Community Legal Aid now seeking law students for their 2013 Summer Program – Akron Community Legal Aid will be on-campus to interview students for their 2013 Summer Program on Thursday, March 14th. Legal Aid is looking for dedicated, hard-working, and public-interest minded students for its Summer Program. Legal Aid has opportunities available for 2L’s (with or without intern certificate) and 1L’s. Law Students who are applying to participate in the Summer Intern Program are expected to work unpaid for at least 10 weeks and may work up to 13 weeks. Students may apply for funding through the Law School Public Interest program or the Akron Bar Foundation Fellowship program. More information on funding sources is available in the CPPO.
Applicants must list their top two project preferences in their cover letter (see 2013 Summer Program position descriptions at the link below) and describe why they are interested and what they hope to experience. Cover letters which do not indicate preferences may not receive full consideration.
Law Students will work in different areas of the law and have different experiences. Generally, Law Students may expect to interview clients, draft client letters, draft court pleadings, research relevant legal issues, attend and assist with court hearings, assist with discovery and analyze evidence, and complete various other tasks as assigned.
All Law Students will receive training in substantive areas of poverty law, meet with judges involved and may observe court hearings. There will also be brown bag lunches with current Legal Aid lawyers and community members. Past participants have included judges, a civil rights attorney, and leaders of local non-profit agencies. Please submit a completed Application, resume, writing sample and references to the Career Planning Office. Application forms and additional information are available in the Career Planning Office or online at http://www.communitylegalaid.org/intern-positions. Submit applications to Community Legal Aid ASAP.
Summer 2013 Schedule Now Posted
The School of Law’s Summer 2013 schedule, along with important registration information and course descriptions are now posted at: https://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/registration.dot.
Barrister’s Ball Superlative nominations will begin on Monday, March 4
Barrister’s Ball Superlative nominations will begin on Monday. Nomination forms can be picked up in envelopes on the SBA bulletin board outside the SBA office in the student lounge, and filled forms can be placed in the wooden box outside the SBA office. We’ll be accepting nominations for only 2 weeks.
Nominate your classmates for “most likely to succeed,” “class clown,” and a variety of other categories. Be sure to attend the Ball in April to see who wins!
2013 Patent Law Interview Program – Chicago, IL **Register Now** Deadline is March 4th!
The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is a two-day interview program held in Chicago each summer that brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country for summer associate and post-graduate positions. Each year roughly 1,500 law students register for the program, submit their resumes, and bid on interviews with the nation-wide employers that interest them. The program is entirely employer selected – which means that participating employers review the resumes submitted to them and choose the law students they are interested in interviewing at the program. Roughly half of the students registered for the program are selected for interviews each year. The 2013 Patent Law Interview Program will be held Thursday, August 1 & Friday, August 2 at the Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown. Student registration will be open from Monday, February 11 and will end on Monday, March 4. Questions and to Register: Check out http://www.luc.edu/law/career/patent_schools.html for more information on this year’s program. If you can’t find an answer there, please email Law-PatentProgram@luc.edu.
The CPPO will cover the $35 registration fee for interested students, so please email Kristina Floyd at kmf12@uakron.edu if you plan to attend. Also, please note that you are responsible for all other travel expenses besides the $35 registration fee.
Check out the Patent Law Program Blog for all updates:
https://loyolapatentprogram.wordpress.com/.
Pro Bono of Limited Means Opportunities
Community Legal Aid Services Inc. is hosting a Will Clinic on April 16, 2013 at its office in downtown Akron. Law students are needed to assist with the clinic in two shifts (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) If you are interested in volunteering please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl. Please indicate which shift you are available.
Law students are needed for the Law Week Free Legal Clinic on May 2, 2013. The clinic will be held at the Job Center, 1040 E. Tallmadge Avenue, Akron. Law students may volunteer for the morning shift (9:30 – noon) or the afternoon shift (noon – 2:00 p.m.) Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl. Please indicate which shift you are available.