Category: Career Planning

2017 DIVERSITY RECEPTION
Monday, January 23, 2017
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Join us on Monday, January 23, at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, as we celebrate the impact of cultural diversity on the Cleveland legal community.

At this reception, you will have the chance to meet Kegler Brown attorneys network with other law school students and learn more about the diversity initiatives that have become so important to our firm, including the Managing Directors’ Diversity Initiative, the Women Lawyers’ Initiative, the Diversity + Inclusion Committee and our Kegler Brown Diversity Scholarship program.

Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served throughout the event as we toast to our continued commitment to achieving diversity at all levels of our organization.

For questions, please contact Jenna Nistelbeck, Director of Human Resources.
Kindly RSVP via e-mail the Human Resources department at hr@keglerbrown.com ASAP!

Venue
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Conference Center
1375 East 9th Street, Floor 2
Cleveland, OH 44114

Cleveland, OH – Summer 2017 Legal Interns – U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
AkronLawJobs No. 7966 Overview: Seeking 1 – 2 full-time volunteer legal interns for the summer of 2017. Start date is flexible but may begin as early as May 8, 2017.
Duties: Must commit to a 12-week internship with OCR. Will participate in casework and legal research relating to a variety of OCR areas of practice.
Qualifications: 1L, 2L, Should show strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as initiative and commitment.
Funding: Students are highly encouraged to seek public interest fellowship funds for the internship. Questions on this? Contact Alisa Benedict O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu or stop in Law 110. Or, go this page for information http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/extern-register.dot
How to apply: E-mail your resume, cover letter and writing sample to Traci Ext, Regional Chief Attorney at Traci.Ext@ed.gov.
Deadline: February 15th

Students interested in applying for a Spring 2017 Public Interest Law award should begin thinking now about securing a placement for their spring PIL work experience. The Public Interest Law Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain experience in public interest areas. Recent local placements have included:
Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program
Community Legal Aid Services of Akron
City of Canton, Public Safety and Service Departments
Mahoning County Prosecutor

National Labor Relations Board

Ninth District Court of Appeals

OhioCivil Rights Commission U.S. Attorney’s Office
Stark County Public Defender’s Office
Stow Law Department
Summit County Prosecutor
University of Akron Legal Clinic/Appellate Review Office
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
If you think you would like to obtain a public interest internship, but have no idea how to line up a placement, please feel
free to call upon Asst. Dean of Career Planning, Alisa Benedict O’Brien.
The deadline to submit your application for SPRING 2017 PIL funding is Monday, January 23 at 12:00 Noon. You must secure a public interest placement before submitting your application. Visit HERE for application materials and more information.

Pathfinder Program (A Mentor Program with the Akron Bar) – The Akron Bar, in conjunction with Akron Law, invites all current 2Ls and 3Ls to participate in the Pathfinder Program. More details can be found here:
http://www.akronbar.org/member-center/pathfinder/ 

Deadline to apply is January 13, 2017.

Public Interest Law Program – Spring 2017: Each semester (spring, summer and fall), the Law School awards a stipend to a number of students who have secured a public interest internship. Applications for funding for the Spring 2017 Public Interest Law (PIL) Program will be accepted beginning Monday, January 9, 2017.

Students interested in applying for a Spring 2017 Public Interest Law award should begin thinking now about securing a placement for their spring PIL work experience. The Public Interest Law Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain experience in public interest areas. Recent local placements have included:

Community Legal Aid Services of Akron

City of Canton, Public Safety and Service Departments

Council of International Programs USA

Mahoning County Prosecutor

National Labor Relations Board

Ninth District Court of Appeals Ohio

Civil Rights Commission U.S. Attorney’s Office

Stark County Public Defender’s Office

Stow Law Department

Summit County Prosecutor

University of Akron Legal Clinics

U.S. Attorney’s Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

If you think you would like to obtain a public interest internship, but have no idea how to line up a placement, please feel free to call upon Asst. Dean of Career Planning, Alisa Benedict O’Brien.

The deadline to submit your application for SPRING 2017 PIL funding is Monday, January 23 at 12:00 Noon.  You must secure a public interest placement before submitting your application. Visit for http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/extern-register.dot application materials and more information, or contact Asst. Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu.