduates
      • $300 for graduating 3L students*
    • Employer Table Talk: $400
      • Add-on for participating employers: $200

    * services are complimentary with a standard or small employer registration

    Important Dates

    • Friday, April 19: Employer registration deadline
    • Tuesday, June 11-18: Resume review period
    • Tuesday, June 18: Submit interview candidate list
    • Friday, July 12: Look for interview schedule in Symplicity
    • Tuesday, July 30: Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair at Georgia State University College of Law