Overview Diversity programs in major law firms and corporations are surfacing with greater frequency than ever before. Law firms and corporations now recognize that they can no longer merely pay lip service to diversity programs but rather must take action towards recruiting and retaining high quality attorneys with diverse backgrounds. Vault, the leading source of career information for law students and associates, has partnered with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), an advocate for increased diversity in the legal profession, to produce a legal diversity career fair for law students and lateral associates. This unique program will:  Connect top legal employers with the best and brightest minority, female and GLBT law students and lateral associates. The event will bring together partners and recruiters from 100-200 law firms, corporate counsel from over 100 of America's largest corporations, career center directors from over 50 law schools, lateral attorneys and law students from over 50 law schools, and members of minority law associations.  Deliver educational content for law students through presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions focused on interviewing, resumes, career options, associate life, women law leaders, scholarships, and student loan financing.  Provide professional development sessions for young associates, including rain-making tactics, how to get involved in your law firm's diversity mission, practice development, managing the board room, the business case for diversity, work/life balance, and presentations from various minority bar associations. Check out our new Diversity Database! Vault.com and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) have announced the launch of the Law Firm Diversity Database, an innovative online tool that enables users to compare law firms on a number of diversity performance measures. The online database was created in cooperation with Accenture, Bank of America, Microsoft, PPG Industries, Sara Lee, and Wal-Mart, and is located at http://extranet.vault.com/lawdiversity. REGISTER  Law students  Laterals ALREADY REGISTERED?  Law Students Login here  Laterals Login here Travel Information For information on travel, parking and hotels please Click here. Event Information New Orleans Platinum Sponsor Andrews Kurth LLP August 11, 2008 Career Fair 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location The Sheraton New Orleans 500 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 New York August 15, 2008 Career Fair 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location Marriott Marquis Hotel 1535 Broadway New York, NY 10036 San Francisco August 21, 2008 Career Fair 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location The Palace Hotel 2 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105