ActionLink Job Opportunity

Akron, OH – Contracts Technician
2D/3E; 3D/4E Students
Action Link is seeking a part-time Contracts Technician for its Akron office.  The Contracts Technician is responsible for the following duties:  reviews draft contracts to ensure the proposed program falls within the normal scope established by the executive team; checks for problematic language, calculation errors, and typos in contracts drafted by the sales and client services teams, prior to approving the contract for receipt by the client; communicates with the Accounting team to ensure they receive relevant information prior to invoicing the clients; and  tracks active contracts from draft stage to completion of program. The Contracts Technician will work approximately 15 hours a week during normal business hours (8am – 6pm) on a pre-approved schedule of his/her choosing.

 Interested candidates should email their resume to lreed@actionlink.com no later than 7pm on Thursday, September 9th. ActionLink anticipates conducting interviews between September 9th and September 13th. Please contact Contracts Manager Laura Reed at the email above if you need any additional information. ActionLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IPTLA – IP Advisory Council Q&A and Networking Opportunity – 9/13, 2-3 pm

IPTLA and all law students at the University of Akron are invited to attend a Q&A session with the IP Advisory Council. On September 13, 2010 at 2:00pm in room 152 the IP Advisory Council will make themselves available for open discussion and networking. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and mingle with IP professionals from all over the United States. For more information about the IP Advisory Council see http://www.uakron.edu/law/ip/council/index.dot . All are welcome and encouraged to come and find out more about IPTLA!

New On-Campus Interview Employer Added!

OCI Update – Day Ketterer, Canton, OH
Hiring Criteria:  2D/3E Students; top 33% of Class; GPA 3.0; Law Review and/or Moot Court/Mock Trial preferred.
Application Materials:  Resume, Cover Letter, References, Law School Transcript.  Cover letter should be addressed to:  R. Clint Zollinger, Esq.; Day Ketterer, Ltd.; Millennium Centre; 1200 Market Avenue North, Suite 300; Canton, OH  44702
Deadline:  Submit application materials to the Career Planning Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2010

BLSA Golf Outing – Friday, September 10, 5 pm

BLSA will sponsor a golf outing at Mud Run Golf Course (2000 S. Hawkins Avenue in West Akron) on September 10, 2010, at 5 pm. Cost is $20 for 9 holes of golf; a golf cart, and food and drinks at the end of the match. Each participant will be paired randomly with a practicing attorney or a law student.  The lowest COMBINED team score will win the Golf Tournament Prize.  There will also be multiple individual competitions throughout the course where the winner will also receive a prize. To register, contact Jonathan McDonald via email: mcdonald.324@gmail.com.