Increasingly, employers participating in career fairs are conducting "table talk" sessions in addition to, or in place of, one-on-one interviews.  "Table talk" is a less formal information-gathering conversation between employers and prospective employees, similar to a one-on-one informational interview.  Below are ten tips for a successful "table talk" session, courtesy of the Office of Career and Professional Development.  Make sure to review these tips before attending any career fair. (continued)

The 2009 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is this weekend, October 24-25.  For those attending, the detailed conference and career fair agenda is now available online.  It lists all of the workshop names and room locations.  It can be found at the following link: http://equaljusticeworks.org/events/ccf/schedule.  Additionally, conference session descriptions can be found here: http://equaljusticeworks.org/events/ccf/sessions.

The Peggy Browning Fund is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of advocates for workplace justice. Through fellowships, workers’ rights conferences, networking and other programs, the Fund provides unique opportunities for law students to work for economic and social justice.

LexisNexis has lauched a program that will provide free access to certain services for deferred law firm associates who pursue public service work.  More information about the ASPIRE (Associates Serving Public Interests Research) program is available on the LexisNexis website.