Author: bweinzi

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for enforcing civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in educational institutions that are recipients of federal financial assistance from the Department and, with respect to disability, in certain public entities.  The Cleveland office, which is located at 600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 750, Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking 1-2 part-time volunteer legal interns for the spring of 2012.  Interns will be participating in casework and legal research in a variety of OCR’s areas of practice.  All applicants should show strong writing and communication skills, initiative, and commitment. 

Applications are due by December 15, 2011.  Please send an application consisting of a cover letter (which must indicate the start/end dates and weekly days and times you will be available for the internship), resume, and legal writing sample by e-mail to Traci Ext, Regional Chief Attorney, at Traci.Ext@ed.gov.

 The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

 Cleveland, OH – Summer 2012 Intern – Cleveland Immigration Court – Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice

AkronLawJobs Job No. 2999 – 1L, 2L Students – The United States Department of Justice has an opening for at least one legal intern with the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s Cleveland Immigration Court for Summer 2012 (mid-May through mid-August). T he Court is located at the Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse in downtown Cleveland.  Current first- and second-year law students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens.  Prior knowledge of immigration law is helpful but not necessary. Strong research and writing skills are required.  Interns must work a minimum of 20 hours per week. The projects assigned will vary depending upon the courts needs. Past interns have:   Performed in-depth research and analysis of novel legal issues .  Prepared bench memoranda.  Drafted judicial decisions and orders  The internship provides students with an excellent opportunity to develop their research, writing, and analytical skills, and increase their knowledge of immigration law. The interns will be able to observe removal hearings and work on cases involving several forms of relief including asylum, adjustment of status, and cancellation of removal. The interns will work directly under the supervision of the attorney advisor and will also work with the court’s immigration judges. The internship is unpaid. Students who are interested must submit an application packet as described below. Applications should be submitted no later than Wednesday, February 1, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.  A background check and clearance are required to work at the court; completion of the background check may take eight weeks. Students who are interested and eligible to receive academic credit may arrange to receive credit with their respective law schools. Akron Law students may also apply for funding through the Law School’s Public Interest Law program.

Applications may be sent through postal mail or e-mail. Please ensure to enclose the following: cover letter, resume, current law school transcript, and a maximum ten-page writing sample not substantially edited by others. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit the package to: United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Attn: Jason Claude, Attorney Advisor 801 W Superior Ave, Ste 13-100 Cleveland, OH 44113 E-mail: jason.a.claude@usdoj.gov

Resume Collection – Eschweiler & Associates, LLC – Cleveland, OH
1L, 2L Students – Must have undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics. Please note that even though 1L day students would not be able to start the clerkship until after spring semester, they are interested in receiving resumes from 1L students that fulfill the requirements. Please submit a resume to the Career Planning Office (jeanne2@uakron.edu) no later than Thursday, December 15, 2011.

Resume Collection – Sughrue Mion, PLLC – Washington, D.C.
2L, 3L Students with at least a 3.0 GPA; Technical Background (IP, Trademark, Patent) Required.  Law Review and/or Mock Trial preferred. 

Position Description:  Sughrue Mion is hiring for the positions of Patent Associate and Patent Summer Associate.  Candidates MUST possess degrees of scientific or engineering nature.  It is an absolute requirement that all candidates be eligible  to sit for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bar examination.  Candidates that do not meet this requirement should NOT apply.  Candidates without degrees in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biotech, etc. will not be considered.         

 Please submit a resume to jeanne2@uakron.edu no later than January 30, 2012 at 12:00 Noon. Do not contact the firm directly.