Cook/Rutledge Fellowship

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, is announcing its summer 2010 Cook/Rutledge Fellowship. The fellowships are open to graduate students who are residents of New Jersey and who are now enrolled in a New Jersey university or college or attending an out of state university or college. Students must be enrolled in a school of medicine, law school or in a graduate Public Health Program. The Fellowship provides a stipend of $6,000 that is contingent upon availability of state funds. Students who have graduated or completed their programs before June can not apply. Fellows are expected to commit to and complete full-time, supervised ten to twelve week projects at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services in Trenton. (Applicants may look at the Strategic Plan to Eliminate Health Disparities in New Jersey 2007
[www.state.nj.us/health/omh/plan/index.shtml] for project ideas.)

All 2010 Cook/Rutledge Fellowship application forms and attachments must be completed and returned by April 16, 2010. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application packet is available on the Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health website at http://www.nj.gov/health/omh/index.shtml. Any questions may be directed to Jose A. Gonzalez at (609) 292-6962 or to jose.gonzalez@doh.state.nj.us.

In the past, the Department has benefited from a number of well-researched and thoughtfully developed fellowship projects. We look forward to continued quality work from selected fellows.

GOVERNMENT CAREERS INFORMATION FAIR – TODAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 11 IN THE LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

Government Careers Information Fair — TODAY —Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and/or 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. –The Career Planning Office is sponsoring a Government Information Fair. This event provides students who have an interest in working with government agencies an excellent opportunity to discuss career options with government representatives in one central location here at Akron Law School. We strongly encourage all students to stop by the Law School atrium to meet with the participating employers and take advantage of this unique networking opportunity. Please note that this program is designed to be an “Information Fair” rather than a “Job Fair.”   BUSINESS ATTIRE SUGGESTED.

 

LEGAL CLINIC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID POSITIONS

The University of Akron School of Law Legal Clinic will have five to seven paid positions open for the summer and next year 2010. The paid positions are as Directors of our Inmate Assistance Programs and as staff members for the Appellate Review Office. All students are invited to apply, including first year students. Persons chosen for these positions will be paid $7.35 per hour up to 20 hours per week during the school year and 30 hours per week during the summer. Students must take credit courses during the summer to qualify for employment.

People interested in developing interviewing, research, and writing skills should apply. Our Clinic graduates use their skills in civil and criminal contexts as Public Defenders, County Prosecutors, Legal Aid lawyers, judicial law clerks, and civil practitioners. We have a 100% employment rate within six months of graduation.

A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Professor Carro no later than Friday, April 9, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Please sign up for an interview time when you submit your application. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Carro at 330-972-7751 or by e-mail, carro1@uakron.edu.

Career Planning presents “Government Careers Information Fair” – Tomorrow, Thursday, March 11 from 12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in the Law School Atrium

Government Careers Information Fair — Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and/or 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. –

The Career Planning Office is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a Government Information Fair. This event provides students who have an interest in working with government agencies an excellent opportunity to discuss career options with government representatives in one central location here at Akron Law School. We strongly encourage all students to stop by the Law School atrium to meet with the participating employers and take advantage of this unique networking opportunity. Please note that this program is designed to be an “Information Fair” rather than a “Job Fair.”   BUSINESS ATTIRE SUGGESTED.