Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop

EVENT: 
Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop
PRESENTERS:     
Staff from Bar Admissions Office, The Supreme Court of Ohio                               
DATE:            
Monday, October 18, 2010
TIME:           
5:00 to 5:15 registration  (FREE cookies & bottle water will be served!)
5:15 to 6:25 presentation
LOCATION:       
Room 151
PURPOSE:         
If you are a first or second year law student, you are considering or definitely planning to sit for the Ohio bar exam, and you have NOT yet submitted your required preliminary bar application, then you should absolutely plan to attend this FREE workshop.   This program is open to all law students.
Topics addressed will include:
 ¨       The Ohio bar application process
¨       Character and Fitness (issues, problems, investigations)
¨       The level of scrutiny given to the bar applications
¨       Appropriate and thorough responses to the bar application questions
¨       DEADLINES!
 Consider the following Preliminary Bar Application DEADLINES for The Supreme Court of Ohio
 November 15:  By all SECOND YEAR FULL- and PART-TIME students  ($75 fee)
 January 15:       DROP DEAD DEADLINE for July bar exam takers ($200 late fee)
 August 15:        DROP DEAD DEADLINE for February bar exam takers ($200 late fee)
 
WARNING:   Waiting until the drop-dead dates to file an application places you at risk of not
getting to take the bar exam right after graduation.
QUESTIONS?    Please contact College Program Specialist Liz Sauders at Liz@uakron.edu
or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.

Upper-Division Scholarship Application Deadline EXTENDED to November 1

The deadline to apply for upper-division scholarships has been EXTENDED to Monday, November 1, 2010 at 5 pm Eastern time.

The application form is available here:

https://www.uakron.edu/webforms/law/admissions/scholarship-application.dot

Note that first-year law students are not eligible to apply for these scholarships this year.

Scholarship awards will likely be distributed in February 2011 for fall 2010 and spring 2011.

Questions? Please contact Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.

Law Firm seeking Law Clerk/Research Assistant — Apply Today

George K. Simakis, Esq.
Simakis & Kisil L.L.P.

5900 Ridge Road

Parma, OH 44129

We are looking for a research assistant to work with us on a part time basis. A third year law student or recent graduate of the law school would be preferred. The hours would be flexible commensurate with mutual scheduling. Compensation to be on an hourly basis as may be mutually agreeable. Submit resume and availability with contact information for an interview to: George K. Simakis, Esq., at gksimakis@gmail.com.

Great Job Opportunity at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Beachwood, OH – 2011 Summer Associate – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Office of General Counsel http://www.ccf.org
Symplicity Job No. 1950

Posted: 10/13/2010
Job Type: INTERNSHIP – Unpaid
Schedule Type: Full Time
Application Deadline: 10/31/2010
Practice Areas: Employment/Labor, Health Law/HIV-AIDS Issues

Job Description – The Law Department of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation is staffed by 29 lawyers and an additional 50 support personnel. Housed within the Cleveland Clinic’s Law Department are the legal staffs of the affiliated hospitals of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. The attorneys practice law in a wide variety of practice areas including medical malpractice, risk management, hospital law, clinical research, medical education, commercial transactions, real property, tax- exempt organizations, fraud and abuse, managed care contracting, labor and employment, and corporate compliance.

The summer associates are required to complete a prescribed regimen of hand-on-activities in all of the major areas of practice. The clerks are given the opportunity to attend various hospital committee meetings and are also required to participate in half-day internships in the Ombudsman Department, Media Relations, Medical Records, CCF Innovations and the operating room.

Qualifications – Cleveland Clinic’s Law Department is now accepting applications from second year law students for the 2011 Summer Associate Program. Special consideration will be given to those law students who demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the health care field.

Application Instructions: Candidates should submit a resume, transcript, and brief writing sample to the contact information below.

Contact Information:
Barbara W. Honecy Administrator, Law Department
honecyb@ccf.org
3050 Science Park Drive- AC321
Beachwood, OH 44122

**Please note that students may apply for a stipend through the Akron Law Public Interest Program.**