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February 27, 2008

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Spring On-Campus Interviews (2L/3L/4L): NEW—Air Force JAG

Public Interest Summer Fellowships- Application Now Available (Deadline- March 14^th)

Joel A. and Shirley A. Levine Public Interest Fellowship in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Loyola Patent Law Interview Program: Student Registration Opens THIS WEEK

Hutchinson Writing Contest

Tort Law Journal of Ohio- Staff Writers Needed

Notice—Spring Semester Pro Bono Commendation Participants

This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”: Cosme, D'Angelo & Szollosi Co., L.P.A. (Toledo, OH)- 1L/2L Law Clerk; Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellow (Ohio)- May 2008 grad.

Spring On-Campus Interviews:

Please submit all materials requested to the Law Career Services Office by the date indicated below. 

On-Campus Interviews:

* CL = Cover Letter, R = Resume, T = Transcript (unofficial), WS = Writing Sample, RF = References

NOTICE OF NON DISCRIMINATION POLICY:

It is the practice of the University of Toledo College of Law Career Services Office to accept job postings and on-campus interview requests only from employers who agree to adhere to the following policy:

The University of Toledo College of Law is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education, employment, membership and contracts. No differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veterans status or the presence of a disability except as mandated by pertinent legal requirements.

MILITARY RECRUITERS:  The policies of the United States Armed Forces concerning recruitment and retention do not comply with the above-stated policy of the College of Law with regard to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation.  Under normal circumstances, the military would therefore be barred from conducting interviews and recruiting on our campus.  As affirmed last March by the U.S. Supreme Court, however, federal legislation requires law schools to provide job-recruitment access to military recruiters or their universities will risk losing federal funding, including federal financial aid.  For this reason, military recruiters will be allowed access to College of Law recruiting facilities. This limited exception is not intended to diminish our commitment to our non-discrimination policy and our policy will be applied to all other employers.

Public Interest Summer Fellowships- Application Now Available (Deadline- March 14^th):

The Public Interest Fellowship Committee is pleased to announce the availability of Public Interest Summer Fellowships for students working as volunteers or for marginal pay in the public sector. Students enrolled in the Public Service Extern Program and Reinberger Fellows are not eligible to apply for this fellowship award. For Purposes of this fellowship, a public interest position includes working for an organization providing services to underrepresented clients, groups or interests. (e.g. the poor, elderly, minority groups, etc.)

Application & Selection Criteria:

1. Before applying, you must have secured a position as a volunteer or for marginal pay in the public sector.
    
2. You must commit to work a minimum of 20 hours a week for 10 weeks over the summer in the public interest position.
    
3. Criteria that will be considered during the selection process include factors relevant to the student’s commitment to a public service career.  Commitment may be demonstrated by a number of factors, including:
   • Participation in public interest/volunteer activities in college, law school and outside of school 
   • Essay describing student’s interest in the practice of public interest law and the relationship of summer employment plans to legal career goals

While demonstrated commitment is a principal criterion for being awarded a fellowship, consideration will also be given to applicants who may not have amassed a substantial public interest record but who have demonstrated their commitment in other ways and/or have explained the circumstances that may have deterred them from participation in such activities in the past in their essay.

Application Process

Interested students must submit: 1) a resume, 2) the fellowship application, and 3) a law school transcript in hard copy to the Law Career Services Office by 3:00 PM, Friday, March 14, 2008.  No application will be accepted after this date and time. In addition, hand-written applications will NOT be considered.

The fellowship application is available at: http://www.utlaw.edu/students/career/pifellowships.asp

Joel A. and Shirley A. Levine Public Interest Fellowship in Alternative Dispute Resolution: 

The College of Law intends to award to at least one law student, a monetary fellowship of up to $1300.00 for Summer 2008, from the Joel A. and Shirley A. Levine Public Interest Fellowship in Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Students must have a demonstrated commitment or interest in alternative dispute resolution and a strong academic record with a minimum of 3.0 GPA.  Students may be full- or part-time. 

Students must work in a qualified, supervised placement in areas such as the following:

▫ A Court-Annexed Program (Lucas County Juvenile Court, e.g.)

▫ The Supreme Court of Ohio, Dispute Resolution Section (Columbus)

▫ The Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management (Columbus)

  (Note: Project work may be available for completion in Toledo)

▫ Law School Center for Dispute Resolution

▫ Federal Court Program in Dispute Resolution (Cleveland and San Francisco, e.g.)

▫ Other Faculty-Approved Placement

Applications will be forwarded to all students on or before February 29, 2008.  Please e-mail Maara.Fink@utoledo.edu with any questions.

Loyola Patent Law Interview Program: Student Registration Opens THIS WEEK:

All Eligible Students Interested in Pursuing a Career in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY should make Plans to Attend!

The 2008 Patent Law Interview Program will be held on Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1, 2008 at the Chicago Marriott Suites O'Hare. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, second and third year J.D. students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1700 law students from across the country participated. Employers prescreen and choose all of the students they interview.

Student Eligibility to Participate:
Please note that ONLY law students returning to law school in the Fall of 2008 may participate in this program. Students beginning school in the fall of 2008, students graduating this year, or alumni are NOT eligible. This program is for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions for 2009. The only exception is for a law graduate studying for an LL.M. in Intellectual Property.

Patent Bar Exam Requirement:
Virtually all employers want students who have taken or plan to take the patent bar exam (please note that not all computer science majors will qualify). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office annually publishes requirements for taking the patent bar exam. To learn more go to www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/examregist.htm.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM:
Student registration will take place from February 28th – March 14^th through the following website: http://www.patentlawregistration.luc.edu/. Students are required to register and pay on-line using a credit or debit card (VISA, MasterCard, AmEx only). Personal checks will not be accepted. The charge for students is $35.00 and is NON-REFUNDABLE.

Tort Law Journal of Ohio- Staff Writers Needed:

http://www.west.thomson.com/

www.tortlawjournal.com

First and second year students with an interest in tort law and writing are needed for the Tort Law Journal of Ohio.  TLJO, published by West, is Ohio’s leading tort law review.  It is designed to help civil attorneys keep current on tort law, offering new perspectives on routine matters as well as analysis on the latest news in emerging areas of tort litigation in Ohio.

One of the central features of TLJO is its case reviews which are prepared by 13 highly motivated and extremely capable law students from across the state.  New students are needed to become Staff Writers, replacing those who will soon graduate. 

Each student is assigned one appellate court district to follow.  Every two months, each student prepares brief (one paragraph) case summaries on 3-4 cases of note.  These summaries are then published in the Journal.

Time involvement is fairly minimal.  On average, it’s less than a half-hour per week.  Complimentary Westlaw access can be made available to those students who do not already have student accounts.

There is no compensation for doing this. Even the Regional Editors and Contributing Editors are involved on a volunteer basis.  This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about an area of law, gain exposure and credibility as a published author and bolster a resume or C.V.  Those who excel doing this may be invited back as a Contributing Editor upon graduation.

Involvement as a Staff Writer also makes a student eligible to contribute, if he or she wants, to the companion blog, TortLawJournal.com.

To apply, each student will be required to submit a resume, a writing sample and to complete a sample case summary based upon a case that will be provided to the student.  For more information, or to apply, please contact the Editor in Chief, Christopher Ernst either by email (cernst@bdblaw.com) or phone (216-736-4216). 

Application period closes February 29, 2008.  Decisions will be made within one week thereafter.  First submission will be due April 15, 2008.

Notice—Spring Semester Pro Bono Commendation Participants:

 If you are working toward a Pro Bono Commendation award, please submit an application to Jessica Mehl, Public Service Coordinator ASAP.  All pro bono commendation recipients will be honored at a Public Service Recognition Program on Thursday, March 20^th, 2008. 

The Pro Bono Application is available at: http://www.utlaw.edu/students/probono/Commendation%20Application.pdf

This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”:

The University of Toledo College of Law is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education, employment, membership and contracts. No differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veterans status or the presence of a disability except as mandated by pertinent legal requirements.