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March 18, 2008

Contents:

Upcoming Career Related Programs—Department of Justice Information Session ( TODAY )

Equal Justice Works Summer Corp Fellowship Application Period Opens

UT Law Public Interest Summer Fellowships- Application Now Available (Deadline- March 24^th)

Intellectual Property: 2008 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program: Registration Form available in the Law Career Services Office (Deadline:  Monday, March 24^th 2008 )

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair

May 2008 Graduates: Graduation Form and/or Exit Interview Needed Prior to Graduation

Professional Development Opportunity: Toledo Bar Association CLE Programs

Professional Development Opportunity: Upcoming Lucas County Bar Association Meetings

This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”: Toledo Municipal Court; Monroe County, MI Circuit Court Judge; Lucas County Children’s Services; Schlageter & Bryce

Upcoming Career-Related Programs:

This Week:

Wednesday, March 19^th:  The Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, will present an information session on opportunities for law students from

12:00 – 1:00 in the law auditorium.  Pizza will be provided. 

Upcoming Programs:

Notice:  The PowerPoint from today’s Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office presentation is now available on the Career Service website at: http://www.utlaw.edu/students/career/programs.asp

Equal Justice Works Summer Corp Fellowship Application Available:

The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps program engages law students around the country who are expanding the delivery of legal services to those who need it most. Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that in 2008 will provide 350 law students with the opportunity to earn a $1,000 education award voucher for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization. Summer Corps members provide critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities in the United States on a broad range of issue areas.

As a Summer Corps member, you will:

·         Serve a minimum of 300 hours at a nonprofit public interest organization of your choosing;

·         Earn a $1,000 AmeriCorps education award voucher upon completion of 300 hours of service that can be used to pay current educational expenses or qualified student loans;

·         Gain first-hand experience and legal skills in areas such as client intake, representation and legal research and writing; and

·         Become an official member of AmeriCorps, one of the largest national service networks in U.S. history

Application available starting Wednesday, March 19^th at: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/programs/summercorps/general

Public Interest Summer Fellowships- Application Now Available (Deadline- March 24^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, Monday, March 24th, 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

2008 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program:                                                  

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2008 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st in Chicago, Illinois. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, second and third year J.D. students and LL.M students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1700 law students participated. Employers prescreen and choose all of the students they interview. This is an excellent opportunity if you are interested in practicing patent law.

If you have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or technical science, you may want to consider registering for the program. This program offers qualified law students the opportunity to interview with patent law firms, as well as law firms, corporations and government agencies with patent law departments. There will be employers who will interview one day and some who will interview both days. The cost to register is $35 per student.  The fee is non-refundable, even if you are not selected for any interviews. 

To register, please fill out the attached “Student Registration Form” and bring it to the Career Services Office along with a $35.00 check no later than March 24, 2008.

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair:

The Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA) cordially invites second-year (graduating in 2010) law students to participate in the first ever IBA Diversity Job Fair.

We are seeking candidates who represent all aspects of diversity, who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city

that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm.

Student Registration Information

Student registration opened on March 1, 2008!

Students will register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair via Symplicity’s web site at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/.

After the student submits his/her registration, an automatically-generated password will be provided

which will enable him/her to use the system throughout the next few months.

Student registration deadline is July 1, 2008.

There is no fee for students to register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair.

Don’t miss an opportunity to interview with the following Indianapolis law firms & agencies! (List current as of March 6, 2008)

Baker & Daniels LLP

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Bingham McHale LLP

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman P.C.

Goodin Abernathy LLP

Kightlinger & Gray LLP

Krieg DeVault LLP

Lewis Wagner LLP

Locke Reynolds LLP

Marion County Public Defender Agency

Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary P.C.

Sommer Barnard LLP

REGISTER TODAY!    (2) $2,500 scholarships will be presented to an interviewing student!

Hotel Registration

The IBA Diversity Job Fair will be held at the Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis (http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/INDWWES-Embassy-Suites-Indianapolis-Downtown-Indiana/index.do) in Indianapolis, IN, September 25-26, 2008. Room rates for students are $169 for both Thursday (Sept. 25) and Friday (Sept. 26) nights. Students will be responsible for making their own travel and lodging arrangements. Contact the hotel directly at 1-800-EMBASSY. Make sure you reference the IBA Diversity Job Fair to receive our group rate. If you need special accommodations, please contact Caren Chopp (cchopp@indybar.org; 317-269-2000).

Hotel reservation deadline to receive the special rate is Aug. 26, 2008.

Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

110 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 1-317-236-1800

Fax: 1-317-236-1816

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 25, 2008

5-7 p.m. Student Registration, Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown

5:30-7 p.m. Welcome Reception, Wood Room, Hilbert Circle Theatre

Friday, September 26, 2008

8 a.m. Registration Opens

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Interviews held in guest suites

12-1:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon

1:30-5 p.m. Interviews held in guest suites

Interview Process

Interviews at the Job Fair are arranged in two methods. Ten of the 14 interviews will be pre-selected by the employer. The other four interviews will be assigned, according to interest of the student. All interviews will be conducted at the Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown in individual guest suites.

May 2008 Graduates: Graduation Form and/or Exit Interview needed

If you plan to graduate in May of ‘08, please complete and return the “UT Law Graduation Form” that was included in the graduation packet or contact the Law Career Services Office at your earliest convenience to schedule an exit interview.  (lcs@utoledo.edu or 419-530-2851) 

A completed Graduation Form or an exit interview MUST be completed prior to graduation. 

Professional Development Opportunity: Toledo Bar Association CLE Programs

Please consider attending these Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by the Toledo Bar Association.  Contact Trish Branam, Executive Director of the TBA for more information and law student registration information.  tbranam@toledobar.org

Great Adverse Depositions: Principles and Principal Techniques
APRIL 23  *  8:30 – 12:45  *  4.0 Credits
LIVE – TOLEDO BAR ASSOCIATION – BROCHURE

ATTACKING "I DON'T KNOW"  "I DON'T REMEMBER"  "I DO REMEMBER"
APRIL 23  *  1:30 – 4:15  *  2.5 Credits
LIVE – TOLEDO BAR ASSOCIATION – BROCHURE

JOINT CONFERENCE WITH TOLEDO WOMEN'S BAR

THE SOLE PRACTITIONER: TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP THE BOAT AFLOAT
APRIL 25  *  1:00 – 4:15  *  3.0 Credits
LIVE – TOLEDO BAR ASSOCIATION – BROCHURE

Professional Development Opportunity: Upcoming Lucas County Bar Association Meetings

Monday, March 24, 2008:  Speaker & Topic: TBA

Monday, March 31, 2008:  Diane Reamer-Evans, TMACOG- “Ohio Hub for High Spped Passenger Rail Service”

Place: Georgio’s Café International, 426 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH. 

Lunch beginning at noon; program 12:30 – 1:00.  Luncheon Price: $10.00. 

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.