Hoggatt Law scholarship opportunity

We are Hoggatt Law Office, P.C., a personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm in northern Colorado, and we are offering a scholarship to a student whose parent has been injured or killed in a work-related accident. The Hoggatt Injury Law Children of Injured Workers Scholarship is for the amount of $1,000, and applications are open to undergraduate and graduate students throughout the U.S.

Detailed information about the scholarship can be found on our scholarship page at https://www.hoggattlaw.com/children-of-injured-workers-scholarship, where students can also apply. In summary, eligible applicants must:

  • Have a parent who was affected by a work-related injury
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be enrolled for the Spring 2022 semester

We also ask applicants to submit an essay about their academic and career goals. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2021.

This Week’s Resume Collection Deadlines

Resume Collect Employers

The following is a list of employers who wish to review the resumes of Akron law students and then invite selected students to their offices or for virtual interviews. Check SYMPLICITY under “OCI/Resume Collections” for detailed information on these employers and to submit your applications. Do not contact the firms directly unless otherwise stated. 


APPLY FOR ALL ON SYMPLICITY BY NOON

  Employer  Submission Requirements  Hiring CriteriaApplication Materials
Knox, McLaughlin, Gornall & Sennett

Contact: Julia Herzing		Submit on Symplicity

Deadline: October 1, 2021

Summer Associate		2L

Require: Top 1/3, 3.0 GPA

Prefer: Law Review, Moot Court, Trial Team		Resume, Cover Letter, Law School Transcript, and Writing Sample  
Masour Gavin LPA

Contact: Tracey McGurk, Partner

Submit on Symplicity

Deadline: October 1, 2021

Summer Associate		 2LResume, Cover Letter, Law School Transcript, and Writing Sample
 Squire Patton BoggsDirect Apply for each position.   Visit: https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/en   Deadlines are rolling; apply early!   **Direct Apply***     2L    Prefer: Top 25% or   
 3.5 GPA		Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate positions are now posted on our website. We would like students to know that we have 2022 Summer Associate positions available in the following offices: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, New York, Phoenix and Washington DC.

Institutional Review Board is recruiting members

The University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) seeks additional members.  The Board is seeking a graduate student or law student representative.

The University of Akron IRB for the Protection of Human Subjects is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of individuals recruited for participation in research conducted under the auspices of the university or its affiliates. Its mission is to advance an organizational culture and infrastructure that supports the highest ethical standards in the review and implementation of research with human participants. The University of Akron gives the IRB ultimate authority for approval of research with human participants. Student participants would gain experience in regulatory compliance, research compliance, advocacy, and research ethics.

Applications will be accepted through Sept 30. Interested applicants should submit a brief letter detailing their interest and qualifications along with their resume or curriculum vitae to Katie Watkins, director in the Office of Research Administration and IRB administrator, at kwatkin@uakron.edu. Please call 330-972-6764 for additional information. 

Fingerprint Cards

For those preparing their Application to Register as a Candidate for the Ohio Bar Exam, fingerprint cards can be picked up from Shannon Aupperle in Student Affairs in the Dean’s Suite. For evening students, fingerprint cards will be available at the Law Library Circulation Desk until 6:30, M – Th.