Akron Law Announcements

Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown, OH – 2012 Summer Law Clerk Program – United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio

AkronLawJobs Job No. 3010 – The Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio is responsible for the prosecution of all federal crimes in northern Ohio.  The office also represents the United States and its departments and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court and in the Sixth Circuit.  Volunteer law clerks assist in the prosecution and defense of both criminal and civil cases in the District Court, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Bankruptcy Court.

 Projected No. of Volunteers (14-15 (students entering their third year are preferred)

 Location(s):  Cleveland, OH (12);  Akron, OH (1,2); Youngstown (1)

 They are currently accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Law Clerk Program.  The application deadline is January 9, 2012. 

 Application Materials:  Resume and cover letter indicating dates when available, and telephone number(s) where student can be reached both during the day and in the evening.  Application by e-mail is the exclusive method of providing the resume and cover letter.  Applications should be submitted to:  USAOHN.SummerLaw@usdoj.gov.  Cover letter should be addressed to:  Carole S. Rendon, First Assistant United States Attorney; United States Courthouse, Suite 400; 801 West Superior Avenue; Cleveland, OH  44113.

 Qualifications – First-year (second semester) and second-year law students.  Must be a U.S. citizen.  Will be subject to a background investigation due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

 Minimum Weeks Required:  10 weeks minimum (at least 32 hours per week) (full time strongly preferred).

 Assignments:  Law clerks can expect to research and write motions in pending cases; to research legal issues for indictments and investigations; to assemble exhibits for trial; to observe hearings and trials of cases on which they are working or in which they are interested.

 If you have any questions about the 2012 Summer Law Clerk Program, please feel free to contact either Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Tripi at (216) 622-3769 or First Assistant U.S. Attorney Carole Rendon at (216) 622-3656.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/ohn/us/law%20clerk%20application%20notice.pdf

 Website:  http://www.usdoj.gov/usao.ohn

Don’t miss your chance to sign up for a free CLE today! – Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter 

 The FBA-NDOC is hosting an upcoming CLE seminar in Cleveland which is FREE for members!  Sign up today to reserve your spot!

 2011 Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse CLE

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 – 9Am – 11:45AM

 The Chapter’s annual Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse CLE is being held next week at the Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse.  This seminar is FREE for members, but you MUST pre-register in order to attend for free.  Join speakers Maura L. Hughes of Calfee Halter and Griswold, Ari Sherwin of Sherwin Williams, and W. Jack Rekstis an independent mediator, as they discuss the latest information on these three important topics.

 Click here to register for the 2011 Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse CLE

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for enforcing civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in educational institutions that are recipients of federal financial assistance from the Department and, with respect to disability, in certain public entities.  The Cleveland office, which is located at 600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 750, Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking 1-2 part-time volunteer legal interns for the spring of 2012.  Interns will be participating in casework and legal research in a variety of OCR’s areas of practice.  All applicants should show strong writing and communication skills, initiative, and commitment. 

Applications are due by December 15, 2011.  Please send an application consisting of a cover letter (which must indicate the start/end dates and weekly days and times you will be available for the internship), resume, and legal writing sample by e-mail to Traci Ext, Regional Chief Attorney, at Traci.Ext@ed.gov.

 The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.