Your Bar Admission & Why Your Financial Health Matters

REMINDER FOR MONDAY AT NOON

Your Bar Admission & Why Your Financial Health Matters

Free Seminar . . . Free Lunch!

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge & Financial Panelists will present, as follows:

 DATE:            Monday, March 7, 2011

TIME:             Noon to 1:05   

PLACE:           Room 151

PROGRAM:    

Noon to 12:05        Introduction by Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren, United States Bankruptcy Judge


12:05                         Financial Questions That You Will Be Asked When Applying to the Bar – Lenore Kleinman, Esq., member of the Bar Admissions Committee

12:15                         Facing Your Debt –Victor Russell, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.      

12:30                         Concerned That You May Not Be Able to Pay Your Student Loans? Things You Need to Know – Frederick Coombs, III, Esq. — Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd.

12:45                         Resources Available Through the Law School – Lauri S. Thorpe, Assistant Dean of Admission, Financial Aid & Student Services

12:55                         Brief Q and A

1:05                           Adjourn

ACJS – General Meeting – March 3, 5:45 PM, L-167

On March 3 at 5:45 PM in room L-167, the Akron Criminal Justice Society will hold a general meeting to vote for a new treasurer, discuss our upcoming speakers, and schedule trips to both the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.  You do not have to be a member of ACJS to attend the meeting and receive the information.  Non-members may be able to go on the trips if there is room and additional funding available, so please come if you are interested.

Community Legal Aid in NE Ohio seeks summer law clerks – APPLY ASAP!

Northeast Ohio – Summer Law Clerks – Community Legal Aid and Northeast Ohio Legal Services
Symplicity Job No. 2239 – Community Legal Aid and Northeast Ohio Legal Services are private non-profit law firms which work to bridge the gap between poverty and justice for low income and elderly residents of central northeast Ohio. Legal Aid has Summer Program openings for Law Students in two (2) of its Northeast Ohio offices. Job descriptions for the various positions are listed below.  Legal Aid is looking for dedicated, hard-working, and public-interest minded students for its Summer Program. Legal Aid has opportunities available for 2L’s (with or without intern certificate) and 1L’s.  Law Students are expected to work unpaid for at least 10 weeks and may work up to 13 weeks.  These are just a few of the many funding possibilities. For more funding opportunities, visit the “Summer Funding” page under “Helpful Resources” at www.pslawnet.org

Applications Procedure and Student Qualifications – Summer Associate applicants should have completed their first year of law school by the time they commence work in the summer of 2011.  They give special consideration to students with a demonstrated commitment to serving disadvantaged people and communities.  Law students who speak Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.  Please submit the following:  Cover Letter*; Resume; Three References; Writing Sample; Completed Application and Authorization for Background Check.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than March 11, 2011.