Akron Law Announcements

Great Job Opportunity for First- and Second-Year Students

Akron, OH – Litigation Intern – Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Symplicity Job No. 2142

Assist in-house attorneys in managing all aspects of high volume product liability litigation including factual investigation and analysis, discovery, research, file management, and interaction with employees and outside counsel.  Strong written and oral communication skills and sensitivity to confidentiality issues is required. Demonstrated interest in litigation, product liability, or trial preparation is preferred. Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and Windows XP is beneficial. 

 Application Materials:  Resume, Cover Letter and Transcript.  Cover letter should be addressed to:  Lori Kirby, Human Resources; 1200 Firestone Parkway, Akron, OH  44317

 To Apply:  Note application materials must be submitted to the Career Planning and Placement Office for forwarding no later than Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

Resume Collection – Tucker Ellis & West, LLP – Cleveland, OH
Symplicity Job No. 2138

Tucker Ellis & West LLP is seeking strong first year law students in the top 10% of their class, who have an interest in practicing law in Cleveland, OH for Summer Associate positions.  Tucker Ellis & West is a growing national law firm with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Their Summer Mentorship Program is designed to give law students the opportunity to work with their mentors and other attorneys for the summer, where they will experience a wide range of legal work from research and writing projects to attending trials, depositions and the closing of business transactions. The vision of their Summer Mentorship Program is to provide the Summer Associate with a true sense of the practice of law at Tucker Ellis & West and to hire future associates for the firm. A strong preference is given to candidates with existing ties to Northern Ohio.  Salary:  $1,900 per week.

To Apply:  Please send resumes to marla.murphy@tuckerellis.com.

Deadline:  When grades released, or no later than February 7, 2011.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

United States Courthouse, Suite 400, 801 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113  ATTN: Carole S. Rendon, First Assistant United States Attorney

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

Qualifications:
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.

Must be a First-year (second semester) and second-year law student. Application Deadline: For Summer of 2011: Applications will be accepted between December 1, 2010 and January 14, 2011.
Minimum Weeks Required:
10 weeks minimum (at least 32 hours per week) (full time preferred)
Salary:
Volunteer (without compensation)Assignments: 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.

Law clerks can expect to research and write motions in pending cases;

 If you have any questions about the 2011 Summer Law Clerk Program,please feel free to contact Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Tripi at (216) 622-3769. 

Web Site: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ohn

The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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Youngstown, OH – Judicial Law Clerk – Seventh District Court of Appeals

Symplicity Job No. 2124

Judge Mary DeGenaro of Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals is seeking applicants for a law clerk position, to be filled immediately. All applicants must be licensed attorneys. Applicants who graduated in May 2010 should be in the top 25% of their graduating class or have experience on a law review. The starting salary is $45,000 per year. All applicants must possess excellent research and writing skills, Westlaw experience, and be self sufficient. Please send a cover letter, current resume, references, grade transcripts if a 2010, 2009 or 2008 law school graduate, and writing sample by January 10, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. EST to: Bobbie Knickerbocker, Secretary for Judge Mary DeGenaro, by mail to Seventh District Court of Appeals, 131 West Federal Street, Youngstown, OH 44503; or electronically to bknickerbocker@mahoningcountyoh.gov. Applications will be considered and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis.