Category: Career Planning

Career Networking Opportunities

Career Networking Opportunity – As you may know, Akron Law regularly hosts alumni outreach events in various cities where our alumni reside and work. The law school is offering an opportunity for students who are interested in meeting with alumni living and working in cities we are visiting this fall to join us in these cities for an opportunity to network. 

City Visit Date Location Event
September 14, 2010 Boardman (Youngstown), OH Alumni/Friends Breakfast
September 16, 2010 Washington, DC Alumni/Friends Dinner
October 5, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA Alumni/Friends Dinner
October 19, 2010 Medina, OH Alumni/Friends Luncheon
October 28, 2010 Chicago, IL Alumni/Friends Dinner
November 8, 2010 Columbus, OH Alumni/Friends Dinner
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

All students are welcome to attend alumni city visits. In addition, to allow for greater student participation, the Office of External Programs has allocated funds to support student travel to these events. If the number of student requests exceeds the amount available, travel reimbursement requests will be determined by a lottery. Student reimbursement for these events will be made at a maximum of $150 per student for events held within Ohio and a maximum of $250 per student for events held outside Ohio for reimbursement of travel expenses.

Students who are interested in attending these events and wish to receive travel reimbursement must respond by submitting their name and city of interest by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.  Students may submit their names for reimbursement for multiple events, but will only be available for one reimbursement.  (Winning the lottery for one event automatically excludes an individual for a chance to be reimbursed for another event. No prioritizing or selecting is allowed.)  Again, students are welcome to attend as many events as they like at no cost for the meal but without travel reimbursement.

Please note:  Attendance at these events are not excused absences from class.  Interested students should contact their professors before agreeing to attend to determine how any such absence will be treated.  If you are interested in attending one of these events and/or being considered for reimbursement, please respond to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 and include:

            Your name
            Your e-mail address
            The city(ies) of interest

Washington D.C. IP Firm Seeks 2011 Summer Associates

Rob Kinder, Akron Law ’03, an associate at the Washington D.C. firm Dickstein Shapiro, has indicated that his firm may be looking to hire an Akron Law IP student for their 2011 summer associate program. Top 10% and Law Review preferred. You must also have a desire to relocate to D.C.  If you are interested, you must submit your resume to the Career Planning Office by Thursday, August 26 at 12 noon. Do not contact the firm or Mr. Kinder directly.

Akron Firm Has Immediate Need for Law Clerk with Engineering/Science Background

Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Immediate Need

Hiring Criteria:  1L (part-time), 2L, 3L Students.  Applicants must have undergraduate degree that enables them to take the Patent Agent Exam, but having passed that exam is not a prerequisite. Preferred undergraduate degrees, in order, are Electrical Engineering, BioChemistry/Life Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering

 Duties:  50% litigation support and 50% intellectual property prosecution; 10-20 hours per week subordinated to course work and students.

 To Apply:  Submit Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript to: Roger D. Emerson, Managing Partner; Emerson Thomson Bennett, LLC; 1914 Akron-Peninsula Road; Akron, OH via email at roger.emerson@etblaw.com.

 Deadline:  ASAP

Great Job Opportunity – Akron Municipal Court

Akron, OH – Civil Law Clerk – Akron Municipal Court

The Honorable Jerry K. Larson is looking for a second-year law student to maintain the civil docket of his court. Duties include but not limited to reviewing civil complaints, answers and motions that are pertinent to the assigned cases of the court. Research and present the points of law and appropriate legal solutions and orders to the Judge.  Communicate between all interested parties of the civil suit. Schedule all civil actions on the docket. Prepare proposed orders, notices and entries. Accompany scheduled meetings between Judge Larson, attorneys and defendants.  Must be able to work in a diverse office environment.

 To Apply:  Please submit a Resume and Writing Sample to: Jonathan Groza, Bailiff, Akron Municipal Court, 217 South High Street, Suite 907, Akron, OH  44308.

 Deadline:  September 3, 2010

From Career Planning – Don’t Miss Today’s OCI Resume Submission Deadlines

Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline for all interested students to submit their application materials for several OCI law firms who are interviewing on campus as well one resume collect firm. Other deadlines are coming up later this week. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities.

OCI Firms Due Today- Janik LLP, Cavitch Familo & Durkin and Brennan Manna & Diamond

Resume Collect Firm – Taft Stettinius (recruiting for Cleveland, Cincinnati,  Columbus, Dayton and Indianapolis)

For further details, please see the OCI packet that you received back in July and the most recent Career Connection.