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Akron Bar Foundation Fellowship – Summer 2017

The Career Planning Office is excited to announce that the Akron Bar Foundation will be awarding fellowship stipends to first and second year law students while the student(s) is performing a summer clerkship with a not-for-profit, public interest or government position. The ABF Fellowship is available to any University of Akron Law School student completing their first or second year (full-time program) or second and third year (part-time program) curriculum. Recipients must commit to working in the position for at least 25 hours per week for a period of not less than ten (10) weeks, starting the third week of May. Students must arrange for work in a not-for-profit, public interest or government position prior to submitting an application.

To apply, students must submit an application to the Career Planning Office by 12 noon on Friday, March 10, 2017. The application that is submitted must include: (i) a completed and signed Fellowship Program application form  (available in the CPO, or email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu to request an application and instructions be emailed to you); (ii) law and graduate school (if applicable) transcripts (official copy, if possible), honors and awards; (iii) a current resume; (iv) a personal statement; (v) a statement from the employer confirming employment and the anticipated dates of employment; and (vi) such other information as requested. The application also may include letters of recommendation.

Up to five applicants for the ABF Fellowship will be chosen for a personal interview to be conducted by select members of the Akron Bar Foundation. The number of ABF fellowships awarded and the amount awarded will be determined by the Akron Bar Foundation, but the amount of an individual award shall not be less than $2,500.

Memphis, TN – Summer 2017 Law Student Internship – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN – Summer 2017 Law Student Internship – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

AkronLawJobs No. 8002 Overview: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a world-class research hospital treating children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases and conducting research on those diseases.

About the internship/duties: Legal interns at St. Jude spend a summer immersed in a unique culture where basic, translational, and clinical research are all housed on the same campus in a robust hospital; where biochemists, computational biologists, geneticists, and statisticians routinely interact with medical and research specialists in infectious diseases, oncology, pharmacology, radiology, surgery, and hematology (including sickle cell disease). Interns will work with a number of lawyers, both in-house and (with supervision) outside counsel, on substantive projects in many aspects of the law – some of which will depend on the intern’s interests – including health law, business transactions, risk management, international law, intellectual property, commercial transactions, labor and employment, clinical trials, grants and contracts, and even shaping law and regulations at the State and Federal levels. As part of the intern experience, each intern will tour and learn about legal issues related to patient housing, clinics, Children’s GMP, and Environmental Health and Safety, and will have training in Export Control and HIPAA. Interns also have worked in depth with the Office of Technology Licensing, Managed Care, and Environmental Health and Safety. We take our mentoring obligations very seriously (and enjoy it!), so every assignment comes with plenty of context and follow-through opportunities for the interns, and client interaction is plentiful. Moreover, interns will find themselves routinely included in meetings of all types for  educational purposes. Every past intern has given our program remarkably high scores, according to their respective law schools.

Please note: To prevent conflicts of interest, we do not accept students who have relatives working at St. Jude, except in extraordinary circumstances.

Please note: This is an unpaid internship. Please see Assistant Dean Alisa Benedict O’Brien in the Career Planning and Placement Center for ideas on funding this position.

Qualifications: 2L or part-time 3L.

How to apply:    Please note your undergraduate, graduate (if applicable), and law school GPA’s in your resume.  Please send your resume and cover letter to:  lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu ADDRESSED TO Dr. McGehee Marsh, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Services, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 280, Memphis, TN 38105 by February 9, 2017, for consideration.

It is crucial that the cover letter addresses why the applicant wishes to have an internship at St. Jude, the Intern’s expectations, and why the intern believes they “belong” here.

Deadline: February 9, 2017 (e-mailed to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu)

2017 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program Registration Begins February 6, 2017

 

To:                          All Law Students Returning for Fall Semester 2017

Re:                         2017 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program Registration

What:                   Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2017 Patent Law Interview Program.

When:                  August 3 and 4, 2017.  Student registration will begin on February 6, 2017 and end on March 10, 2017.  We will provide additional information about student registration next month.

Where: Chicago, IL – Loyola University School of Law

Who:                     You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register for the Patent Law Interview Program. However, many employers make patent bar eligibility a requirement for bidding, and most employers prefer patent bar eligible students. Although a number of employers indicate on their registration forms that they are willing to interview students who are not patent bar eligible, it is our experience that non-patent bar eligible students are generally disappointed as they do not receive many interviews or job offers through the Patent Law Interview Program. Students who will graduate before the program is held in August 2017 and students who plan to graduate after May/June 2019 are not eligible for the 2017 Patent Law Interview Program.

Cost:                      You will need to pay your own expenses – travel, hotel and food.  The School of Law will pay your $35 registration fee

Register:             For additional information, and to register beginning February 6, 2017, when registration opens, follow this link:  2017 Registration

United States EPA Seeking Volunteer Clerks for Summer 2017

Philadelphia, PA — 2017 Summer and Academic Year Volunteer Clerkships –U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

AkronLawJobs No. 7986 Overview: EPA Region III encompasses the Mid-Atlantic States and is based in Philadelphia, PA.  This is a non-salaried and competitive process.  Previous experience or demonstrated interest in public service or environmental law is helpful but not required.

Duties: Complex research projects and the drafting of legal documents under the supervision of staff attorneys in the Office of Regional Counsel, accompany staff attorneys to client meetings, negotiating sessions, trials, hearings, and depositions. Weekly seminars will be provided concerning various topics related to the EPA’s environmental law practice. Assignments will be in one of several branches including Air, Water, Toxics, RCRA, and CERCLA.EPA Attorneys are involved in nearly all aspects of the Agency’s mission, including administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement of environmental laws: drafting and interpreting EPA regulations, policy and guidance; oversight of state environmental agencies; and counseling on government contracts and grants, bankruptcy, employment, corporations, and real property.

Hours:  Expected to work 40 hours per week for ten weeks between May 23, 2017 and July 28, 2017.  The Region III office also has full and part-time volunteer law positions available during the academic year.  Deadline for Fall clerkship is June 15 and December 15 for Spring clerkship.

How to apply: Students are encouraged to apply via email.  Please submit, resume, cover letter; writing sample, 3 references w/contact information and law school transcript.  You can also send credentials via U.S. mail to:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region III, (3RCoo)

1650 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

(215)814-2146

Deadline: January 31, 2017

2018 Fellowship Application to Open Summer 2017

While the 2017 Class of Fellows will be selected on a rolling basis between November and April (students can check on their status anytime by emailing Fellowships@equaljusticeworks.org), we know many of you are already gearing up for next year! You can prepare for the 2018 Fellowship application by reaching out to non-profit organizations you may want to partner with on a proposal. Check out where Fellows have been hosted in the past, but keep in mind that any non-profit is eligible!