Category: Career Planning

Immediate Job Opening – Apply Today

Uniontown, OH – Legal Assistant
City of Green Law Firm is seeking a Legal Assistant to work beginning on Monday, April 12, 2010.  Around 35 hours per week.  Assist sole practitioner with word processing, legal research, meet and greet clients, answer phones, great job training and experience.  Please submit resume via email to gina@weimerlaw.com.
David P. Weimer, Esq.

Weimer & Co., LLC

1790 Town Park Blvd., Suite B

(City of Green)

Uniontown, OH  44685

Presentation on “Genetically Modified Food” by Stanford Law Prof. Gregory Shaffer — Tuesday, April 13 at 3 p.m. in Room 152

April 13 at 3 p.m. in Room 152: Gregory Shaffer, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School will be here at Akron Law School for a presentation to students, faculty, alumni, and Bliss Institute Faculty on the topic of “The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Food”. Please check out Mr. Shaffer’s bio and more information about him at his website: http://www.law.umn.edu/facultyprofiles/shafferg.html.

Free Webinar for Students — Tips for a Successful Summer Internship in a Public Interest Office — April 14th at 3 p.m.

The Career Planning Office urges all students to watch this free webinar —  On Wednesday, April 14th at 3:00pm EDT, NALP and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) are presenting “Top Ten Tips for a Successful Summer Internship in a Public Interest Office…and What to Avoid.”  This free webinar will help law students make the most of their summer experiences in civil legal services organizations and public defenders’ offices by offering concrete tips from both public interest attorneys with extensive experience in supervising law students and law school public interest advisors who counsel students on maximizing professional development opportunities.  The webinar will be led by Jennifer Thomas, Director of Legal Recruiting for the D.C. Public Defender Service, and Phyllis Holmen, Executive Director of the Georgia Legal Services Program.   

To Register: The webinar will be offered live on April 14th and archived for later viewing.  All students and law school career professionals who are interested in participating on April 14th should e-mail Kevin Mills, Director of Membership at NLADA at membership@nlada.org, and provide your full name, e-mail address, and a phone number.  Please type “Student Webinar” in the email subject line.

Judicial Clerkship Workshop – Tuesday, April 6 at 12:15 in Room 210

The Career Planning Office presents an informational workshop on state and federal judicial clerkships. All current students (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year part-time students) are encouraged to attend. Learn about different types of judicial clerkships and how and when to apply. Current and former state and federal court law clerks will be available to answer your questions and share their insight. This workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 6 at 12:15 in Room 210.