Category: Career Planning

The Career Planning Office has put together a list of summer job  funding sources that are available only for Akron Law students.  This list can  be accessed at

http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/aa430c27-58c7-48a1-b632-21be53ffd0fb.pdf.

Please stop by the CPPO if you have any questions and to pick up applicaton materials.

Amanda Miller from the Tuscarawas County Prosecutors’ office will participate in the Government/Public Interest Info fair on March 12. While here, she would like to interview second year students for summer 2013 internships. Students should have their intern certificate. She is looking for students who are interested in prosecution work. They will be participating in misdemeanor practice in municipal court and second chairing on some felony cases. Internship would be paid and would be about 20 hours/week. Amount of pay is not yet determined. Interested students should e-mail their resume, cover letter, and a short (4-6 pages) writing sample to Barbara Weinzierl at bcw@uakron.edu by Monday, February, 25 at 12 noon with “Tuscarawas County Prosecutor” in the subject line.

REMINDER —-  Cleveland, OH:  Symplicity Job # 4268. Major Cleveland law firm seeks a 2L (class of 2014) for an eight-week summer clerkship in its Cleveland office.  The summer law clerk will work with members of the Business Litigation and Product Liability Litigation practice groups.  Outstanding academic credentials, excellent writing and research skills, and a strong interest in a career as a trial lawyer are required.  Participation in Law Review and moot court team competition are preferred, as is coursework and/or clinical offerings in trial practice.  Required materials include a letter of interest, resume, and transcript. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY. If you would like to apply, submit cover letter, resume and transcript to Career Planning Director, Barbara Weinzierl via e-mail (bcw@uakron.edu) by 12 noon on Friday, February 22, 2013. Subject line of your e-mail should read “Major Cleveland law firm Summer Clerkship”.

Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Fellowship Grant

The Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Committee, with the support of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Foundation, has created an annual fellowship to be awarded to two exceptional first or second year students enrolled in an Ohio law school. The fellowship is funded by the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Fund, honoring his commitment to the legal profession and his special interest in Ohio’s law students.

The fellowship award will be for $4,000 to fund a summer opportunity advancing one of Chief Justice Moyer’s primary initiatives. These include:

-Providing citizens with improved access to the courts, alternative dispute resolution, and advanced technology;- advancing the tenets for which he stood: civility, ethics, judicial independence and the rule of law;-working with national and international organizations to promote the principles of judicial independence and the rule of law within the United States and throughout the world; and-promoting or sustaining civic education.

The award requires that the student devote a minimum of 320 hours over the course of the summer to employment or supervised independent research. In evaluating Moyer Fellowship applications, the selection committee will give priority to projects and activities that involve original research and scholarship, consistent with the stated purpose of the Fellowship Program and legacy of Chief Justice Moyer.

The fellowship grant process is competitive and law students must submit a:

-Law Student application, including a comprehensive description of the proposed summer employment or independent as outlined in the application materials,

-Current Resume, and Supervisor Agreement.

The deadline for submitting a competed application is Friday, March 22, 2013. For application materials, please stop by the CPPO or e-mail Kristina Floyd (kmf12@uakron.edu).