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ABA Writing Competition

2011 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest
The ABA Business Law Section is sponsoring its 25th Annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest to encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest.

Awards
– First Place: $2,500 
– Second Place: $1,000 
– Third Place: $500 

All winners will be invited and subsidized to attend the Section Spring Meeting 2011 in Boston, MA to receive their award.

Submission Process

Papers will be judged on research and analysis, choice of topic, writing style, originality, and contribution to the literature available on the topic. Papers submitted are normally 20-30 pages long, but should not exceed 100 pages of double-spaced typed text, including footnotes. Students need not be members of the Business Law Section to participate.

All entries must be submitted electronically by January 14, 2011.  Click here to download a cover form to be included with your entry. For more information click here.

American Bar Association Business Law Section – Clerkships for Diverse Students

Business Law Clerkship Opportunities for Diverse Law Students 

The Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program encourages students to pursue business court clerkship opportunities and to consider careers in the practice of business law. In considering a student’s diversity, the Section will give special consideration to individuals who have overcome social or economic disadvantages such as physical disability, financial constraints, or cultural impediments to becoming a law student.

The objectives of the Program include:

• To encourage more diverse law students to apply for clerkship positions

• To foster relationships between business court judges and diverse law students

• To provide students with a foundation in various aspects of business law

 Up to nine interns will be given a summer stipend of $6,000 and placed in business court clerkships in the Philadelphia Commerce Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery.

 Applications for the 2011 program are available at http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/2011flyer.pdf. All application materials must be received on or before Friday, January 21, 2011. For more information about the Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program, go to http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/2011flyer.pdf.

Rebellious Lawyering Conference – Akron Law students invited!

Come to the 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference!
Yale Law School
February 18-20, 2011

Featuring Keynote Speakers: Burt Neuborne, Graham Boyd, Laurie Rubiner, and Jose Padilla

Hello Rebel!  

You are invited to the 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference, which will take place on the weekend of February 18-20, 2011.  Last year, we brought over 700 practitioners, law students, and community activists to New Haven to discuss progressive strategies for social change within and without the law, and we’re excited to do it again! We will be posting descriptions of panels and workshops on our website and will continue to update with speakers and schedule information as it becomes available.  Please visit: http://www.yale.edu/reblaw/ 

We also invite you to check out our blog, where we’ll be posting information and updates about the conference: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/

Registration is now open on the website.  When you register, you’ll be able to sign up receive FREE HOUSING for the weekend in New Haven on the spare beds, couches and floors of local friendly, rebellious law students.  

Questions?  Please contact rebellious.law.questions@gmail.com

Summer Jobs at the U.S. Attorneys Office in Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland and Akron has an outstanding summer program and they are currently accepting applications from full time 2nd years and part-time 3rd year students.  Applications are due by January 14, 2011. Although these positions are unpaid, they provide great experience. Students are required to work 32 hours per week for 10 weeks which would qualify students to receive 3 hours of credit in Clinical Seminar I. Students can also apply for funding through Akron Law’s public interest program. For more details and application instructions, log on to Symplicity and go to Job Number 2092.  Submit your materials by January 14.

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference – Sign up today

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference –  All first, second and third year law students at Akron Law are invited to participate in the 22nd Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) to be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. The Career Planning Office will pay the registration fee for students to attend the conference. Students are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements. The Conference offers students the opportunity to:

  • Interview with a variety of public interest and government employers for summer law clerk and entry-level attorney positions (employers will pre-screen resumes and select students to interview). Though most of the opportunities are unpaid or invite outside funding, there are positions that often a stipend. Since most of the employers come mainly from the Midwest, students may find positions in the communities they seek to serve.
  • Meet with employers during Table Talk, a morning session where employers and students informally and share information. Employers may, distribute brochures, newsletters and other organizational literature.
  • Respond to employer job postings (resume requests) for internships (volunteer or paid), fellowship, and entry-level positions. This service is available throughout the school year at the MPILCC Symplicity.com site to students registered for the MPILCC Career Conference.

Please notify the Career Planning and Placement Office no later than Thursday, December 9, 2010 if you plan to attend.