Category: Career Planning

Interested in a career as a trial lawyer? Join us Wed. 10/19 at 12:20 PM Room 161 for lunch and a panel presentation!

All students are invited to meet trial attorneys from the Summit County Association for Justice on Wednesday, October 19th at 12:20 PM in Law Room 161. Our attorney panelists will discuss their careers as litigators and share information about what you can do now to succeed in this field!

Hope to see you there. Pasta, meatballs and garlic bread will be served.

First Year Mandatory Career Planning Sessions coming up!

Attention ALL first year law students – MANDATORY Career Planning Orientation
Sessions Coming Soon! Learn about summer job opportunities and our services!
Mark your calendar now!
First Year Career Planning Orientation:
ALL first year students must attend one (1) of the following sessions:
Monday, October 17 – 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Law School Room 140
Monday, October 17 – 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Law School Room 140
Tuesday, October 18 – 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Law School Room 140
Tuesday, October 18 – 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Law School Room 140
All first year students will receive the updated Career Planning Handbook and login information for Symplicity/AkronLawJobs following the sessions.

Spring start students: you are welcome to attend one of these sessions but not required.

Summer EDGE Fellows Program (law students are eligible!)

The Summer EDGE Fellows Program offers a great summer experience in real-world consulting that allows Fellows to work with Northeast Ohio business leaders from small, medium and large companies, mentors, like-minded driven students as well as work remotely and pave the way for connections that can lead to jobs following graduation.  In addition, The EDGE Fellows Program consistently receives high marks from past Fellows and companies and recently received the distinct honor as “The Coolest Internship” in Northeast Ohio (by NOCHE and CBC Magazine, 2016).

  • Open to graduate students (all disciplines) as well as non-traditional students.
  • Projects typically address many of the core NE Ohio industries, including healthcare and medical devices, IT/software/logistics, manufacturing, chemicals and coatings, innovative technology and more with small, medium and large regional companies.
  • Strong candidates must communicate very well (both verbally and in writing) and are self-starters that are inquisitive, independent thinkers.
  • This is a paid 40-hour-per-week internship which runs from the end of May through the end of July.
  • Deliverables include a presentation and a comprehensive report for the host company as well as presenting findings at a public presentation event.

EDGE has 16 positions to fill for 2017 (coming from any school and discipline), and EDGE strives for a well-rounded and balanced class.  This is a competitive process, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the end of April.

We invite you to check out a Summary of the 2016 Program and consider applying online for Summer 2017.