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AkronLawJobs No. 11413 Overview: The Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio is responsible for the prosecution of all federal crimes in northern Ohio. The office also represents the United States and its departments and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court and in the Sixth Circuit. Volunteer law clerks assist in the prosecution and defense of both criminal and civil cases in the District Court the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Bankruptcy Court.
Duties: Can expect to research and write motions in pending cases; to research legal issues for indictments and investigations; to assemble exhibits for trial; to observe hearings and trials of cases on which they are working or in which they are interested.
Qualifications: 1L (second semester) and 2L. Must be a U.S. Citizen. Subject to a background investigation due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the office.
How to Apply: Send your resume and cover letter to Dean O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu. Subject Line MUST read: Fall 2020 Extern – U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District
Deadline: May 14, 2020

The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron Law is seeking applications from students interested in serving as Constitutional Law Center Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year.  The four Con Law Fellows work to support the research and programming of the Center.  The Center for Constitutional Law is one of only four national resource centers established by Congress in 1986 on the bicentennial of the Constitution to support research on constitutional law.  Fellows are supervised by the director of the Center for Con Law, Professor Tracy Thomas.  Fellows conduct legal and archival research for scholarly papers, write and edit articles for the online journal ConLawNOW, manage the Center’s social media research, and assist with planning programming and events sponsored by the Center.  The Con Law Fellowship is unpaid, but offers opportunities for mentorship, advanced research skills, networking, and resume distinction, all advantages in building professional opportunities.  Fellows are expected to commit eight hours per week to the fellowship throughout the course of the appointment from June 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.  Interested students should submit a resume and statement of interest to Professor Tracy Thomas at thomast@uakron.edu by May 20, 2020.   More about the Con Law Center generally is available here: https://www.uakron.edu/law/ccl/.

The following stipend applications are due Friday, May 1st at Noon:

1.) The Knight Foundation First Amendment Fellowship
2.) The David D. Dowd, Sr. Memorial Summer Job Placement Award
3.) The University of Akron School of Law Public Interest Law Program
4.) Koosed, Margery Malkin Public Interest Law Fellowship Fund
5.) Akron Bar Foundation Fellowship Program

For more information about each please visit:
https://www.uakron.edu/law/career-services/forms/List%20of%20Akron%20Law%20funding%20sources%204%201%2020.pdf

Check the Career Connection or your email for the link to join!