Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Small Law Firm
Overview: Looking for a 2L law clerk for a small law firm on the west side of Akron. Clerk will be expected to work 4-5 days a week. Duties to include research, drafting appeals, interpretation of statutes and case law, drafting of motions and memoranda.
Qualifications: 2L, 3L, class rank: top 25%
How to apply: Send resume and cover letter to est8esq@yahoo.com
Deadline: January 26, 2015
Author: ab139
The Shirley E. Howes Educational Award/Grant for Women – deadline to apply is
The Shirley E. Howes Educational Award – applications available in the CPPO or online.
The Shirley E. Howes Educational Award is specific to Soroptimist International of Canton/Stark County, and honors the effort and scholarship of a woman attending a college or university to earn a certification, baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in Accounting, Finance, or Law-related fields. Women from the Northeast Ohio area ages 18 and older of all income levels are eligible to apply. Judging is based on four areas: effort toward education, scholarship, extracurricular activities and financial need.
When North Canton resident Shirley Howes became a Certified Public Accountant in 1953, she was the first female CPA in Stark County, Ohio. The personification of a Soroptimist—a woman dedicated to helping make life better for other women—Shirley Edwards Howes has left a wonderful legacy through her leadership of the Canton/Stark County club’s cash awards program. Shirley chaired the Awards Committee for much of her 26‐year membership with Soroptimist, hosting meetings and using her home‐based CPA and law facilities to distribute the award materials and oversee judging each year. Memorial donations in Shirley’s name, following her death in March of 2012, came from numerous award recipients, fellow club members, and others touched by this outstanding lady’s community service and her passionate example for “making a difference” in their lives and the lives of others in the Stark County community.
The Canton/Stark County club will provide a $550 cash grant to its award recipient. Applications are due January 15, 2015 and can be found online at www.bestforwomencanton.org.
Soroptimist International of Canton/Stark County is a volunteer organization for business and professional women dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Founded in 1941, the Canton/Stark County club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas where almost 100,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based projects that benefit women. In addition to offering cash awards for education to local women, Soroptimist International of Canton/Stark County promotes awareness about domestic violence, teen dating violence and sex trafficking through various events and programs. For more information about how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit soroptimist.org.
Internal ABA Client Counseling Competition – Mock Client Volunteers Needed!
Next Tuesday, January 13 – Thursday, January 15th we are holding the American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition here at Akron Law. A fun way to get involved is to volunteer as a mock “client” for the competition. In this role, you will receive a script and instructions regarding your case. You will then be interviewed and counseled by teams of your classmates who are competing. You will also get to meet and learn from experienced attorneys!
We are in need of client volunteers on Tuesday, January 13th, Wednesday, January 14th, and Thursday, January 15th (only one volunteer needed for Thursday) from 5:00 – 9:00 PM each night.
Each client volunteer will receive 4 community service hours per night toward your graduation requirement and dinner!
If you are available to volunteer, please email Alisa Benedict O’Brien (ab139@uakron.edu) ASAP and specify the date(s) you wish to volunteer. Thank you!
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor Summer Externship Program
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor of the Supreme Court of Ohio seeks applications for a judicial extern for the 2014 summer term. All students, including students of color, LGBT students, female students, and “non-traditional” students, are welcome in chambers.
The externship is expected to run from Monday, May 18 through Friday, July 17, 2015. (The dates are subject to change, pending the court’s docket and administrative calendar.) Students accepted into the program may seek academic credit but are not required to do so.
The successful applicants for this program will have excellent research, analytical, writing and interpersonal skills. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the work involved, the successful applicant must also be mature, responsible, reliable and discrete. A background check, including drug testing and criminal records search, may be required for this position.
Judicial externs will work with Chief Justice O’Connor’s legal staff on various tasks. The primary focus of the externs’ work will be review and analysis of parties’ arguments for discretionary review of intermediate appellate court decisions. Judicial externs will prepare memoranda that summarize the relevant facts, claims, and law of particular cases, and make recommendations as to the disposition of those discretionary appeals, including a suggestion on whether the Ohio Supreme Court should hear the case. (The process is similar to the analysis undertaken on petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.) Research projects may also be assigned to the extern, and students may also work on opinions.
In addition, externs must attend oral arguments held by the court over the summer session. Externs will also meet with attorneys and judges who participate in the networking and mentoring components of the externship program.
To apply, please submit a resume, law school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a brief cover letter setting forth your interest in the position to:
Pierce J. Reed
Senior Judicial Attorney to Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor*
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Pierce.Reed@sc.ohio.gov
614-387-9064
*Lic. MA
Applications may be sent in electronic form. Due to the competitive selection process, early applications are encouraged. All applications must be received no later than Friday, February 23, 2015.
ABA JOHN J. CURTIN, JR. JUSTICE FUND SEEKING APPLICANTS!
ABA JOHN J. CURTIN, JR. JUSTICE FUND
2015 SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is seeking motivated law student interns to apply for stipends available for the Summer 2015 Program. These students should have a position offered, contingent on funding, from a qualified organization.
The Commission on Homelessness and Poverty manages an annual fellowship for law school students interested in issues pertaining to homelessness. The Curtin Fellowship application process is underway for 2015 and the fellowship information and application materials can be found at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_services/homelessness_poverty/john_j_curtin_jr_fellowship1.html.