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  March 27, 2008

 Contents:

What Can a Judicial Clerkship Do for You? (Thurs.) 

Special Opportunity for Students on Monday-College of Law Board of Advisors

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

Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair-Student Registration Opens April 1st

Professional Development Opportunity: Toledo Bar Association CLE Programs

Professional Development Opportunity: Upcoming Lucas County Bar Association Meetings

Professional Development Opportunity: Pro Bono Seminar, The Prisoner Civil Rights Case

This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”: Ohio 12th District Court of Appeals (Staff Attorney); Arthur, O'Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown Co., LPA (Law Clerk)

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Upcoming Career-Related Programs:

Program

Date

Room

Description

What Can a Judicial Clerkship Do for You?  

Thursday, March 27

12:00 - 1:00

1013  

Designed for 2Ls but open to anyone interested in learning more about the opportunity!

Attend this meeting if you’d like to learn about how a judicial clerkship can enhance your career.  

 

Preparing for Your Summer Position 

Tuesday, April 1

12:00 - 1:00

Room 1013  

Law Alumni Affiliate members will share advice on how to turn your summer job into a permanent position.  

 

Notice:  The PowerPoint presentations from last week’s Department of Justice program and Lucas County Clerk of Courts Office program are now available on the Career Service website at: http://www.utlaw.edu/students/career/programs.asp (click on “previous programs”)

 

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Meet with the College of Law Board of Advisors and

Get Career Advice from the Experts

 11:45

Monday, March 31, 2008

SLK

 The Board of Advisors is a group of very successful lawyers who graduated from UT Law. Visitors on Monday will include a federal judge, a former State Supreme Court Justice, intellectual property lawyers, litigators, practitioners in criminal law, consumer protection, and business law. They are coming in from Delaware, Nevada, Atlanta, Toledo and Columbus.

 

Space is limited. Sign up by sending e-mail of interest to: lcs@utoledo.edu or stop by Law Career Services. Box lunches provided 

 

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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. 

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Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair:

The Cook County Bar Association is pleased to announce its upcoming 25th Anniversary Minority Law Student Job Fair. The Job Fair will be held at the Embassy Suites Downtown/Lakefront Hotel located at 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.


The CCBA Job Fair primarily is designed to obtain summer associate positions for rising 2Ls (current 1Ls) during their second summer in law school (summer 2009). A limited number of employers may also wish to interview rising 3Ls (current 2Ls) for entry level associate positions which will start after they take the bar examination (fall 2009). The 2008 Job Fair will be held on Friday, August 8, 2008, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We will end this year’s Job Fair by having a 25th Anniversary Reception where students and employers will have the opportunity to mingle on an informal basis during the last hour of the Job Fair.


The Job Fair typically attracts over 900 students and more than 150 law firms, corporations, and government agencies. These employers primarily are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C. In addition, we have several employers registered from Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. For more information about participating employers, please see the list of 2007 registered employers on the Employers section of this website (www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com)

 

 

Students will have the opportunity to begin the registration process on April 1, 2008 via www.easelaw.com/ccba

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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

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Professional Development Opportunity: Upcoming Lucas County Bar Association Meetings

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. 

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Professional Development Opportunity: Pro Bono Seminar, The Prisoner Civil Rights Case

The Prisoner Civil Rights Case

Sponsored by:

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008

Location: Theodore Levin United States Courthouse

231 W. Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, Michigan, Room 245

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided

There is no charge for this seminar

but please register by April 7

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

· Overview of Bases for Prisoners' Rights Litigation

· Client Interaction and Management

· Discovery; the Use of Experts; Motion Practice; Settlement Negotiations and Taking Your Case to Trial

· Reimbursement and Other Administrative Matters

· Panel Discussion with Experienced Prisoner Rights Trial Lawyers

· Recent Developments and Trends in Caselaw: What is on the Horizon?

PRESENTERS INCLUDE:

· U.S. District Judges Avern Cohn, Denise Page Hood and Gerald Rosen

· U.S. Magistrate Judges Paul Komives and Virginia Morgan

· Court Executive, David Weaver

· Assistant Attorney General Pat O'Brien

· Professors Dan Manville and Paul Reingold

· Practitioners Sheldon Toll, Margaret Costello and Cynthia Heenan

· ACLU Michigan Director, Michael J. Steinberg

Registration by phone to Ann Malayang (313) 234-5165

email to ann_malayang@mied.uscourts.gov or online at www.fbamich.org

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This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”:

Employer:

Court of Appeals - 12th District Court

Job Type:

ATTORNEY

Job Title:

full time staff attorney

Description:

The court will consider qualified applicants who have passed or will take the Ohio Bar examination during 2008, are in the top 33% of their law school class and are willing to make a two year commitment to the position. Applicants should send their resume, a copy of their law school transcript, and a short writing sample.

Accepting resumés from:

3L, Recent Graduates (0-2 yrs), Experienced Graduates (+2 yrs)  

Employer Address Information:

Twelfth Appellate District
1001 Reinartz Boulevard
 
Middletown
OH
45042
United States

Contact Person:

Bennett A. Manning, Court Administrator

Phone:

513.425.6609 or 800.824.1883

Fax:

513.425.8751

Web Site:

www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us

Date Posted:

03-20-08

Expire Date:

04-07-08

 

LAW RELATED POSITIONS

Arthur, O'Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown Co., LPA

Ohio

 

Law Clerk

Excellent researcher and writer, top 50% of the class. Send cover letter, resume, writing sample to: Arthur, O'Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown Co., LPA - 901 Ralston Ave., Defiance, OH 43512 co: Jennifer Brown -- jbrown@lawbuilding.com

EMail: jbrown@lawbuilding.com

Web site: www.lawbuilding.com

Fax: 419.782.4377

Listing No.

138181tsyg

Date Posted: 03/20/08
Expire Date: 04/11/08

Source: University of Toledo College of Law

 

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.

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