Akron Law Bears Arms – Nov. 9 – 6:30-9:30 pm

Join the Student Bar Association as we celebrate the Second Amendment this Friday, November 9th from 6:30pm – 9:30 at Laser Quest in Fairlawn located at 80 Brookmont Rd., Akron OH! Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from 12:15pm – 1:15pm and 5:30pm – 6:30pm in the cafeteria every day this week!   Your ticket gets you not one, not two, but THREE games of laser tag and Donato’s dinner sponsored by Barbri! You must purchase your tickets in advance, and you must arrive by 6:30pm in order to play.

Please see any SBA member with questions.

Chicago office of national law firm seeks class of 2013 grad or recent grad for Municipal Finance Group

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3947 – Hiring Criteria:  3L Students, Recent Graduates – Municipal Finance Attorney – Chicago office Ice Miller LLP, a firm of over 300 attorneys with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, DuPage County, Ill., Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. seeks to hire an attorney or third year law student with financial or accounting background and/or experience for our Municipal Finance group. No previous legal experience is required. This attorney will work 20 hours per week and will be paid hourly. All candidates must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must have or be able to develop exceptional client relationship skills. Applicants must also have excellent law school and undergrad credentials and references. All applicants must apply online at www.icemiller.com. Please include: a resume listing all significant and relevant experiences; law school and undergraduate transcripts; references and a writing sample. Please refer to job posting DAY1012MF-CH in your cover letter. Ice Miller is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Deadline:  December 8, 2012

 

GSLA MEETING – Wed. Nov. 7. – 12:15 – L-167

The executive board of GSLA would once again like to thank everyone for coming out to the Charity Drag Show.  Thanks to your donations to our amazing performers, we were able to raise well over $500 for the Trevor Project so that they may continue to offer help and support for LGBTQ youth and young adults across America through their crisis and suicide prevention programs.  GSLA’s next meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM in Room L-167.  Our own Prof. Huhn will present a program on the status of current same-sex marriage litigation, we will discuss new GSLA programs and goals influenced from the Lavender Law Conference, and finally, we will talk about speakers and volunteer opportunities available to members next semester.  If you would like to join GSLA, but will be unable to attend our next meeting, please email Elisa at ejw23@zips.uakron.edu.

New job postings at USPTO – may be of interest to non-technical IP students

New job postings at the USPTO:  AkronLawJobs Job No. 3943 – This announcement may be of particular interest to non-technical IP students. Please note Nov. 14 deadline for applications.

 (1) The vacancy announcement for new Trademark Examining Attorneys has been posted on USAJobs at the following link:

TMO-2013-0008-EX Attorney Advisor – GS-0905-11 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/330638100

The announcement closes on November 14, 2012.

 (2) The vacancy announcement for the Patent Externship Program has been posted on USAJobs at the following link:

PEEP-2013-0001 – Patent Experience Externship Program (Non-paid)

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/330644500

This announcement closes on February 1, 2013.

  (3) There are also other vacancy announcements for patent examiner positions in the Detroit, Michigan office and the links for these positions have been posted on USAJobs  at: https://www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/Search/GetResults?OrganizationID=CM56&ApplicantEligibility=All.