VAULT TO PRESENT PANEL ON DIVERSITY IN A DOWN ECONOMY;

MINORITY, FEMALE, LGBT AND DISABLED CANDIDATES TO MEET LAW FIRM RECRUITERS

Vault.com, the source of ratings, rankings and insight for law students and lawyers, has partnered with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), an advocate for increased diversity in the legal profession, to present the 6th Annual Legal Diversity Career Fair for law students and lateral associates on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.  For the first time, the event will take place in Los Angeles, California, at The Westin Bonaventure.  The career fair will provide minority, female, and LGBT candidates, as well as candidates with disabilities, an opportunity to meet and network with recruiters from law firms and government agencies who are firmly committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession.  In addition, Vault Law Editor Mary Kate Sheridan will moderate a panel discussion titled, “Diversity in a Down Economy.”

http://registration.vault.com/legaldiversity/la/program.cfm