Multiple Cities, OH – 2013 Summer Associates Program – Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

AkronLawJobs Job No. 4058 – Deadline:  February 8, 2013

http://www.lasclev.org

Job Type: INTERNSHIP – Unpaid

Schedule Type: Internship

Practice Areas: Civil Rights & Liberties/Racial Justice Issues, Consumer Protection/Debt/Bankruptcy, Disability Law/Rights, Domestic Violence, Education, Employment/Labor, Family Law, Health Law/HIV-AIDS Issues, Homelessness/Housing/Landlord-Tenant, Immigration, Public Benefits/Social Security, Tax

Job Description – The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (Legal Aid) is looking for 12 – 15 dedicated, hard-working, and public-interest minded students to work in Legal Aid’s four Northeast Ohio offices for our 2013 summer associate program. Legal Aid summer associates commit to working at least 11 weeks. Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm focused on areas of consumer rights, disability, domestic violence, education, employment, family law, foreclosure, health, housing, immigration, public benefits, and tax.  Summer associates work in different areas of the law but all receive the opportunity to learn how to be excellent poverty lawyers. Generally, summer associates will interview clients, draft court pleadings, research relevant legal issues, attend and assist with court hearings and trials, and gather and analyze evidence. In addition, Legal Aid summer associates will participate in weekly trainings on substantive areas of poverty law and observe oral arguments in the 8th District Court of Appeals, meeting afterward with the judges involved. Brown bag lunches with current Legal Aid lawyers and community members including judges, politicians, and leaders of local non-profit agencies are also held on a weekly basis.

Qualifications – Legal Aid summer associate applicants should have completed their first or second year of law school prior to the summer of 2013. Special consideration is given to students with a demonstrated commitment to serving disadvantaged people and communities. If your resume does not reflect a commitment to public service due to personal financial constraints, please provide an explanation in your cover letter.

 Salary – Due to limited financial resources, Legal Aid is unable to pay summer associates. However, traditionally summer associates are able to find outside funding, and applicants are encouraged to apply for summer funding through the following sources:   Summer grants/fellowships through your law school;  Equal Justice Works, Summer Corps Program: Awards $1,000 educational grants which can be applied to educational debt or future education costs. These are awarded on a first come, first served basis so be sure to apply the minute the application is available on line at www.equaljusticeworks.org.  Equal Justice America: Visit www.equaljusticeamerica.org for 2013 award information and application details.  Work Study Funding: Some universities offer work study funding for summer positions. Please check with your law school financial aid office for particulars at your school. These are just a few of the many funding possibilities. For more funding opportunities, visit the “Financing a Career or Summer Job” page under “Career Central” at www.psjd.org. Please indicate in your cover letter what funding sources you will be applying for, if any.

Language(s): Law students who speak Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions:  Qualifying students should forward a cover letter listing their top two (2) location preferences, a resume, a writing sample, and a list of three (3) references to Kate Ingersoll, Executive Assistant at kingersoll@lasclev.org listing “Summer Associate 2013” in the subject line of the email. Please see page of this job posting for a listing of office locations. Application materials must be submitted by Friday, February 8, 2013. Applications will only be accepted via e-mail. You will receive a confirmation email that your application materials have been received shortly after we receive your application.

Source:  https://www.psjd.org/opportunitydetails?OppID=46537

 

Cleveland, OH – Summer 2013 Law Clerks – Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio – http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ohn

AkronLawJobs Job No. 4067 –  The Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio will be accepting applications for the 2013 Summer Law Clerk Program from November 26, 2012 through January 7, 2013.   If you have any questions about the 2013 Summer Law Clerk Program, please feel free to contact either Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Tripi at (216) 622-3769 or First Assistant U.S. Attorney Carole Rendon at (216) 622-3656.

The Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio is responsible for the prosecution of all federal crimes in northern Ohio.  The office also represents the United States and its departments and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court and in the Sixth Circuit.  Volunteer law clerks assist in the prosecution and defense of both criminal and civil cases in the District Court, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Bankruptcy Court.

Projected No. of Volunteers:  14-15 (Students entering their third year are preferred.

Application Materials:  Resume and cover letter indicating dates when available, and telephone number(s) where student can be reached both during the day and in the evening.  Application by e-mail is the exclusive method of providing the resume and cover letter. Applications should be submitted to USAOHN.SummerLaw@usdoj.gov.  Cover letter should be addressed to:  United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio, United States Courthouse, Suite 400; 801 West Superior Avenue; Cleveland, OH 44113; Attn: Carole S. Rendon, First Assistant United States Attorney

Qualifications: First-year (second semester) and second-year law students.  Must be a U.S. citizen.  Will be subject to a background investigation due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Required:  10 weeks minimum (at least 32 hours per week) (full time strongly preferred)

Salary: Volunteer (without compensation)

Assignments:  Law clerks can expect to research and write motions in pending cases; to research legal issues for indictments and investigations; to assemble exhibits for trial; to observe hearings and trials of cases on which they are working or in which they are interested.

Contact: If you have any questions about the 2013 Summer Law Clerk Program, please feel free to contact Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Tripi at (216) 622-3769.

Web Site:   http://www.justice.gov/usao/ohn/index.html

The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

 

Tucker Ellis LLP – Cleveland, OH seeks first year law student for 2013 summer associate position

1L Students – top 20%.  Please submit a cover letter, resume and transcript (when transcripts are released, no later than 1/31/13) to:  Marla Murphy, Recruiting Coordinator; Tucker Ellis LLP; 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1150; Cleveland, OH  44115-1414