Category: Career Planning: Job Postings/Symplicity

Upcoming Deadlines for On-Campus Interviews

Cleveland, OH – 2016 Summer Associate – Baker Hostetler
Criteria: 2L students, top 20% of class, GPA: 3.3 and above; law review and moot court preferred
How to apply: submit resume, cover letter (to Ms. Kylie Karpel), law school transcript, and writing sample on Symplicity (AkronLawJobs No. 6494)
Deadline: Friday, August 7th

NEW OCI!!! Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 2016 Summer Associate – Akron Office – On-Campus August 25, 2015
2L, Preferred: Class Rank Top 10%, GPA, Law Journal, Moot Court/ Mock Trial
Submit Application Materials through email to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu
Cover Letter (addressed to Mr. J. Bret Treier), Resume, Law School Transcript, and References
Deadline: August 12, 2015

Canton, OH – 2016 Summer Associate – Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh
AkronLawJobs No. 6627 Overview: The firm of Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh in Canton, OH seeks candidates for its 2016 summer associate program. The firm will host selected students at its office for interviews and a networking event in September.
Criteria: 2L students, top third of class, moot court/mock trial preferred.
How to apply: please email a resume, cover letter (including reasons why you are interested in this
particular firm, addressed to Attorney Brian Mertes), writing sample and transcript to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu
Deadline: Friday, August 14th by 5:00 PM – NOTE NEW DEADLINE


Deadline to apply to Reminger Co. LPA (Cleveland) is August 1st!

Resume Collect – Reminger Co. LPA – Cleveland Office
AkronLawJobs No. 6526
Required: 2L, Class Rank Top 40%
Preferred: Law Journal, Moot Court / Mock Trial
Submit Application Materials on Symplicity: Resume, Cover Letter (addressed to Ms. Bethanie R. Murray), Law School Transcript, Writing Sample, and References (can just be a list of 3-4 references with contact information)
Deadline: August 1st

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Fall Externship (2Ls and 3Ls)

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland – OCI August 12, 2015
AkronLawJobs No. 6548 Overview: The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides free, high quality legal assistance to low income clients in civil matters and serves the communities of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties. Students will be exposed to a variety of cases and projects. The extern may assist attorneys at all stages of representation including interviewing applicants and clients, engaging in legal research, drafting memoranda, motions, pleadings, affidavits and other correspondence, assisting in trial preparation, attending court and administrative hearings, and participating in community legal education and outreach events. Our Fall program starts the week of August 31, 2015, along with a mandatory orientation.
Qualifications: Legal Aid externs should be currently enrolled in law school. Special consideration is given to students with a demonstrated commitment to serving disadvantaged people and communities. If your resume does not reflect a commitment to public service due to personal financial constraints, please provide an explanation in your cover letter. Law students who speak Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply: Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample to the placement office at a law school. Application materials can be submitted by email to: lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu
Deadline: July 30, 2015