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Job Opportunity for Rising 2nd years (current 1Ls) – Oberlin Municipal Court – Resume & Cover Letter Due Thursday, April 15, 2010

Hiring Criteria:  1L Student who is completing 1st year this year (rising 2L student).

The Honorable Thomas A. Januzzi is seeking a Summer Judicial/Legal Assistant. Duties:  1. Assists Judge with typing plea entries and other entries. 2. Assisting with scheduling. 3. Assisting with check-in procedures. 4. Possible limited research. 5. Working knowledge of Word and Excel. Good typing skills. Needed 2-3 days per week.

Hourly Rate:  $10.00

Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to:

The Honorable Thomas A. Januzzi

Oberlin Municipal Court

85 South Main Street

Oberlin, OH  44074

Email:  criminal@cityofoberlin.com

Deadline:  April 15, 2010

Job Opportunity – Special One Week Project for Testa Real Estate Group – Resumes/Cover Letters Due to Career Planning by Thursday, April 15.

Testa Real Estate Group in Cuyahoga Falls seeks a 2nd, 3rd or 4th year law student to work on a one week project developing lease abstracts for the company. Must have completed the contracts course and have an interest in real estate. Project involves reviewing commercial lease agreements and developing lease abstracts for each tenant. This is a special project that will need to be completed at Testa’s corporate headquarters in Cuyahoga Falls. Great opportunity to get some real world work experience on your resume.

Interested students must submit a cover letter and resume to the Career Planning Office by 12 noon on Thursday, April 15.

Career Planning Presents: Fall On-Campus Interview Preview Workshop — Wednesday, April 14 at 12:15 and 5:15

ATTENTION ALL 1Ls, 2Ls, AND RISING 2E’S AND 3E’S – IT’S TIME TO START THINKING AHEAD TO THE FALL INTERVIEWING SEASON! Although it may seem a bit early, the Career Planning Office is already planning ahead to the Fall 2010 recruiting season. Hundreds of letters have gone out and many phone calls have been made inviting law firms, corporations, public interest organizations and government agencies to participate in our Fall On-campus Interviewing Program here at the Law School.  All students should plan to participate in the Fall On-Campus Interview (OCI) Program. This can be a very confusing process so the Career Planning Office is hosting a Fall OCI Preview workshop next Wednesday, April 14 at 12:15 and 5:15 in Room W-206.  Upper class students who participated in last fall’s OCI program as well as hiring partners from several Northeast Ohio law firms will be here to talk about their experiences and the do’s and don’ts of the OCI process. You don’t want to miss this workshop!!  Lunch will be served to those who attend.

Financial Survival Skills — Thursday, April 15, 4 -5 p.m. Student Union 308

Sponsored by the University of Akron Center for Career Management —  Need some pointers on how to make a budget?  Wondering how you will pay off your student loans?  Getting ready to graduate and wondering about benefits and retirement planning?  Come learn some of things no one ever taught you, but you need to know about Financial Survival Skills!

 Career Conversation:

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Student Union 308

 For more information about the Center for Career Management’s programs please contact us at 330-972-7747 or email us at uaccm@uakron.edu.  You can also view our program guide on our website: www.uakron.edu/ccm.  

Free Webinar on Making the Most of your summer public interest expereince!

Law Students: Save the date!  On Wednesday, April 14th at 3:00pm EDT, NALP and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) are presenting “Top Ten Tips for a Successful Summer Internship in a Public Interest Office…and What to Avoid.”  This free webinar will help law students make the most of their summer experiences in civil legal services organizations and public defenders’ offices by offering concrete tips from both public interest attorneys with extensive experience in supervising law students and law school public interest advisors who counsel students on maximizing professional development opportunities.  The webinar will be led by Jennifer Thomas, Director of Legal Recruiting for the D.C. Public Defender Service, and Phyllis Holmen, Executive Director of the Georgia Legal Services Program.   

The webinar will be offered live on April 14th and archived for later viewing.  All students and law school career professionals who are interested in participating on April 14th should e-mail Kevin Mills, Director of Membership at NLADA at membership@nlada.org, and provide your full name, e-mail address, and a phone number.  Please type “Student Webinar” in the email’s subject line.