Category: Career Planning

Community Legal Aid – Akron, OH – On-campus interviews to be held March 20, 2014
Open to 1L’s and 2L’s (with or without intern certificate). Submit resume, writing sample, references and completed
volunteer application http://www.communitylegalaid.org/images/stories/2014_Application.doc
to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu (or via hard copy to the CPPO) no later than Thursday, March 6th at NOON.

THE DAVID D. DOWD, SR. MEMORIAL AWARD
SUMMER JOB PLACEMENT AWARD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2014

$2,500.00 to one upper division law student
Must work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks

The School of Law is accepting applications for the David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award. Named in tribute to a distinguished attorney dedicated to public service and created by Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. upon the 25th anniversary of his service in the federal judiciary, the purpose of the Dowd Award is to promote a commitment to public service for all lawyers. Dowd Awards are directed to Akron Law students interested in seeking professional careers in public service following graduation.

To be eligible, you must:
1. Complete your second year by Spring of 2014
2. Show a commitment to public service
3. Be capable of working 20 hours per week during the summer of 2014 for minimum of ten weeks in a public service position
4. Be committed to working in a public setting upon graduation

Placements this summer – in order of preference:
1st Preference: The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office, The Stark County Prosecutor’s Office, The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office; law departments for Akron, Canton, Massillon; and Public Defender’s Offices in Summit and Stark counties.

2nd Preference: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio or the Public Defender’s Office for the District

3rd Preference: Other prosecutors’ or law directors’ offices

4th Preference: Other not already listed public service agencies

The student will be expected to work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks.

If you are interested in being considered for this award, please submit a cover letter and resume to Miranda Hall in the Career Planning Office at mah60@uakron.edu or by hard copy by April 1, 2014. Students in the upper 30% of the class will be given preference. Students should list short and long term goals, and explain why the student wishes to work in a particular office, as noted above. A committee will review applications and a student will be selected before the spring term is over.

 

This is a special program for evening students, but all students are welcome!

Stop by our table in the atrium on Tuesday evening (March 4th) from 5:00 – 6:30 PM to have your resume reviewed, ask any career-related or student services questions you have, or just to say hello and grab a cup of coffee!

Directors Alisa Benedict O’Brien and Ivy Banks will be available and look forward to meeting you.

Knight Foundation Fellowship Program  (paid)

Seeking the next Knight Foundation Fellow for Summer 2014! Are you interested in constitutional law, first amendment law, or open public records issues? We have an exciting opportunity for you! We will consider 1L, 2L, and 3L students.

The goal of the Knight Foundation Fellowship Program (the “Program”) is to provide law students valuable work experience and to provide meaningful research regarding the need in Ohio for open record laws that serve the public in the digital age. The Knight Foundation (the “Foundation”) will fund the recipients with a stipend while they perform research into the assigned topic. Results of the research will be presented to a committee to be made up of members of various newspaper, university, law firm, bar association and broadcaster organizations (the “Public Records Committee”). Research was commenced last summer by one of our students and is off to an exciting start! The next Fellow will continue that research as we move to Phase Two of our project.

The details: The fellow(s) will work for 10 weeks, for approximately 30 hours per week, part-time, doing research on the Ohio Public Records Act this summer, starting after exams on a date agreed upon by the fellow and the Public Records Committee. The work schedule will be flexible and will be conducted at a local law firm in Akron.

Interested in learning more? Come to our lunch program on Monday, March 3^rd at 12:20 in Room 133. We will explain more about this exciting opportunity, have application packets available, introduce you to members of the Committee, and of course feed you!

Questions or want to attend? Contact Alisa Benedict O’Brien to RSVP – ab139@uakron.edu