Author: bweinzi

REMINDER —-  Cleveland, OH:  Symplicity Job # 4268. Major Cleveland law firm seeks a 2L (class of 2014) for an eight-week summer clerkship in its Cleveland office.  The summer law clerk will work with members of the Business Litigation and Product Liability Litigation practice groups.  Outstanding academic credentials, excellent writing and research skills, and a strong interest in a career as a trial lawyer are required.  Participation in Law Review and moot court team competition are preferred, as is coursework and/or clinical offerings in trial practice.  Required materials include a letter of interest, resume, and transcript. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY. If you would like to apply, submit cover letter, resume and transcript to Career Planning Director, Barbara Weinzierl via e-mail (bcw@uakron.edu) by 12 noon on Friday, February 22, 2013. Subject line of your e-mail should read “Major Cleveland law firm Summer Clerkship”.

Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Fellowship Grant

The Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Committee, with the support of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Foundation, has created an annual fellowship to be awarded to two exceptional first or second year students enrolled in an Ohio law school. The fellowship is funded by the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Fund, honoring his commitment to the legal profession and his special interest in Ohio’s law students.

The fellowship award will be for $4,000 to fund a summer opportunity advancing one of Chief Justice Moyer’s primary initiatives. These include:

-Providing citizens with improved access to the courts, alternative dispute resolution, and advanced technology;- advancing the tenets for which he stood: civility, ethics, judicial independence and the rule of law;-working with national and international organizations to promote the principles of judicial independence and the rule of law within the United States and throughout the world; and-promoting or sustaining civic education.

The award requires that the student devote a minimum of 320 hours over the course of the summer to employment or supervised independent research. In evaluating Moyer Fellowship applications, the selection committee will give priority to projects and activities that involve original research and scholarship, consistent with the stated purpose of the Fellowship Program and legacy of Chief Justice Moyer.

The fellowship grant process is competitive and law students must submit a:

-Law Student application, including a comprehensive description of the proposed summer employment or independent as outlined in the application materials,

-Current Resume, and Supervisor Agreement.

The deadline for submitting a competed application is Friday, March 22, 2013. For application materials, please stop by the CPPO or e-mail Kristina Floyd (kmf12@uakron.edu).

 

 

FROM THE AIR FORCE JAG RECRUITERS:

The Air Force JAG Corps is hiring between 80-100 new JAGs this year.  Our next Direct Appointment Program (DAP) selection board for third-year law students (full-time) will occur in April.  Please inform interested 3Ls who may wish to apply.  The due date for applications is March 15. Eligibility requirements: 

 .Must be a citizen of the United States

.Must be on track to graduate from (i.e. 3L), or a recent graduate of, an

ABA-approved law school Juris Doctor program

.Must be commissioned before the age of 35

.If selected, must complete and pass an Air Force medical examination and obtain admission to practice in the highest court of any U.S. state, commonwealth, territory or the District of Columbia.

 Application instructions:

 As a 3L, you may apply for the Direct Appointment Program (DAP).  Your selection would be contingent on you obtaining your law license and passing a medical qualification screening.

 Our next DAP selection board will occur in April 2013.  To apply, you will need to accomplish the application materials and do a Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) interview at an Air Force Base.  An SJA is the JAG in charge of any given Air Force base legal office.  You must submit your application materials to the SJA with whom you interview.  The SJA, in turn, will send your application materials, along with a brief write up of your interview, to our office at HQ by 1 April.  To afford the SJA adequate time to submit your application by 1 April, we require that you schedule your interview by 15 March. I recommend getting everything done earlier than 15 March because SJA interview schedules tend to fill up around that time.

 Application materials can be accessed here (also available in the Career Planning Office):

http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/DAP_application.pdf 

 Interview locations (with phone numbers) can be accessed here:

http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/interview_locations.pdf 

 Please review the application materials and let us know if you have any questions (1-800-JAG-USAF).  The first link above opens a PDF file that has your checklist and embedded forms you will need to complete.  Embedded Form 125 is N/A if you are not a former or current military member (active or reserve). The second link above opens a PDF file that lists all the bases (along with their respective phone numbers) to help you determine the most convenient base to contact for your interview. Remember, you will be submitting your application materials to the SJA with whom you interview.

If you schedule the interview for earlier than 15 March (recommended), be sure to give yourself adequate time to complete your application materials by the interview date.  NOTE:  MAC computers tend to have compatibility issues; we are working out those issues.  In the meantime, we recommend accessing the above links with a PC.

 If you are selected, you must pass a medical qualification screening.  Once you have passed your medical qualification screening and completed your legal licensing requirements, you are able to enter active duty beginning with your initial officer training at Commissioned Officer Training (COT). After COT, you will attend your initial JAG training at the JAG School (the Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course or JASOC).  Learn more about COT and JASOC here:  http://www.airforce.com/jag/careers/JAG_training.  Your initial service commitment is 4 years active duty. 

For more information about the JAG Corps, please visit www.airforce.com/jag or http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/. Feel free to give us a call at 1-800-JAG-USAF if you have any questions.

 Point of Contact:

 SEAN ELAMETO, Major, USAF

Office of The Judge Advocate General

HQ USAF/JAX

Chief, Recruiting Branch

1-800-JAG-USAF

Tuesday, February 19 at 12:20 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. – “A Day in the life of a labor and employment lawyer”. Come meet and hear Tom Green and Julie Trout (Akron Law ’11) of  Kastner Westman & Wilkins speak about their firm and their practice in the area of labor and employment law.  KWW’s practice is limited to representing management exclusively in the full range of workplace issues – labor and employment law, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, and human resources consulting.  Ask questions, network and enjoy lunch courtesy of the Career Planning Office.  RSVP by 3 p.m. on Monday, February 18  to Kristina Floyd in the CPPO (kmf12@uakron.edu) if you plan to attend.