Akron Law Announcements

Akron Law Public Interest Law Program – Fall 2016 – Applications for the Fall 2016 Public Interest Law (PIL) Program are now being accepted. Students interested in applying for a Fall 2016 Public Interest Law award should begin thinking about and securing a public interest placement for their fall PIL work experience. The Public Interest Law Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain experience in public interest areas. Recent local placements have included:
Community Legal Aid Services of Akron
City of Canton, Public Safety and Service Departments
Mahoning County Prosecutor
National Labor Relations Board
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Stark County Public Defender’s Office
Summit County Prosecutor
University of Akron Legal Clinic/Appellate Review Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
If you think you would like to do this work, but have no idea how to line up a placement, please feel free to call upon Career Planning Assistant Dean, Alisa Benedict O’Brien or Professor Joann Sahl. The deadline to submit your application for fall 2016 funding is Monday, September 12 at 12:00 Noon. It is required that you will secure a placement in advance of submitting your application.
The application form is to be filled out by the student/applicant. The organization that will employ you as a volunteer law clerk and will provide supervision will need to confirm that in a letter on their letterhead/stationary. They will need to include your start date, end date, number of hours per week on average, supervisor’s name, and a sentence describing your anticipated duties. This letter also needs to be submitted by the application deadline of Monday, September 12, 2016 at 12:00 Noon.
Applications can be found here: http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/extern-register.dot