Category: General Announcements

What makes Akron Law a great place?  The students, faculty and staff that’s what!  Help us to welcome our newest members of the Akron Law family by volunteering to make their first experience special!  We are looking for volunteers to help us with the following Orientation activities:

• Help with putting together the materials and details for Orientation (anytime during the day beginning Wednesday, August 16 – Wednesday, August 23).
• Summer Trial Academy Shepherds, needed 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017.
• Student mentors for our Fall 2017 Entering Class.  As you may recall, this is a tremendous resource for our IL students.

If you are interested please contact Assistant Director Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu to sign up for one or more of these activities (and gain General Community Service Pro Bono hours).

 

 The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) is the largest virtual internship program in the world!  This year there are more than 1,000 vacancies with more than 30 federal agencies.  VSFS offers unique mentoring and exposure to job opportunities within the U.S. government.

 Applications for the 2017-18 VSFS program are open between July 2 and 26 on USAJOBS.gov. 

Real experience is waiting for U.S. college students across the federal government, including NASA, Smithsonian, State Department, CIA, National Parks Service, and others. You can see the projects offered at http://vsfs.state.gov/ by clicking on “See All Projects” at the top!  To apply, students must log on to USAJOBS, create an account, build a resume, and upload a transcript. 

 Students play an important role in moving the government forward.  There’s something for everyone: graphic design, research, mapping, videography, history, analysis, marketing, community management, writing, calculation, policy planning, app development, and more! 

eInterns should expect to spend ten hours a week on their project from September through May.  This is unpaid, volunteer work, but eInterns make connections that make a difference, gain valuable experience, and sometimes get course credit.  All applicants must be U.S. citizens in student status at a university in the U.S. or abroad.  VSFS is open to undergrad through PhD candidates taking classes full or part-time, in-person or on-line.

 

With this in mind, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC will award three (3) scholarships to diverse law students this year. Each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid during the student’s third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses. Additionally, recipients will be awarded a salaried 2L Summer Associate position in one of our offices. The recipients’ office preferences will be taken into consideration, but final assignment will depend on the Firm’s hiring needs. The recipients may split their summers with other law firms; however, they are required to work during the period that the other Summer Associates in that Baker Donelson office are working.

All applications must be submitted via the online application tool. You will first need to register to use Baker Donelson technology. After registering, you can begin the application process or save the information and return to the site at a later point using the Sign-In link provided below.

• Registration. Baker Donelson uses the latest in online technology to communicate with clients and employees. To utilize Baker Donelson technology, each user must first register via this Baker Donelson site. All information provided will be confidential to Baker Donelson. No information will be released outside of the firm. Please click here to complete the registration form – Application Deadline is July 31, 2017.
• Sign-In. If you have already registered to use Baker Donelson technology, click here to return to the Sign-In page. Please sign into the Baker Donelson online tools using the user name and password previously registered.

What makes Akron Law a great place?  The students, faculty and staff that’s what!  Help us to welcome our newest members of the Akron Law family by volunteering to make their first experience special!  We are looking for volunteers to help us with the following Orientation activities:

• Help with putting together the materials and details for Orientation (anytime during the day beginning Wednesday, August 16 – Wednesday, August 23).
• Summer Trial Academy Shepherds, needed 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017.
• Student mentors for our Fall 2017 Entering Class.  As you may recall, this is a tremendous resource for our IL students.

If you are interested please contact Assistant Director Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu to sign up for one or more of these activities (and gain General Community Service Pro Bono hours).

Just a reminder that the University of Akron becomes smoke-free, vapor-free, and tobacco-free on July 1, 2017. Please see the prior blog post on this topic to see where you can use nicotine and tobacco products. If you have any questions, please contact Dean Fuller (until Friday) or Dean Oldfield.