Category: Career Planning

Great summer 2013 job opportunity for Class of 2014 and 2015 – more job postings on AkronLawJobs/Symplicity

Cleveland, OH – Law Clerk – The Sherwin-Williams Company

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3973 – 1L, 2L Students; Students in the top 25% of their class are preferred. Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree and completed first or second year of law school (as of start date in May 2013).

 Position Responsibilities: The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a law clerk for the Litigation Group in the Legal Department for a one year clerkship beginning at the end of the current school year for full-time employment during the summer (May – August) and part-time during the subsequent school year (August – May). Applicants must be available to work at Sherwin-Williams’ downtown Cleveland headquarters. The successful candidate will work on projects regarding various litigation issues including product liability, consumer protection, contract, UCC, employment, personal injury, bankruptcy, discovery and procedure. Experience Required: First and second year law students eligible. Must provide grade point average with resume.  Additional Comments: Must be able to work full time during the summer (no split summers with a second employer) and part time (15-20 hours per week) in Cleveland, Ohio headquarters during school year. Apply via: http://careers.sherwin-williams.com/jobs/14883.  Please submit a resume and cover letter.   Cover letter should be addressed to:  Desiree Gwynn, HR Specialist; 101 West Prospect Avenue: Cleveland, OH.   Deadline:  December 28, 2012

Mindfulness Meditation Sessions today at 12:30 and 4:30 — POSTPONED until spring 2013

Please note that the Mindufulness Meditation sessions scheduled for TODAY, Thursday, November 15 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.  and 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Law School  basement, have been cancelled. We will reschedule this presentation sometime in the spring of 2013. Stay tuned for details on the new date and time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Great networking opportunity for law students interested in International Law – reserve your spot today

The Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group invites Akron Law students to attend their monthly lunch presentation. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20 at 12 noon at the City Club, 850 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Students may attend for $10. All reservations must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, November 16. For further information or for a reservation form, please e-mail Director of Career Planning, Barbara Weinzierl at bcw@uakron.edu.

Richard Cunningham from the Washington DC office of Steptoe and Johnson will present on “Trade After Doha: The Growing Divide Between the Emerging Nations and the Developed World”.  Sponsored by Taft Stettinius & Hollister, Cleveland OH.

 

 

Second years who plan to participate in the Akron Law/Akron Bar Association Mentor Program must attend training session — Tuesday, November 13 at 5:15

Attention Second Year Students! If you plan to participate in the 2013 Lawyer-to- Law Student Mentor Program, you must attend one of the MANDATORY Mentor Program Training Sessions:  the last session will be held on  Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 5:15 in Room 151. You will receive an overview of the Mentor Program and former Law Student Mentees and Attorney Mentors will share their experiences with the Mentor Program and answer your questions.

 You must turn in a Mentor Program application, including the short answer questions, to the Career Planning Office by Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 12 noon. Applications are available online: https://www.uakron.edu/law/career/docs/2012-13-Mentee-Application.pdf or in the CPPO. You may turn in your application at the Training Session as well.

Cleveland IP Law Association invites law students to meeting and dinner – November 13 starting at 5:30 p.m. – Great networking opportunity

The Career Planning Office encourages all students to attend the November 13 meeting and dinner of the Cleveland IP Law Association on Tuesday, November 13 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Cleveland. Only $15 for students to attend meeting and dinner. Meeting features Steve Dettelbach, US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Dettelbach will speak about key areas of prosecuting matters involving IP.  RSVP To Mr. Ari Sherwin, Corporate Counsel for The Sherwin-Williams Company by sending him a professional, well-written e-mail to ari.sherwin@sherwin.com.  Here are links to CIPLA http://www.cipla.info and their program registration http://www.cipla.info/Resources/Documents/CIPLA%20Meeting%20Registration%20Instructions.pdf. Stop by the CPPO if you have any questions.