Month: May 2017

Fellowship Opportunity – Seattle, WA for 2L’s

Seattle, WA – 2018 Richard S. White Fellowship – Helsell Fetterman

AkronLawJobs No. 8374 Overview: The Richard S. White Fellowship includes both a paid, 12 week summer associate position and a $7,500 academic scholarship to be remitted directly to the student’s law school at the beginning of the school year following the summer clerkship to assist in paying the student’s tuition

Qualifications: Be a second year law student* in good standing pursuing a law degree at an ABA-accredited law school; (*third year if pursuing a LL.M.); Possess an academic record, leadership abilities, and a commitment to personal and professional initiatives that indicate promise for a successful legal career; Demonstrate an interest in furthering diversity within the community and the profession; and Communicate an interest and commitment to both the practice areas represented at Helsell Fetterman and to building a practice in the Seattle area.

How to apply: Prepare a 1-2 page personal statement on a topic of your choice that allows our firm to fully evaluate your candidacy and ability to enrich the diversity of the legal community.  Complete the Richard S. White Fellowship application form.  http://www.helsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2017-RSWF-Application.pdf; Provide a current resume. Include a copy of your final undergraduate transcript and current law school transcript, unofficial is acceptable. Legal writing sample, up to 10 pages. Three professional and/or academic references with contact information. Mail your materials to: Richard S. White Fellowship Helsell Fetterman, 1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4200 Seattle, WA 98154-1154

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Email the application form with attachments to rswfa@helsell.com.

After you apply to fellowship, please email Dean O’Brien and let her know so that she can personally reach out to Daniel Findley who is an Akron Law alumni.

Deadline: July 19, 2017

Moot Court Tryouts

This year, the Moot Court Honor Society will be holding tryouts in the Spring instead of the Fall as we have done in the past. The tryouts will be held on Saturday, May 13th (after finals), beginning at 9 a.m. Those who wish to tryout are asked to prepare a seven-minute oral argument based on a short fact pattern. Students are also asked to submit a three-page section of the Law and Argument portion of their LARW II brief as a writing sample. To register for a time and to submit your writing sample, please email Sam Meadows at sam262@zips.uakron.edu.

If you are unable to attend the tryouts on May 13th, students can instead opt to participate in the Moot Court Internal Competition on April 22nd at the law school at 1 p.m. and have their argument recorded and used in lieu of attending the May 13th tryout. The Internal Competition is an intramural oral argument competition where contestants will have to write a ten-minute argument for both the petitioner and respondent and will only know which side they are arguing shortly before the rounds begin. There will also be a cash prize for the first and second place advocates. If you would like to participate in the Internal Competition and have your argument recorded, please email Jacob Nicholas at jpn24@zips.uakron.edu to register. You are still required to submit a three-page section of the Law and Argument portion of their LARW II brief as a writing sample to Sam Meadows at sam262@zips.uakron.edu.

Law clerk opening in Cleveland

The Cleveland firm Sandhu Law Group LLC is currently reviewing resumes of interested 1L and 2L law students for a summer position (part-time or full-time options). The firm specializes in real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and title issues, and interest in these areas is a plus, but not required. If you are interested in being considered, please email your resume to Asst. Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu by Thursday at Noon.

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, May 19 4:30pm – 6pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, May 20, 2017!  We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!

We are looking for students to volunteer from 8:15am-12:45pm on Saturday, May 20, 2017.  The clinic will be held at AMHA Reach Opportunity Center [390 W. Crosier St.,Akron, OH 44311] The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 4:30-6:00pm for first timers. Location of the training will be announced the week of the clinic. The time you are at training will count towards your pro bono limited means hours as well. For those who have completed the training once before, you are more than welcome to attend the training for a refresher. However, you may not count the training towards your pro bono limited means hours again.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Brittany at bfw7@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.

YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLINIC!!!

Diebold Summer Externship – deadline is 5/10!

Canton, OH – Legal Extern – Diebold

AkronLawJobs No. 8332 Overview: Diebold, consistent with its efforts to provide benefits to the larger community in which it is located, will provide local law students with the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workings of a corporate legal department of a large, multi-national, public company. Information about Diebold may be obtained at www.diebold.com . Diebold will choose current law students to participate in the six week program occurring at Diebold’s world headquarters in North Canton, Ohio. This will be a part-time internship, of up to 20 hours per week, beginning mid-June. This will be an unpaid internship.

Qualifications: Students currently enrolled in law school who have completed their 1L or 2L year, and who are in good academic standing. Students must understand that the opportunity is unpaid and students can seek course credit and that employment is not being offered or promised. Students will be subject to all Diebold programs, policies and security requirements. Students must have the desire to learn how a corporate legal department functions and the desire to actively participate in legal exercises to gain experience and knowledge regarding the role of the corporate legal department at a large, multi-national, public company.

How to apply: submit a resume, cover letter (addressed to Robert Morvillo) and transcript (unofficial is fine) to Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu.  In subject line, please indicate that you applying with Dielbold.

Deadline: May 10th by NOON.