Category: Career Planning

Chicago office of national law firm seeks class of 2013 grad or recent grad for Municipal Finance Group

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3947 – Hiring Criteria:  3L Students, Recent Graduates – Municipal Finance Attorney – Chicago office Ice Miller LLP, a firm of over 300 attorneys with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, DuPage County, Ill., Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. seeks to hire an attorney or third year law student with financial or accounting background and/or experience for our Municipal Finance group. No previous legal experience is required. This attorney will work 20 hours per week and will be paid hourly. All candidates must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must have or be able to develop exceptional client relationship skills. Applicants must also have excellent law school and undergrad credentials and references. All applicants must apply online at www.icemiller.com. Please include: a resume listing all significant and relevant experiences; law school and undergraduate transcripts; references and a writing sample. Please refer to job posting DAY1012MF-CH in your cover letter. Ice Miller is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Deadline:  December 8, 2012

 

New job postings at USPTO – may be of interest to non-technical IP students

New job postings at the USPTO:  AkronLawJobs Job No. 3943 – This announcement may be of particular interest to non-technical IP students. Please note Nov. 14 deadline for applications.

 (1) The vacancy announcement for new Trademark Examining Attorneys has been posted on USAJobs at the following link:

TMO-2013-0008-EX Attorney Advisor – GS-0905-11 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/330638100

The announcement closes on November 14, 2012.

 (2) The vacancy announcement for the Patent Externship Program has been posted on USAJobs at the following link:

PEEP-2013-0001 – Patent Experience Externship Program (Non-paid)

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/330644500

This announcement closes on February 1, 2013.

  (3) There are also other vacancy announcements for patent examiner positions in the Detroit, Michigan office and the links for these positions have been posted on USAJobs  at: https://www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/Search/GetResults?OrganizationID=CM56&ApplicantEligibility=All.

CPPO Calendar – week of November 5

1- TODAY — Tuesday, November 6 at 12:20 in Room 214 – Mandatory Mentor Program Training– all second years who plan to participate in the Akron Bar/Akron Law mentor program starting in January must attend one of the mentor program training sessions. Other session to be held on Tuesday, November 13 at 5:15  in Room 151.

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. 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.

2- Wednesday and Thursday, November 7 and 8 at 12:20 and 5:15 in Room 151 – First year mandatory Career Planning Orientation Session.  Meet in a large group with the Career Planning Staff to discuss the basics of resumes, cover letters, options for summer 2013 jobs, and everything career-related you need to know. Following your attendance at one of these sessions, you will be permitted to schedule an individual career planning consultation with the CPPO staff.  Mark your calendar now!

IP Firm in Chicago recruiting first years for 2013 summer associate positions – submit materials starting December 1

Resume Collection – McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. – Chicago, IL

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3939 – The firm is recruiting 1Ls for the summer of 2013 beginning December 1, 2012.  McAndrews, Held & Malloy is an intellectual property firm, so they are seeking applications with an engineering or a “hard sciences” background.  Please submit a resume, transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, and law school) – unofficial copies are fine, a legal writing sample and references.  The firm understands that 1Ls will not have their law school grades at first, but applicants can send those to the firm when access is available.  Submit to:  Emily Parker, Human Resources Assistant; McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.; 500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor; Chicago, IL  60661; eparker@mcandrews-ip.com.  Deadline:  ASAP