Month: December 2017

ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline

Since its inception in 2001, over one-thousand law students have participated in the ABA Judicial Clerkship Program (JCP) – a joint initiative by the ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline (formerly the Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline) and the ABA Judicial Division.  The JCP’s mission is to increase the number of diverse judicial clerks in the justice system.  The JCP consists of a three-day mock clerkship centered around a current legal issue before the United States Supreme Court.  Law students, working alongside and mentored by judges, discuss, research, and ultimately prepare an outline of the legal opinion.  View the JCP brochure and 2017 schedule.

We invite you to consider participating in the JCP.  The JCP is normally held at the ABA Midyear Meeting.  For one time only,  the 2018 JCP will be held in Chicago (April 19 – 21) in conjunction with the National Judicial Institute and Conclave, and the Judicial Division Spring Planning Meeting (April 18 – 20).  In 2019, JCP will return to the ABA Midyear Meeting.

Please feel free to contact Sharon Tindall (Sharon.Tindall@americanbar.org or  312-988-5642) for additional information.

Peck Law Firm Scholarship

The Peck Law Firm of Charleston, SC is proud to announce the 2018 Peck Law Firm Scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship is dedicated to helping the scholarship winner pay for a college, graduate school, or law school degree.

Any student seeking the scholarship must complete the online application.  All written scholarship submission materials must be received by 11:59 PM EST on May 31, 2018. The winner will be announced on July 31 and will receive a one-time award of $2,000. This will be sent directly to the winner’s school and can be used for all school-related expenses.

Application and more details may be found here.

Akron, OH – PAID Student worker for VALID Clinic – University of Akron, Legal Clinic

AkronLawJobs No. 8973 Overview:  The legal clinic seeks a paid student to work in the Volunteers Assisting Licensed Drivers (VALID) clinic.

The student must commit to up to 5 hours per week.

Duties: Responsible for notifying and tracking volunteers for the clinic, organizing the monthly clinic, and providing administrative support for the clinic.

Will also be required to attend the monthly Saturday morning outreach clinics.

Qualifications:  1L, 2L, 3L, 4L

How to apply: Please e-mail a cover letter and resume to Professor Joann Sahl, jsahl1@uakron.edu

and Professor William Dowling, wdowling@uakron.edu

Deadline:  December 20, 2017