Career Planning workshops – week of September 17, 2012

Tuesday, September 18 at 12:20 and 5:15 – Room 133: A Day in the Life of a Trial Attorney. Area trial attorneys will talk to students about their trial practice and what it takes to succeed as a trial attorney. Space is very limited so please RSVP today for this informative presentation. Call Jeanne Kennedy at 330-972-5321 or jeanne2@uakron.edu. Lunch will be served to those who attend.

Fall 2012 Public Interest Law Program Applications due Monday, September 17 at 12 noon

Fall 2012 Akron Law Public Interest Law Program: Applications for the Fall  2012 Public Interest Law (PIL) Program are due on Monday, September 17 at 12 noon.  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: 

Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program
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
CASA Guardian Ad Litem/Summit County Juvenile Court
University of Akron Legal Clinic/Appellate Review Office
U.S. Attorney’s 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 Professor Koosed (statewide agencies), Professor Carro (Akron), Career Planning Director, Barbara C. Weinzierl, Esq. (general) or Assistant Career Planning Director, Alisa Benedict O’Brien.  The deadline to submit your application for fall 2012 funding is Monday, September 17 at 12:00 Noon.  It is expected 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 17, 2012 at 12:00 Noon.

Application guidelines and forms can be obtained in the Career Planning and Placement Office or on our webpage at https://www.uakron.edu/law/career/students/public-interest-law-program—stipend-application.dot?previewPage=2&host_id=1

Community Service – Limited Means Opportunity!

The Project Homeless Connect 5K, 10K Run and 5K “Walk On Water” will be held at Summit Lake on October 13th at 9:00 a.m.  Volunteers are needed to help with registration, passing out t-shirts, goodie bags and water, serving food, assisting with awards, photographing the event and being timers.  If you are interested in volunteering, please send an e-mail to Fred Berry at fberry@infolineinc.org.

“Constitutional Issues in Same-Sex Marriage” & “Civil Rights and the Constitution” Presented by Professor Huhn in celebration of Diversity Week

Please join the School of Law in support of Diversity week as Professor Huhn presents two special Diversity Week lectures.

1) Monday, September 17th: 12:00pm – 1:00pm  – “Constitutional Issues in Same-Sex Marriage” – Join Professor Huhn in this riveting online lecture and discussion regarding same-sex marriage litigation. The presentation will be delivered online via Elluminate. To register please visit: http://www.uakron.edu/law/continuinged/online-cle.dot

2) Tuesday, September 18th: 5:00pm – 6:15pm, Room 152 – “Civil Rights and the Constitution” – Join Professor Huhn as he reviews the historical Civil Rights Movement and its impact on other freedoms. To register please visit: https://www.lawalum.uakron.edu/sslpage.aspx?pid=613 

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting learning opportunities!!