The Stark County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee is hosting James Bond Returns in Goldfinger Saturday, April 26, 2014. The event will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. at Tapas 218 and will move to the Canton Palace Theatre at 7:45 p.m. for a showing of Goldfinger. The committee seeks four law student volunteers to assist with raffle ticket sales at the cocktail hour. Volunteers should plan to arrive at Tapas 218 by 5:30 p.m. General community service credit will be awarded to student volunteers. Volunteers are also invited to attend the movie showing after the cocktail hour. This is an excellent networking opportunity for students who are interested in practicing in the Stark County area. Many judges and local attorneys will be in attendance at this event. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Lia Thompson (LiaThompson@uakron.edu or 330.972.5298) by Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
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Today – A Day in the Life of a Prosecutor – 5:15 PM in Room W-206
Are you interested in the area of criminal law? Want to learn more about a career as a prosecutor?
Join us Wednesday, April 16th at 5:15 in Room w-206 and hear from a panel of local prosecutors in this information session.
Pizza/pop will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Join us this week for these upcoming CPPO events…
Tuesday, April 15th – Preview of Fall OCI – come and get all the information you need to prepare your applications and participate in the upcoming fall OCI season. 12:20 and 5:15 in Room 133.
Wednesday, April 16th – A Day in the Life of a Criminal Prosecutor – 5:15 session ONLY – Room W-206 – come and meet local prosecutors and learn about their career paths, their daily work, and how to break into this career. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Hope to see you there!
Pro Bono Opportunities on Long Island!
Hurricane Sandy Legal Assistance Work
Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island in October 2012 devastating the lives of thousands of residents.
Thanks to a generous grant by the Rausch Foundation, Touro Law Center was able to set up TLC-HEART
(Hurricane Emergency Assistance and Referral Team) which enabled the school to provide assistance in
the immediate aftermath of the storm. At that time pro-bono opportunities involved direct client contacts,
performing intakes, and advising on where to obtain immediate survival assistance relating to food and shelter.
Now the work has evolved to researching and preparing for litigating cases in federal court on flood insurance
claims and researching and preparing policy recommendations to advocate for better disaster management
policy and procedures in case of future natural or man-made disasters. Touro Law Center’s continued work
in the area of disaster related legal assistance is now made possible by a grant from Montana Legal Services
Association which sponsors a Volunteer Sandy Assistance at Touro Law Center for a period of one year.
Some slots are available working in Touro Law Center’s Disaster Law Clinic. These placements are
limited and highly selective. A few other slots may be available with other Suffolk and Nassau Counties legal
services providers. Long Island is very geographically dispersed and public transportation is limited. A car is
the most common transportation on Long Island Most of last summer’s participants were local students who
were returning home for the summer. However, participation is open to all students. Touro Law Center has
arranged for discounted lodging at the Marriott Residence Inn located ½ a mile from the school. Central Islip is
served by the Ronkonkoma line of the Long Island Railroad which departs from Pennsylvania Station in NYC.
Interested students may contact Patricia Sturm, Esq. AmeriCorps/VISTA Volunteer In Service to America,
Touro Law Center, 225 Eastview drive, Central Islip, NY 11722 (631) 650-2311 or psturm@tourolaw.edu.
Students should send a resume and a cover letter. It would be helpful if in the cover letter, the student indicates
whether he or she is a local resident or otherwise is familiar with the area, whether they have access to a car,
and any preferences or limitations they may have as to travel and placements. While we will attempt to honor
student requests, specific placements cannot be guaranteed.
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Akron Bar Summer Minority Clerkship Program – deadline extended!!! Applications due Wednesday, April 9th!
Summer 2014 Minority Clerkship Program: A joint project of the Akron Bar Association Diversity Committee and The University of Akron School of Law
The Career Planning Office announces the 2014 Summer Minority Clerkship Program (the “Program”). All full-time first year (who have completed up to 29 credit hours) and part-time second-year (who have completed 23-44 credit hours) minority law students are eligible to apply to participate in the Program.
Initiated in 1990 by the Akron Bar Association, the Program has been very successful over the years. Now co-sponsored by the University of Akron School of Law, the Program is designed to provide real-world work experience for minority students in area law firms, corporations, government agencies, and courts. The ultimate goal is increased minority involvement in all aspects of the practice of law in the greater Akron community.
All full-time first year and part-time second year minority students in good academic standing are eligible to apply to participate in the Program. For your information, the Program timetable is below.
We encourage all eligible students to apply for participation in the Program. The Program will not only give you the opportunity to gain valuable legal experience, it will also afford you the ability to make informed decisions about your future by providing an insider’s view of what it is like to practice law.
Interested students can pick up an application in the Career Planning Office.
2014 MINORITY CLERKSHIP PROGRAM TIMETABLE
Wednesday, April 9 – Completed Program applications due to CPPO by 5:00 PM.
A Saturday in early April TBD- Program Interviews and Writing assignment – All students must participate in an interview with the Diversity Committee and must participate in a closed universe writing assignment (both on the same day).
End of April- Offers extended to those students accepted in to the Program and Diversity Committee to inform employers of their placement.
Applications are available in the CPPO or can be emailed to you. Email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu to receive application materials.