Great Job Opportunity for 2012 Grads – submit materials to CPPO by April 13.

Resume Collection – Health Care Associate – Rolf, Goffman, Martin Lange Co., LPA – Cleveland, OH

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3319

 Hiring Criteria:  3L Students; Recent Grads (0-2 years) experience.

 Cleveland law firm (located on the eastside of Cleveland – Pepper Pike) is seeking a Health Care Associate with emphasis on business and transactions.

 Application Materials:  Cover Letter, Resume and Law School Transcript.  Cover letter should be addressed to Ira S. Goffman, Esquire; 30100 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 350; Cleveland, OH  44124-5705

 To Apply:  Please submit application materials to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) no later than Friday, April 13, 2012 at 12:00 Noon.  DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY.   ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATE.

West Online Study Aids Will be Down for Maintenance

The West Study Aids site is scheduled for maintenance and will be temporarily unavailable from 6:00 pm CST Friday, March 30, 2012 through Sunday April, 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm CST. Access to the site will be made available as soon as the maintenance is completed.

If you would like to print select materials beforehand, the Study Aid Subscription allows you to print 150 pages per month.

Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to the site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Technical Support at 1-800-486-4876.

 

Nominations for 2012-2013 SBA Officers Being Accepted Now through Saturday, March 31 at 11:59 pm

Nominations for 2012-2013 SBA officers are being accepted now through Saturday, March 31 at 11:59 pm. An email with a link to the nomination form was sent to all law students enrolled for at least one class for fall 2012 a few minutes ago. If you are or plan to be enrolled this fall and did not receive the email, please contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.

Don’t miss out on these great job opportunities – deadlines quickly approaching!

1 – On-Campus Interview – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office – Cleveland, OH
Akron Law Jobs Job No. 3299 – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office will be interviewing on campus on Friday, April 13, 2012. 

Hiring Criteria:  Second Year Students (day and evening), Joint Degree Students

 Application Materials:  Cover Letter, Resume, Law School Transcript and Writing Sample.  Address cover letter to Kestra Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office; P.O. Box 93923; Cleveland, OH  44101-5923.

 Application Materials should be submitted to the Career Planning and Placement Office no later than Thursday, March 29 at 12:00 Noon.  DO NOT CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.   ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATE.

2 – Canton, OH: The law firm, Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos & Raies has an opening for a summer law clerk for a first year law student. If you are interested, please submit a cover letter and resume (with your GPA included) to the Career Planning & Placement Office (“CPPO”) by Tuesday, April 3 at 12 noon. Please note that if your resume does not include your GPA, you must also submit a transcript. Do not contact the firm directly. All materials must be submitted to the CPPO by the deadline date.

 

REMINDER: FED. SOC. TO HOST JOHN ALLISON TODAY AT 12:30PM (RED LOBSTER FOR LUNCH)

REMINDER: FED. SOC. TO HOST JOHN ALLISON TODAY AT 12:30PM (RED LOBSTER FOR LUNCH)

  • Event Title: “The Long Term Consequences of the Financial Crisis”
  • Keynote Speaker: John Allison, Former Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation
  • Event Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
  • Event Location: C. Blake McDowell Law Center, L-151
  • John Allison Bio:
    •  John Allison is Retired Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the U. S.  Mr. Allison began his service with BB&T in 1971 and managed a wide variety of responsibilities throughout the bank.  He became president of BB&T in 1987 and was elected Chairman and CEO in July 1989.  During Mr. Allison’s tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. In March 2009, he joined the faculty of Wake Forest University School of Business as Distinguished Professor of Practice.

Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He received his master’s degree in management from Duke University (1974).  He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and has received 6 Honorary Doctorate Degrees.  Allison has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the NC Business Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker.  He was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEO’s in the world over the last decade.

He serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke, and UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Board of Directors of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

A native of Charlotte, N.C., Allison is married to the former Elizabeth McDonald of Elkin, N.C.  They have two sons and one daughter.