Akron, OH – Intern Student Coordinator – Summit County Legal Defender
AkronLawJobs No. 7442 Overview: Seeking an Intern Student Coordinator for the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Program.
Duties: Hands-on experience with clients and the court. Will be responsible for the coordination of student volunteers who want to help conduct interviews for pro bono hours. Will be required to interview juvenile clients and obtain information that will help prepare the supervising attorney for morning preliminary detention hearings.
Qualifications: 2L, 3L
Please note: If you have already applied and have not been contacted, please submit your application materials again.
How to apply: Send your Resume, Cover Letter and two References with contact information to Attorney Jennifer Lin at SummitLDO@gmail.com
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Legal Intern/Law Clerk – Reliability First in Independence, OH
Independence, OH – Legal Intern / Law Clerk – ReliabilityFirst
AkronLawJobs No. 7572 Overview: Will support attorneys in the Enforcement Department of our corporation. You will create work product related to regulatory compliance enforcement of NERC and in-house matters such as nondisclosure agreements, vendor contract review, or employment law questions.
Duties: Drafting and review of legal documents, including formal notice documents to the Registered Entities regarding enforcement actions, settlement agreements, internal legal memorandums and policy documents. Support Compliance Staff in reviews / audits / investigations of ReliabilityFirst entities where legal consult or intervention may be appropriate. Prepare documents at all stages of the enforcement process. Gather facts and evidence related to compliance enforcement cases. Synthesize technical documents and legal concepts to develop a case and identify the appropriate penalty / sanctions relative to enforcement actions. Ensure enforcement actions adhere to and respect all due process protections of the registered entity from violation identification to final violation resolution. Support effective representation at regional hearing proceedings. Research relevant FERC Orders and NERC Bulletins. Provide legal assessment and analysis in support of the Enforcement decision making process, including, but not limited to, providing sound recommendations. Provide legal research and analysis into legal issues, including matters of first impression and internal legal questions, confronting ReliabilityFirst.
Qualifications: 3L
How to apply: Send your resume, cover letter and writing sample to wendy.weaver@rfirst.org
Deadline: October 1, 2016
OCI deadlines just around the corner!
Akron, OH — Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC — 2L, Top 25%.
Submit your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript on Symplicity.
Deadline August 17, 2016
Canton, OH – Tzangas, Plakas Mannos Ltd. – 2L, 3L, LLM. Require top 33%. Prefer Law Journal Experience and Mock Trial / Moot Court.
Submit your Resume, Cover Letter, Law School Transcripts, and Writing Sample on Symplicity.
Deadline August 19, 2016.
Independence, OH — Medley, Behrens + Lewis, LLC. – 2L, 3L. Require technical background – either Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. Prefer top 50% class rank.
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Begin Applying August 13, 2016. Deadline August 24, 2016.
Legal Internship with Summit County Children Services
Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Fall 2016 Semester – Summit County Children Services
AkronLawJobs No. 7566 Overview: Seeking a law clerk to work almost exclusively with Juvenile Law issues.
Description: Can accommodate either a day or evening student and will work with your class schedule. This is not a paid position but we will be happy to assist with applications for public interest stipends or take someone who needs class credit, etc. Lots of hands-on work drafting motions and pleadings and working closely with the in-house attorneys, prosecutors, and paralegals.
Qualifications: 3L or 4L.
How to apply: Send your resume and cover letter to: employment@summitkids.org
Deadline: September 11, 2016
Student Director – Application Deadline: August 17, 2016
Message from Lia Evans, Director of Alumni and Development
The Akron Law Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its Board for a student director. This unique and valuable opportunity provides the student director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership and activities with the law school. The student director represents Akron Law students to the LAA Board and works with the Board to identify ways in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit of both groups.
The student director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout the academic year (i.e., August, October, December, February, and April). The Board meetings begin at 4:30 p.m. and generally last for one and a half hours.
The student director is also expected to assist with the class gift campaign.
Applications for the 2016-17 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from upper division law students who are in good standing. Applications should include:
(1) why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board;
(2) why the student believes that he or she should be selected for the position;
(3) a copy of the student’s resume; and
(4) a proposed plan for the year ahead.
The LAA Board’s executive committee will review the application materials and a select students who will be invited to interview at the August 24, 2015 LAA Board meeting. Students interested in being considered for this position should e-mail their application materials to Michele Novachek at manovac@uakron.edu.