Submit Community Legal Aid summer job applications to CPPO by tomorrow at 12 noon.

Community Legal Aid (Akron, OH) to interview on campus on February 16, 2012
Legal Aid is looking for dedicated, hardworking, and public-interested minded students for its Summer Program.  Legal Aid has opportunities available for 2L’s (with or without intern certificate) and 1L’s.  Law students who are applying to participate in the Summer Intern Program are expected to work unpaid for at least 10 weeks and may work up to 13 weeks.  An Application form and a description of the 2012 Summer Intern Program are available in the Career Planning and Placement Office.  Applications (resume, references, writing sample and application form) are to be submitted to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) no later than January 31, 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.  Job is unpaid but students can apply for PIL grant money.

Second years – need a summer job?

Cleveland, OH – Law Clerk – Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy Co., LPA

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3159 – 2L Students – Seeking a law student applicant (2Ls only) with strong research/writing skills, outgoing personality, strong ties to the local community, and an interest in litigation for summer clerkship position.  Possibility of continuing part-time during school year and of job offer after graduation.  Salary will be hourly, negotiable around $15/hour.  Please submit a resume, transcript and writing sample by mail, email or fax to:  Kathleen J. St. John, Esquire; (fax) 216-771-2242; email:  kstjohn@nphm.com.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than Friday, February 10, 2012.

May 2012 JD Degree Candidates Preparing to Take the July 2012 Ohio Bar Examination

The following certificate forms for the Ohio Bar Examination have approaching deadlines.  These forms must be certified by the law school, then submitted to the Court so that eligibility to sit for the Ohio Bar Examination may be established. Please check these upcoming deadlines and be sure to submit your forms in time to allow for our processing.  These forms must be submitted to me, Liz Sauders in The Office of Law Student Services, Dean’s Office, Room 136 of the law building.

  •  Law School Character Certificate:  You may drop off the Law School Character Certificate at the law school receptionist.  I will prepare the certificate for Dean Thorpe’s signature. The certificate form will be returned to you so that you may include it in your application packet to the Court.  The deadline to be received (not postmarked) at the Court as per their website: 

Application to Take the Bar Examination: (located online http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/admissions/Bar_Exam/default.asp )
NOTE: The Office of Bar Admissions does not process applications to take a bar exam until the previous exam has been administered. April. 2, 2012 is the deadline for filing applications to take the July 2012 bar exam. The dates for the July 2012 bar examination are July 24, 25, and 26

  • Final Law School Certificate:  You may drop off the Final Law School Certificate any time prior to the end of spring semester.  I will hold it until graduation on Sunday, May 13, 2012, then send it directly to the Supreme Court of Ohio on Monday, May 14.
  •  Substance Abuse Instruction Certificate:  You do not need to submit this form to us for completion.  Substance abuse lectures are available two times a year as a school offering from Akron Law.  Therefore, if you attended one of the lectures, we include the completion of this one hour of substance instruction on your Final Law School Certificate.  If you have not attended one of the law school’s Substance Abuse Lectures, make-up lectures are not available through The University of Akron School of Law. Lectures are scheduled through Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) for a fee. Contact their office at 1-800-282-6556.

 If you have any further questions, please contact me.

 Elizabeth Sauders

The University of Akron School of Law

Office of the Dean, Room 136R

Akron, OH  44325-2901

Direct Dial:  330-972-6346 / Fax:  330-972-7337

sauders@uakron.edu

http://www.uakron.edu/law/students/studentservices/ 

 

 

Think the law is all you need to know to be a good lawyer? Think again…

It’s not too late to register for the second in the CPPO’s Legal Marketing Workshop Series: Call the CPPO at 330-972-5321 or e-mail jeanne2@uakron.edu to reserve your spot today.

Workshop #2 February 2, 5:00 – 6:00 P.M. Communications, Presentation and Writing Skills in the Legal World, The University of Akron  School of Law, C. Blake McDowell  Law Center, Room 151  Increasing your visibility through online media, speaking opportunities and writing for publications are key tactics to a new lawyer’s marketing plan. This workshop will include tips on how social media may help elevate your profile; what you need to do to position yourself for speaking opportunities; and ways to get your thoughts on paper and to the press.

Presenters: JULIE GURNEY, Senior  Communications & Marketing Manager at Benesch and JILL RAKO,  Marketing & Communications Manager at Bricker & Eckler