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Each year, the American Bar Association Section of Family Law conducts an essay contest to encourage law students to think about current issues in family law, and to encourage participation in the Section of Family Law. Students may write on any aspect of family law. The contest is open to second and third-year full-time J.D. students (and second through fourth-year part-time J.D. students) of all ABA-approved law schools, and to first year J.D. students where family law is taught as part of the first year curriculum.

Please bring this essay contest to the attention of your family and juvenile law professors so that they might encourage your law students to participate.

Winning entries receive the following: Monetary prize, certificate of recognition, consideration of essay’s publication in Family Law Quarterly and on the Section website, and letter to law school dean regarding the achievement. To enter, one must submit an entry form by April 9, 2021. Essays are due April 23, 2021.

More information, including our downloadable entry form, can be found on our website. You may also contact the ABA Family Law Section Director, Cindy Swan, at cynthia.swan@americanbar.org or 312.988.5619 for additional information and assistance.

Sincerely,

Michael A. Mosberg
Chair—ABA Section of Family Law

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AkronLawJobs No. 12014: Seeking students to work in the Inmate Assistance Program paid position, up to 20 hours per week. Typically, students will travel to Summit County jail once a week, every week, to meet with inmates who have legal questions, and research and draft letters back to the inmates. All students attend at the same time, while the day of the week changes due to class schedules. Due to Covid-19, students are currently doing letters remotely. A decision on returning to the jail will be made in the future in consultation with the Sheriff’s Office. Students interested in developing interviewing, research, and writing skills should apply. Our clinic graduates use their skills in civil and criminal contexts as Public Defenders, County Prosecutors, Legal Aid lawyers, judicial law clerks, and civil practitioners. Students must be willing to commit to the program for one year. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom before the start of spring semester.
Qualifications: All students are invited to apply.
How to apply: A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Professor Nichols at rtn3@uakron.edu.
Deadline: December 23, 2020

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AkronLawJobs No. 12006: The Law Department of the Cleveland Clinic is staffed by approximately 35 lawyers and an additional 50 support personnel. The Law Department is located on the Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus in Beachwood, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. The Attorneys practice in a wide variety of practice areas including medical malpractice, risk management, hospital law, medical staff, clinical research, medical education, commercial transactions, real property, tax-exempt organizations, fraud and abuse, Stark, managed care contracting, labor and employment, and corporate compliance. The Clinic’s Law Department has administered a Summer Associate Program since 1997 for second year law students, i.e., rising third year law students. Students have an opportunity to work with attorneys on a wide variety of matters that affect the legal interests of this international health center. The Summer Associates are required to complete a prescribed regimen of hands-on activities in all of the major areas of practice. The Summer Associates are also given the opportunity to attend various hospital committee meetings. The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 as a nonprofit physician group practice, integrating clinical and hospital care with research and physician education. The Cleveland Clinic has 3,000 salaried physicians on staff, representing approximately 120 specialties and subspecialties. Patients come to the Clinic from across America and from more than 80 nations. Cleveland Clinic and its health system consists of The Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus and numerous regional hospitals in Northern Ohio, as well as Cleveland Clinic Nevada and multiple Florida locations. The Clinic also has international locations, including Abu Dhabi and Canada, and has announced the opening of a London, UK facility. Cleveland Clinic is the No. 2 hospital in the United States according to the latest U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. The survey ranks Cleveland Clinic’s Heart Program as No. 1 in the country for the 26th consecutive year. Qualifications: 2L, special consideration will be given to those law students who have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in the health care field.
Location: It is expected that most or all of the 2021 Program will be virtual and will not require personal presence in Cleveland.**
To Apply: Candidates should submit a (1) cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) brief writing sample to Abigail Lehman at lehmana2@ccf.org. Some indication of the candidate’s academic performance should be included in the resume or  otherwise, e.g., GPA and class ranking.
Deadline: January 10, 2021

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