ASP Fellow Tiffany Porter would like everyone who is in Professor Gibson’s Contracts class to know that they should register for TWEN to access her handouts. Please download the handout BEFORE the session, which is tonight 5:30-6:30pm in Room 316 of the Library. The handout will be available by 3:00pm today! See you there!
Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project – great summer opportunties available
Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project (Summer 2013) – http://AmBar.org/Steiger
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3823 – The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship (named in memory of the late Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission). Selected students will serve for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer of 2013 in the consumer protection or consumer affairs offices of locations of participating State and Territorial governments. Participating government office locations for the summer of 2013 are:
Montgomery, Alabama Boston, Massachusetts Portland or Salem Oregon
Phoenix, Arizona Lansing, Michigan Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Little Rock, Arkansas Jackson, Mississippi Pierre, South Dakota
Los Angeles or Helena, Montana Nashville, Tennessee
San Francisco, California Las Vegas, Nevada Austin, Texas
Hartford, Connecticut Concord, New Hampshire *Salt Lake City, Utah
*Wilmington, Delaware Newark, New Jersey Montpelier, Vermont
Atlanta, Georgia Santa Fe, New Mexico Richmond, Virginia
Honolulu, Hawaii New York, New York Olympia, Washington
Des Moines, Iowa Saipan, Northern Charleston, West Virginia
Topeka, Kansas Mariana Islands Madison, Wisconsin
Baltimore, Maryland *Columbus, Ohio Cheyenne, Wyoming
*Note: *Will only accept 2Ls
Download application form: http://AmBar.org/Steiger
Each selected student will receive a $5,000 stipend for the summer (administered through the offices of the state attorneys general and subject to certain federal taxes). There is also a possibility that an optional travel/housing allowance in an amount yet to be determined may be available to Steiger Fellows not living at home during their fellowship, but applicants are encouraged to apply for locations near their place of residence and in any event should not rely upon receiving an allowance in deciding whether to apply for a fellowship.
The application period is (September 24, 2012 until October 19, 2012). Applications will not be accepted beyond October 19, 2012 deadline date. Students must submit all documents requested in the application form to: ABASteigerFellowship@americanbar.org
Street Law Seeks Law Student Volunteers
The Street Law Program at the Akron Bar Association is looking for two more law students to volunteer at local high schools. Street Law is a practical elective course taught throughout many high schools in the Summit County high schools. The time commitment will be 1-2 hours a week, but will still be a valuable opportunity to get involved with the local community. Please email streetlaw@akronbar.org if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.
Register to be a Poll Observer
The Obama for America Campaign, in cooperation with Organizing for America, invites University of Akron Law Students wishing to get involved with the Campaign to sign up as Poll Observers for the Campaign on Election Day.
Poll Observing is an important and critical role in which you will be the authorized observer for the Democratic Party at your polling place, responsible for ensuring the Right to Vote is protected and reporting any irregularities or problems up the chain of the Campaign. We need you! Also, this opportunity will count for 15 hours toward your pro bono requirement.
To get involved as a poll observer for the Obama Campaign, email Robert Haferd, Regional Voter Protection Coordinator, at rhaferd@gmail.com.
Well-established Cleveland patent law firm seeks law clerk – submit resume to CPPO
Resume Collection: Cleveland, OH – Law Clerk – Patent Law Firm
AkronLawJobs Nob No. 3822 – well-established Cleveland patent law firm seeks 2nd or 3rd year law student to work 20 hours/week during the school year and then full time over the summer in 2013. Candidates must be qualified to sit for the patent bar exam. Those with backgrounds in EE, physics or computer science preferred. Submit resume to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) in the CPPO. Deadline to apply is 12 noon on Thursday, October 4, 2012. For details on firm, log onto AkronLawJobs/Symplicity — https://law-akron-csm.symplicity.com/students/.