Category: Career Planning

On-Campus Interview Update – Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos & Raies – Canton, OH. Tzangas, Plakas has changed its on campus interview date. They will now be coming to campus on September 13 and NOT October 14.  Please note that the new deadline to submit applications is Thursday, August 25.  The firm’s hiring criteria is listed below:

 2D/3E; 3D/4E Students; top 33%.

Application Materials:  Cover Letter, Resume, Transcript, and Writing Sample.  Cover letter should be addressed to Megan Frantz, Esquire; 220 Market Avenue South, 8th Floor; Canton, OH  44702

 Application materials should be submitted to the Career Planning and Placement Office no later than Thursday, August 25.   Please contact the Career Planning and Placement Office with any questions.

ON-CAMPUA INTERVIEWS – J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY – Orville, OH – September 20, 2011

Title – Summer Law Clerk

Reports To – Corporate Attorney – Intellectual Property

Job Description – The J.M. Smucker Company seeks a full-time summer law clerk. The selected clerk will receive exposure to a wide variety of corporate legal matters including general business law, advertising, food law, SEC regulations, IP work, and more.

Selection Criteria – 2L Students;  Top 15% of class

Requested Documents – Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial transcript, Writing Sample

 To Apply:  Application materials must be submitted to the Career Planning and Placement Office (jeanne2@uakron.edu) and NOT directly to the employer.

 Deadline:  Tuesday, September 13, 2011

 Company Overview – For more than 110 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and moments.  Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, retail packaged coffee, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk, and health and natural foods beverages in North America. Its family of brands includes Smucker’s®, Folgers®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Jif®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, Eagle Brand®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, Café Bustelo®, Café Pilon, White Lily® and Martha White® in the United States, along with Robin Hood®, Five Roses®, Carnation®, Europe’s Best® and Bick’s® in Canada. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago. The Company has appeared on FORTUNE Magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States 13 times, ranking number one in 2004. For more information about the Company, visit www.smuckers.com.

Resume Collection – Eschweiler and Associates, LLC – Cleveland, OH
2L, 3L Students in the top 33% of their class; technical background (must be able to sit for the Patent Bar); Law Review preferred.  Please submit a resume to the Career Planning Office and not directly to the employer.  Deadline:  August 23, 2011

RESUME COLLECTION –  Seville, OH – Law Clerk – Panther Expedited Services, Inc. – Seville, OH
3L Students and Recent Grads; Business Undergrad or Business Experience Preferred- Panther is a $250 mm dollar growing company. Looking for one or two law clerks to work on some small project type work and help with commercial litigation support. Great opportunity to learn the law from an in-house counsel perspective. Examples would be: 1.) organizing litigation files and documenting on spreadsheets. 2.) organizing insurance policies and files. 3.) general legal research. 4.) organizing legal files. 5.) indexing contracts. Must be computer efficient (MS Word). Experience with Excel (very basic) is very helpful. Some work is clerical and administrative. Very flexible with hours.  Will be hired through local temp agency.  To Apply:  Cover letter should be addressed to Allen H. Motter, Esq., Vice President Legal & Risk; 4940 Panther Parkway; Seville, OH  44273.  Please submit a resume, cover letter and transcript to the Career Planning and Placement Office and Not directly to the employer. www.pantherexpedite.com.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than July 21, 2011.