Month: May 2017

Patent Attorney or Law Clerk Opening!

Canton, OH – Patent Attorney – Confidential Resume Collect

AkronLawJobs No. 8467 Overview: An intellectual property law firm located in northeast Ohio is seeking a rising 3L, a rising part-time 4L, or a recent graduate to join the firm as a patent attorney (or a law clerk then patent attorney). All technical degrees will be considered, however the firm’s preference would be electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science. The candidate must be eligible to sit for the patent bar (or already be admitted to the patent bar).   Recent graduates taking the July bar exam, the position will commence after the exam so as not to interfere with your bar study.

Recent graduates would join the firm as a full time associate. Rising 3Ls would be expected to work part time as a law clerk during their last year of law school with the intention of remaining at the firm subsequent to graduation as a full time associate. There is no GPA requirement for position, and no class ranking requirement; however a strong academic record and well-rounded experiences are favorable. The salary is commensurate with experience and the regional environment. Preference will be given to those who wish to remain in NE Ohio.

How to Apply:  Send resume and cover letter to Alisa Benedict O’Brien @ ab139@uakron.edu with Patent Attorney in the subject line.

Deadline:  June 16, 2017

Boonswang Law Firm Legal Leaders Scholarship

The Boonswang Law Firm is offering a $1,000 scholarship to any student that is studying to enter any facet of the legal profession.  Applicants may be studying paralegal studies, pre-law, or a JD.  The following is the list of requirements:

  • Must be enrolled in law school OR a declared pre-law or paralegals studies major.
  • Must have a GPA of at least a 3.25
  • Must attend college in the U.S.
  • Must be a legal resident of the United States.
  • Must apply by July 31st deadline

More information may be found here.

2017 Nadrich & Cohen, LLP Civil Justice Scholarship

Nadrich & Cohen, LLP is a California personal injury law firm, founded in 1991. The law firm currently has 26 California locations and represents clients throughout the California. As lawyers, we are committed to our civil justice system.

We represent all of our clients on a contingency fee basis, thereby providing the injured with the “keys to the courthouse.” It is our commitment to fighting for the underdog that inspired us to offer the scholarship.

It is our hope that offering this scholarship will assist law students in their pursuit of a legal education so that they, too, can become the next generation of legal advocates.

Scholarship details may be found here.

Submission deadline: June 1, 2017

Attention Rising 2Ls and 3Ls: Law Review Write-On Competition

Are you a 2L or 3L who is interested in joining the Akron Law Review for the 2017-18 academic year?

Akron Law Review will be hosting a write-on competition beginning June 3rd and ending June 17th.  Right before the competition begins, all 2Ls and 3Ls who are eligible for Law Review will receive an email informing them that the write-on competition is about to begin. The email will include instructions on how to participate in the competition, as well as all necessary research materials.

Eligibility — 2Ls who are in the top 15% of their class will automatically grade on to Law Review and are not required to participate in the write-on competition. 2Ls who are not in the top 15% of their class but have a 2.9 GPA or higher are eligible to participate in the write-on competition. All 3Ls who did not join Law Review last year but are interested in joining this year simply need a 2.9 GPA or higher to participate in the write-on competition.

If you have any questions please contact Josh Montgomery at jem151@zips.uakron.edu.

Student Writing Competition – Deadline June 5, 2017

34th ANNUAL SMITH-BABCOCK-WILLIAMS

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association announces its 34th Annual Smith- Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. The winning entry in the competition will be awarded a prize of $2,000 and will be submitted for publication in The Urban Lawyer, the law journal of the American Bar Association’s Section of State & Local Government Law. The Second Place paper will receive a prize of $400 and one Honorable Mention prize of $100 will also be awarded.

RULES
  • Eligibility. The competition is open to law students at ABA accredited law schools and planning students at schools listed in the current Guide to Undergraduate and Graduate Education in Urban and Regional Planning who are enrolled in or who will complete a program of study leading to the J.D., LL.B., Masters or Ph.D. degree during the 2016-2017 academic year. All entries must be the work of an individual, jointly-authored entries will not be considered. Entries may have been written for another purpose within the last year — e.g., a paper submitted for a course or internship — but must not have been previously published.
  • Subject Matter. Entries should demonstrate original thought on a question of significance in either city planning or associated areas of law (e.g., land use, local government or environmental law) and will be evaluated based on: (1) originality; (2) contribution to the understanding or development of the fields of planning and law; (3) quality of scholarship; and (4) quality and organization of writing.
  • Publication. As a condition of publication, the author grants to the American Bar Association the following rights: 1) the exclusive right of first publication of the Work throughout the world as part of the publication The Urban Lawyer; 2) the nonexclusive right to reprint the Work whenever necessary and to license use of the Work, or any part thereof, in any medium or form of communication in the English language, to others; and 3) the right to use the Work, or any part thereof, in any other publication produced by the American Bar Association. The author shall reserve all exclusive rights not specifically granted to the American Bar Association and will have the rights not specifically granted to the American Bar Association and will have the rights, after the Work has been published, to print the Work in any publication, provided that the author included in the publication the proper credit to the American Bar Association for prior publication of the work.
  • Directions for Entries. Entries shall not exceed forty-five (45) pages with a 1″ margin on all-sides. Text should be double-spaced in a minimum ten-point pitch. Manuscripts should follow the stylistic guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style (latest edition) published by the University of Chicago Press. All citations should be footnoted and should conform to A Uniform System of Citation (latest edition) published by the Harvard Law Review Association (the Blue Book).
  • Submission of Entries. To enter the competition, send five (5) copies of your entry, postmarked no later than June 5, 2017, to Professor Alan Weinstein at the address below. Each copy must have two title pages: the first title page should contain the title of the entry, the name/address/e-mail of the student, and identify the student’s school and date of graduation; the second title page should contain only the title of the entry. Professor Alan Weinstein Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214