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Parma, OH – Fall 2017 Externship – Legacy Health Services, Legal Department

AkronLawJobs No. 8627 Overview: To receive 2 credit hours you must complete 90 hours of work during the fall semester.To receive 3 credit hours you must complete 120 hours of work during the fall semester.

Projects may include: Researching best practices in the industry and drafting policies, regulations, and contracts reflecting the identified best practices. Updating existing policies by reviewing new case law, statutory revisions, and administrative interpretations, and drafting revisions to policies based on that research.Reviewing and revising contracts with vendors and others. Assisting with acquisitions and other transactions by conducting due diligence and research. Occasionally attending meetings with attorneys, management staff, and others.

Qualifications: 2L, 3L

Prerequisites: None required, but students with previous health care experience may receive more sophisticated work assignments. What is required are an eagerness to learn and a positive attitude.

How to apply:  E-mail to Assistant Dean Alisa Benedict O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu the following: Resume, Transcript, and your Cover letter addressed to Laureen Tanner Tilson, Esq. Associate Counsel, Legacy Health Services, 12380 Plaza Drive, Parma, OH 44130

Deadline:  August 11, 2017

Cleveland, OH – Fall 2017 & Spring/Summer 2018 Internship/Externship – Federal Public Defender

AkronLawJobs No. 8629

Qualifications:  Prefer rising 3Ls interested in criminal defense (intern certificates not needed). Must have taken/be enrolled in criminal procedure and evidence. Flexible schedule; work around your class schedule. Externships available for fall, spring and summer.

How to apply: Must submit: resume, cover letter, and brief writing sample to Assistant Dean O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu. Indicate which semester you wish to be considered for.

Deadline: ASAP, but no later than August 28, 2017