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Summit County Juvenile Court
Tutors are needed to provide academic support and homework help to youth of all ages
Openings are available Wednesdays and Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00, May 2nd through June 7th
Additional dates may be available throughout the summer
Tutoring is usually one-on-one or two-on-one
For additional information or to participate, please contact:
Erin Lane, LSW
Case Manager
Family Resource Center
Summit County Juvenile Court
650 Dan Street, Akron, OH 44310
(330) 643-2942
Legal Aid has added a few more volunteer opportunities for law students. All of these events require no prior experience or information and are open to any interested law students. If you would like to participate, please click on the link below and complete the online registration form. Again, please limit your registration to one event, in order to give every student the opportunity to participate. We need 10 students at each of these event and we will remove each from the website once it is full. I look forward to working with you soon!
Upcoming student volunteer events:
Saturday, March 31 – Adjustment of Status Clinic – assist refugees with paperwork in order to adjust immigration status to LPR; The Legal Aid Society 1223 West 6th Cleveland 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Saturday, April 21 – Citizenship Day – assist LPRs with paperwork to become citizens; The Legal Aid Society,1223 West 6th St. Cleveland 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Tuesday, April 24 – Lorain County Elder Law Clinic – conduct intake for drop in clients Elyria Salvation Army 716 Broad St. Elyria 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, April 24 – Lake County Elder Law Clinic – conduct intake for drop in clients St. Mary’s Church 242 North State St. Painesville 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 28 – Brief Advice and Referral Clinic – conduct intake for drop in clients West Side Catholic Center 3135 Lorain Ave Cleveland 9:30 am – 12:00 noon
Lauren Gilbride
Supervising Attorney
Intake & Volunteer Lawyers Program
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
1223 West 6th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216-861-5259 (direct dial)
Resume Collection
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3298 – Westlake, OH – Legal Intern – Nordson Corporation, Corporate Law Department
Duties: To perform legal research and draft legal memorandum on a variety of corporate legal topics including, but not limited to, labor and employment, trade compliance, international legal topics, general corporate matters and intellectual property. Perform due diligence tasks on merger and acquisition projects such as summarizing material contracts and other document review related tasks. Perform basic contract review under attorney supervision. Prepare power point presentations on legal topics. Coordinate and manage miscellaneous projects as assigned. If necessary, assist on litigation discovery tasks under attorney supervision.
Requirements and Preferred Qualifications: Enrollment in an ABA accredited law school; Top 25% class rank preferred; 3.0 minimum G.P.A.; Second year students preferred, but will consider first year students who have completed legal research and writing; Intermediate to proficient level of experience with Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and Power Point); Experience with Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw and other online legal research sources; Prior corporate experience helpful but not required (i.e., human resources, accounting/finance, etc.); Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Position Specifics: Minimum of 30 hours/week beginning mid-May and ending mid-August; must be flexible to work additional hours as required. Position may be converted to part-time work in fall of 2012. Pay: $25/hour. Please note that this summer position is not likely to result in full time employment upon graduation.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) ASAP, but no later than Friday, March 30, 2012. Cover letter should be addressed to: Amy Towers, Human Resources Associate; Nordson Corporation; 300 Nordson Drive; Amherst, OH 44001. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY. ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATE.
The application for the 2012 Summer Corps program is now open! Students have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, March 23 to complete the application to become a 2012 Summer Corps member and receive a $1,175 AmeriCorps education award. For more information on the program, please visit our website at http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/summercorps.
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3266 – Local Municipal Court seeks part-time law clerk to work eight (8) to ten (10) hours per week. Duties include: drafting entries, orders and legal memoranda; docket and pleading review; researching legal issues before the court; and assisting other court personnel in the performance of their duties. The rate of pay is $10 per hour. Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and writing sample to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) on or before March 23, 2012. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY. ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATE.