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New Resume Collect – Davis & Young in Akron, Ohio

Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Davis & Young
AkronLawJobs No. 5097 Overview: Davis & Young’s Akron office is looking to hire a law clerk to work full-time this summer, as well as part-time during next school year. Job involves legal research and writing, court filings, and other tasks as assigned. Anticipated start date is May 2014.

Qualifications: Current 1D/1E/2E students will be considered. Firm prefers top 50%.

How to apply: If you are interested in being considered for this position, please submit the following to the Career Planning Office by March 19th at Noon:
Resume, Cover letter (addressed to Erica M. Biagetti, Esq.), Law School Transcript (copy is sufficient), Writing sample, List of References, Undergraduate transcript (copy is sufficient).

For information on the firm, please visit: http://www.davisyoung.com/law-firm/. All materials must be submitted to the CPPO and not directly to the firm. Materials submitted directly to the firm will not be considered.
Deadline: March 19, 2014

Applications for Community Legal Aid summer internship due Thursday, March 6th by Noon

Community Legal Aid – Akron, OH – On-campus interviews to be held March 20, 2014
Open to 1L’s and 2L’s (with or without intern certificate). Submit resume, writing sample, references and completed
volunteer application http://www.communitylegalaid.org/images/stories/2014_Application.doc
to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu (or via hard copy to the CPPO) no later than Thursday, March 6th at NOON.

Akron Law Alumni Association seeks Student Director – Application Deadline: April 1, 2013

Message from Lia Thompson, Director of Alumni and Annual Fund

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 alumni activities with Akron Law.  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 p.m. and generally last for one and a half hours.

Applications for the 2013-14 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from 2013-14 upper division law students who are in good standing.  Applications should include: (1) a current resume of the student; (2) a brief statement as to why the student believes that he or she should be selected to serve on the LAA Board; and (3) a brief statement as to why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board.

The LAA Board’s executive committee will review the application materials and select a maximum of three students who will be invited to make a two-minute presentation to the Board at its April 8, 2014 meeting.  Students interested in being considered for this position should direct their application materials no later than Thursday, April 1 to Lia Thompson via e-mail (LiaThompson@uakron.edu) or dropping them off at the front desk of the Dean’s Office.

Now collecting applications for the David D. Dowd, Sr. Memorial Award – due April 1, 2014

THE DAVID D. DOWD, SR. MEMORIAL AWARD
SUMMER JOB PLACEMENT AWARD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2014

$2,500.00 to one upper division law student
Must work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks

The School of Law is accepting applications for the David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award. Named in tribute to a distinguished attorney dedicated to public service and created by Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. upon the 25th anniversary of his service in the federal judiciary, the purpose of the Dowd Award is to promote a commitment to public service for all lawyers. Dowd Awards are directed to Akron Law students interested in seeking professional careers in public service following graduation.

To be eligible, you must:
1. Complete your second year by Spring of 2014
2. Show a commitment to public service
3. Be capable of working 20 hours per week during the summer of 2014 for minimum of ten weeks in a public service position
4. Be committed to working in a public setting upon graduation

Placements this summer – in order of preference:
1st Preference: The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office, The Stark County Prosecutor’s Office, The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office; law departments for Akron, Canton, Massillon; and Public Defender’s Offices in Summit and Stark counties.

2nd Preference: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio or the Public Defender’s Office for the District

3rd Preference: Other prosecutors’ or law directors’ offices

4th Preference: Other not already listed public service agencies

The student will be expected to work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks.

If you are interested in being considered for this award, please submit a cover letter and resume to Miranda Hall in the Career Planning Office at mah60@uakron.edu or by hard copy by April 1, 2014. Students in the upper 30% of the class will be given preference. Students should list short and long term goals, and explain why the student wishes to work in a particular office, as noted above. A committee will review applications and a student will be selected before the spring term is over.