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Please join SBA for a general body meeting this Wednesday, April 8th, at 5:30 pm via WebEx. We will be discussing the upcoming SBA elections, trivia night, and addressing questions from the student body. If you have questions prior to the meeting, please email either John Moenk at jbm88@zips.uakron.edu or Nicole Coulter at nc84@zips.uakron.edu, so we can attempt to get an answer prior to the meeting. The link for the meeting will be provided prior to the meeting.
Cleveland, OH – Enforcement Internship and Hearings Unit Internship– EEOC
AkronLawJobsNo. 11320 and 11389 Overview: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Cleveland Field Office has internship opportunities for undergraduate students (who have completed their sophomore year of college), law students, and graduate students starting in May 2020. The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). The Enforcement Unit investigates charges of discrimination filed against private employers. The Hearings Unit adjudicates claims of employment discrimination involving federal agencies. The Hearings Unit only accepts law students as interns. Internships are unpaid volunteer positions, but we will assist students with their applications for academic credit, externships, or external stipends.
Enforcement Internship
Interns may work assisting investigators in developing a variety of evidentiary materials related to charges of employment discrimination in individual as well as class cases. Duties and assignments may include: reviewing correspondence to see if it alleges a claim under our laws; creating initial charge files from correspondence; inputting data relating to an investigation into our information management system; assisting in screening and interviewing individuals who seek to file a charge of employment discrimination; responding to email inquiries regarding potential charges; corresponding with charging parties or employers regarding charges of discrimination; reviewing and analyzing documents, records and evidence; contacting witnesses; drafting interview questions; drafting requests for information; doing research; summarizing evidence and data; and/or reviewing case files to make preliminary recommendations for further investigation or closure.
Interns may have the opportunity to observe or assist with intake or witness interviews, settlement conferences, mediation conferences, and fact-finding conferences.
The complexity of the work assigned may depend on workload demands and/or the student’s demonstrated abilities during the internship. While there may be some clerical work relating to the charge investigations, we are committed to giving students assignments to develop further their research, analytical or writing skills during their internships.
Applicants should have strong analytical, communication, research and writing skills.
Hearings Unit Internship
In the Federal Sector, formal EEO Complaints filed against a Federal Government agency after the agency’s investigation are adjudicated by an EEOC Administrative Judge upon a proper Complainant Request for a Hearing. The Administrative Judge develops the record and adjudicates the case through settlement, dispositive motion or hearing.
The EEOC Cleveland Field Office Hearings Unit offers opportunities for law students to participate in the administrative hearing process working closely with EEOC Administrative Judges. The student will have extensive exposure to civil rights litigation. The student will prepare legal memoranda, draft notices and orders, respond to motions (including motions for summary judgment), draft findings of fact and conclusions of law, and/or conduct research for use by the Administrative Judge in rendering decisions in Federal Sector employment discrimination cases.
The student will have a rare and extensive opportunity to hone legal writing skills in real life situations by drafting actual decisions. This office is committed to ensuring that law students receive an opportunity to develop legal skills.
Specific cases will be identified for the intern that present legal issues, including disability law, retaliation, sexual harassment and other areas of employment discrimination. The student will be assigned progressively more complex casework throughout the summer or semester and work with increasing independence, but always under the direct supervision of an Administrative Judge. The student will meet often with his/her assigned Administrative Judge(s) and there will be frequent interim review of written documents. In addition, the student will have opportunities to discuss general legal matters with the Administrative Judges and may attend oral case presentations and other office discussions.
Our office has multiple vacancies available throughout the year. During a semester, we prefer students who can commit a minimum of 16 hours per week. For the summer term, we prefer students who can commit a minimum of 32 hours per week.
To Apply for an Enforcement Unit or Hearings Unit Internship: Interested students should email a letter of interest (stating what internship you are applying for, why you want to intern with the EEOC and why you think we should select you), resume, transcript (unofficial transcript is fine. Please redact your social security number), and writing sample (two to four pages), preferably in a single .pdf, to: clevelandinternships@eeoc.gov The EEOC is an equal opportunity employer. For additional information about the EEOC Internship Program, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/jobs/internships.cfm.
Deadline:
Applications for summer 2020 be received by April 10, 2020
Applications for the fall semester 2020 must be received by July 1, 2020.
All,
I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy! Next week, AccessLex Institute is offering a free webinar on managing your money during the COVID-19 pandemic. The session is geared toward graduate and professional students, but the information can be relevant to anyone interested. We will be offering it three times to give attendees options for when to attend. Please share the description and registration links below, and let me know if there are any questions!
Managing Your Money During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a harsh reminder of our financial fragility. During times of uncertainty, it becomes especially crucial to focus on what’s within our control. In this free webinar, we will walk you through four steps of navigating this and any financial crisis. Topics include organizing financial accounts and debt, bridging unemployment and income uncertainty, prioritizing outflows, and constructing credible support systems. The CARES Act and what to do with your stimulus check will also be discussed.
For up-to-date information from AccessLex Institute related to COVID-19, the CARES Act, and more, visit our resources page.
Be well,
Jennifer
You are invited to join the extended bar prep study session at 10:30 on Saturday via Zoom.
Sessions happen Wednesdays at 5 PM and Saturdays at 10:30 PM. We’ll work our way thorugh an essay from a prior multistate essay exam (MEE – one component of the Uniform Bar Exam).
It’s never too early to start studying for the bar exam, and generally working your way through the structure of bar exam essays is helpful in writing exams in law school courses.
If you’d like to join, send me an email and I’ll send you the Zoom invitation. (ALA students and Extended Bar Review students will automatically receive an invitation)
Assistant Dean Nancy Reeves – nlr22@uakron.edu
Tuesday, April 7th, 12:15 – Virtual Guest Speaker: Copyright and Social Justice: How the “Blurred Lines” Case Brought Overdue Recognition for African American Artists,
Co-sponsored by the Black Law Students Association & the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Association
Prof. Sean O’Connor will be a virtual guest speaker, visiting us to discuss how the ruling in the “Blurred Lines” copyright lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharell Williams advanced social justice for songwriters from disadvantaged backgrounds. For most of the history of modern popular music, the work of “aural” composers who do not use European-based sheet music was treated unfavorably by the US Copyright Office and the courts. This disparity often allowed artists working in genres such as the blues, jazz, R&B, rap, and rock ‘n’ roll to be exploited and their rights to be disregarded. Prof. O’Connor, who co-authored amicus briefs in this case will discuss this and other cases and explain the social justice dimension of copyright.
Prof. O’Connor is Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP) at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. For many years before law school, Prof. O’Connor was a working musician and songwriter. We think you will enjoy hearing him speak — for a sample of another interesting talk he gave, check out Prof. O’Connor’s talk and performance explaining how patented technology — the guitar pickup — shaped the history of popular music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m7LKQPCHS0
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To join the training session
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1. Go to https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t58d05b3f92293796e71fb8f8a8223897
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the session password: UHdyUwyS544
4. Click “Join Now”.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link
https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=te272eac09463ad433957a3433b491434
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To join the session by phone only
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US TOLL:+1-415-655-0003
Access code: 611 803 829
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For assistance
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You can contact Mark Schultz at:
mschultz@uakron.edu
1-6187137056
Can’t join the training session?
https://collaborationhelp.cisco.com/article/qg8vzfb
To add this session to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link:
https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t99f67021efe96d13043cf60cfe90d256