It’s Wednesday, which means it’s the Have Your Say forum! Join Dean Jordan and Professor Cook in the law school atrium TODAY at 12:20 p.m. to discuss current events. Today’s topic is “It’s an interesting world: Tressel, Gingrich, Kasich and the Ordioso twins.” See you there!
Cleveland IP firm seeks law clerk with EE or similar degree
Cleveland, OH – Law Clerk – Pearne & Gordon LLP
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3193 – 1L, 2L, 3L Students – Pearne & Gordon LLP, a downtown Cleveland intellectual property law firm, is seeking a student law clerk. Candidates must have a technical degree in Electrical Engineering or similar. Possible candidates with other technical degrees may submit resumes for future consideration. Ideally, the student law clerk will work part-time on a year-round basis. Actual scheduling will have some level of flexibility to accommodate the law clerk. The law clerk will be involved in a wide range of intellectual property projects, but with an emphasis on assisting attorneys concerning patent subject matters. Please submit a cover letter and resume via mail or email to: Ronald M. Kachmarik, Esq.; 1801 East 9th Street, Suite 1200; Cleveland, OH 44114-3108. Deadline: ASAP, but no later than March 7, 2012.
First years — need a summer job?
Resume Collection – Bricker & Eckler LLP – Columbus, OH
1L Students – Application Materials: Cover letter, resume and transcript. Cover letter should be addressed to Patricia Lach, Recruiting/Professional Development Coordinator; 100 South Third Street; Columbus, OH 43215. Please submit application materials to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu no later than Thursday, February 9 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.
Volunteers Requested for SALDF Project this Saturday at 11 am
The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will be volunteering with Paws & Prayers at PetSmart in Chapel Hill this Saturday, February 11th from 11:00a.m. until 3:00p.m. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail Lisa Misosky at LMM113@zips.uakron.edu. This can be applied towards the community service pro-bono requirement.
DRI 2012 Law Student Diversity Scholarship
DRI announces its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program* open to incoming second and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American students.
The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA accredited law schools in order to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement of Principle.
Incoming second-and third-year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Incoming second-and third-year law students who also come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender are eligible to apply.
To qualify for this scholarship, candidates must be full-time students. Evening students also qualify for consideration if they have completed one-third or more of the total credit hours required for a degree by the applicant’s law school.
Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the following criteria:
Demonstrated academic excellence
Service to the profession
Service to the community
Service to the cause of diversity
Download DRI’s Law Student Diversity Scholarship Application and Eligibility Requirements at http://www.dri.org/contentdirectory/public/awards_scholarships/DRI_2012_Diversity_Scholarship_Application.pdf
Deadline: Friday, April 27, 2012
*Students who are members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Law School or Law Student members of AAJ or students otherwise affiliated with or employed by AAJ are not eligible for DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarships.