Month: December 2018

Opening with Akron Law Inmate Assistance Program – apply today!

Inmate Assistance Program

Seeking students to work in the Inmate Assistance Program paid position – $9.50 per hour up to 20 hours per week. Student will travel to Summit County jail once a week, every week, on Tuesday mornings, meet with inmates who have legal questions, and research and draft letters back to the inmates.  Students interested in developing interviewing, research, and writing skills should apply. Our clinic graduates use their skills in civil and criminal contexts as Public Defenders, County Prosecutors, Legal Aid lawyers, judicial law clerks, and civil practitioners.  Students must be willing to commit to the program for one year.

Qualifications:  All students are invited to apply.

How to apply:  A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Professor Nichols at rtn3@uakron.edu.  Interviews will be held over break, but we will have open slots after the 1st of the year.  Skype or phone interviews are possible.

Deadline:  December 21, 2018

Shumaker Diversity Scholarship

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion among our attorneys and other professionals, and believe that including attorneys and staff members from diverse backgrounds is a critically important element in providing quality legal services to our clients and a productive working environment for our team members.  In furtherance of our efforts to recruit, retain and promote attorneys who contribute to the diversity of our firm, we are pleased to offer the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship. The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship is one example of how we seek candidates who demonstrate personal and professional excellence, and who bring diverse life experiences to our team.

The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship provides a $7,500.00 scholarship to two (2) outstanding first or second year law students who are enrolled at an ABA accredited law school and who participate in the firm’s summer associate program, to assist in offsetting his or her law school expenses.  The scholarship is in addition to the salary paid to the student for his or her Summer Associate position.

The Shumaker Diversity Scholarship is available to students who are members of underrepresented or minority groups.  Applicants must have outstanding undergraduate and law school academic credentials, and demonstrated leadership abilities and community involvement.  Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to practice law after graduating from law school in the geographic area of one of our firm’s offices.

Eligibility for the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship requires that the recipient participate in and complete the firm’s summer associate program following his or her first or second year of law school, for a minimum of eight weeks.  Shumaker will select the office in which the student will work, but will attempt to place the student in the office location of his or her choice.  The scholarship will be paid upon the student’s completion of the firm’s summer associate program.

Students who are interested in applying for the Shumaker Diversity Scholarship must submit the following documents:

1.    A completed application form (download form here), together with a current law school transcript.
2.      A current resume, including a description of the applicant’s academic and leadership skills, community involvement, and personal  and professional accomplishments.
3.      A description of why the student believes that diversity is important and how his or her identified diverse background(s) would contribute to that philosophy.
4.      A legal writing sample.
5.      Letters of recommendation from three academic or professional references.

Applications should be sent via email to:  wsmartin@slk-law.com.

Deadlines:
2Ls:  The deadline to submit application materials is August 30, 2019

1Ls:  The deadline to submit application materials is February 28, 2019

The Community Foundation of Shelby County Scholarship Opportunity

Law Student Assistance Fund     Application deadline: May 30, 2019 

  • Students entering their third year of law school (current second year students approaching the third year)
  • Graduate of a high school in Shelby County or an abutting county and a permanent resident of Shelby County or an abutting county. Eligible Ohio counties: Auglaize, Darke, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
  • Selection based upon: Financial need, above-average law school scholarship, and demonstrated leadership in undergraduate and law school activities and in community, school and church.
  • Preferential consideration given to applicants who are married and have children and those who indicate a desire for the general practice of law in a rural or county-seat setting.
  • Award for 2019: One $3,500 scholarship.

Please go to www.commfoun.com and click on the Scholarships tab; then Apply for a Scholarship; then on the Community Foundation of Shelby County 2019 Scholarship Application.

Cleveland Clinic Summer Associate Program – apply by 1/15

Beachwood, OH – Summer 2019 2L Associate Program – Cleveland Clinic

AkronLawJobs No. 9816 Please note: This position is located in Beachwood, Ohio.

Duties: Students have the opportunity to work with attorneys on a wide variety of matters that affect the legal interests of this international health center. Summer Associates are required to complete a prescribed regimen of hands-on activities in all of the major areas of practice. The Summer Associates are also given the opportunity to attend various hospital committee meetings.

Qualifications: 2L. Special consideration will be given to those students who have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in the health care field.

How to Apply: Send your resume, cover letter, and a brief writing sample to privitp@ccf.org.  Address your cover letter to Pamela Privitera, Cleveland Clinic Law Department, 3050 Science Park Drive, AC321
Beachwood, OH 44122. Some indication of your academic performance, i.e. GPA and/or rank should be included on your resume.

Deadline:  January 15, 2019