LEGAL CLINIC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID POSITIONS

The University of Akron School of Law Legal Clinic will have four to five paid positions open for the summer and next year 2012. The paid positions are as Directors of our Inmate Assistance Programs and as staff members for the Appellate Review Office. All students are invited to apply, including first year students. Persons chosen for these positions will be paid $7.70 per hour up to 20 hours per week during the school year and 30 hours per week during the summer. Students must take credit courses during the summer to qualify for employment.

People interested in developing interviewing, research, and writing skills should apply. Our Clinic graduates use their skills in civil and criminal contexts as Public Defenders, County Prosecutors, Legal Aid lawyers, judicial law clerks, and civil practitioners. We have a 100% employment rate within six months of graduation.

A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Professor Carro no later than Friday, March 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Please sign up for an interview time in the Legal Clinic when you submit your application. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Carro at 330-972-7751 or by e-mail, carro1@uakron.edu.

Summer 2012 Knight First Amendment Fellowship

Summer 2012 Knight First Amendment Fellowship

We have a grant to support a limited number of students to work on First Amendment problems over the summer.  This is kind of the proverbial “chicken or the egg” question: we need to find out whether students are interested before we try to firm up placements; yet we realize prospective applicants need to have some idea of the placements before they can decide whether they are interested or not.

This is what we know.  Last year we made contacts with the general counsel’s offices of both the New York Times and the Washington Post.  We also have contacts with The Philadelphia Inquirer.  If we can secure placements at one or more of these newspapers, we would like to offer summer research fellowships in the sum of $10,000.00 for students to work the whole summer (the exact dates to be determined, but not to conflict with spring or fall classes).  In addition, Assistant Dean Thorpe will try to assist in finding reasonably priced housing on the campuses of local universities if the applicant so desires.  There is also a possibility that we could provide a very small stipend to be used towards housing or living expenses.

If we have no students interested in these placements or we are unable to make the placements, then other options are possible.  For example, in the past we have placed a student in the Ohio Attorney General’s office in Columbus who worked on cases involving religious challenges made to various policies of the Department of Corrections.  We also placed a student with the Cleveland ACLU who worked on public records act requests and procedures.  We believe that we can go back to these placements or similar placements if a proper placement cannot be made with one or more of the newspapers.  Because the cost of living is lower in the Akron area than along the east coast, we would probably try to do more placements locally at a lower stipend.

At this point we are trying to solicit information about interest.  If you think you would have an interest in one of these positions either on the east coast or locally, please submit the application form and a copy of your resume to Mrs. Lombardi (robin4@uakron.edu) in the Constitutional Law Center.  It would be helpful if we could receive this information no later than Friday, March 9, 2012.  Of course, sooner is always better than later.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to practice your networking skills – Networking Mocktail Party – Thursday, March 1 at 5:00

THURSDAY, March 1, 5:00 – 6:15 P.M. – Legal Mocktail Party in the Law School Atrium

Fun, interactive, informative networking practice party — Does the thought of a business networking function frighten you? Bring on anxiety? We have the solution! The Legal Mocktail is an experiential learning program for law students that teaches the basics and nuances of networking. This unique training exercise simulates attendance at a social or business event. You will learn and immediately apply networking skills in context. Lots of fun, interaction, food and non-alcoholic drinks can be expected at this program!

Moderator: COURTNEY IANNELLI, Director of Marketing & Business Development at Benesch

To Register –In order to guarantee your spot at this fun, interactive workshop, please e-mail Career Planning Student Services Counselor, Jeanne Kennedy, at jeanne2@uakron.edu. Deadline is Wednesday, Feb 29 at 5 p.m. Pre-registration is highly recommended as spots will fill quickly for this workshop.

Cleveland law firm to hire second year summer associate – submit materials to CPPO by tomorrow, March 1 at 12 noon.

Resume Collection – Summer Associate – Littler Mendelson P.C. – Cleveland, OH

2L Students – HIRING CRITERIA: Practice is exclusively management side labor and employment law. Relevant experience, course work or strong interest and commitment to labor and employment law is required. Top 20 % of class preferred. Require a resume and transcript. With more than 850 attorneys and 55 offices, Littler Mendelson is the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters. As the only U.S. member of the Ius Laboris global alliance, Littler has extensive resources to address the needs of multi-national clients, from navigating international employment laws and labor relations issues to applying corporate policies worldwide. Established in 1942, the firm has litigated, mediated and negotiated some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record. For more information, visit littler.com.  Application materials should be submitted to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) no later than March 1, 2012 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.

 

New Job Opportunities from CPPO

Cleveland, OH – Summer Internship with Judge Michael Astrab, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas – AkronLawJobs Job No. 3245

 Location:  Justice Center; 1200 Ontario St.; Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1678

 Prerequisites:  Student must have completed his or her first or second year of law school.

Compensation:  Judge Astrab is offering an unpaid (available for credit or funding through PIL) summer internship.  Students can apply for funding through the Public Interest Law Program.  Students applying for credit should contact Professor Gary Spring.

 Hours:  40 hours per week, minimum of 8 weeks

 Judge Michael Astrab, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, is offering an unpaid summer internship available to Cuyahoga County residents in their first or second year of law school.  The student intern will have the opportunity to observe and assist with hearings, pre-trials, and trials.  The cases include a wide variety of different areas of law, both civil and criminal.  The student will also have the opportunity to shadow other county personnel, including prosecutors and public defenders.  Responsibilities include conducting research, drafting memoranda and briefs for the Judge, assisting the Judge’s personal bailiff and staff attorney, and other various assignments.

The student must be a Cuyahoga County resident, available for 40 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer.  Interested students must email a resume and writing sample to the Judge’s staff attorney, Lisa Sanniti, at cpljs@cuyahogacounty.us.  The Judge’s staff attorney and personal bailiff will select students to be interviewed.  Interviews will be scheduled each Friday in March at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 21-C of the Justice Center, unless otherwise scheduled.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than March 9, 2012

 

Philadelphia, PA – Summer 2012 Intern – Attorney Douglas L. Dolfman
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3243 – 1L, 2L, 3L (part time) Students – Duties include writing and researching criminal motions and appeals.  Attending court hearings in Philadelphia.  More information on firm at www.philadefense.com.  Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to:  Douglas L. Dolfman, Esq.; 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1660; Philadelphia, PA  19103.  Deadline:  April 30, 2012