The Public Interest Law Fellowship Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain legal experience in public interest, public sector, and non-profit areas. Students with placement interest in Stark County, Cuyahoga County, Summit County, and Tuscarawas County are especially encouraged to apply. Day students are eligible to apply after their first academic year. Evening students are eligible to apply after their third semester. If you think you would like to do this work, but have questions on how to line up a placement, please feel free to call upon Professor Koosed (statewide agencies), Professor Carro (Akron), or Career Planning Director, Jay Levine, Ph.D., (general). It is expected that you will take steps on your own to secure a placement in advance of submitting your application for a fellowship. A letter confirming your placement from the employer organization as well as a program application are also required.
The Public Interest Fellowship Committee will make an effort to balance the constituencies served: national, regional, or local. Start Date To Receive Fall Public Interest Fellowship Applications: Monday, August 28, 2006
We have set an application deadline of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2006. It is expected that you will take steps on your own to secure a placement in advance of submitting your application for a fellowship. Public interest, non-profit, and public sector employers are all acceptable prospective employers with the proviso that your work will be supervised by the organization's attorney.
Students with placement interest in Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Cuyahoga Counties are especially encouraged to apply.
You can obtain the Application Guidelines here. Obtain the Application Form here or you can pick up the application materials in the Career Planning OfficeSummer 2006, Public Interest Fellowship Placements
- Akron Municipal Court – Akron, OH
- Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of Ohio – Cleveland, OH
- Canton Community Legal Aid Services – Canton, OH
- City of Parma Law Director's Office – Parma, OH
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office – Cleveland, OH
- Essex County Prosecutor's Office – Cleveland, OH
- Family Law Self-Help Center – Anchorage, AK
- Immigrant Worker Project – Wooster, OH
- Medina County Public Defender – Medina, OH
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission – Akron, OH (2)
- Public Defender Service – Washington, D.C.
- Stark County Public Defender – Canton, OH
- Summit County Court of Common Pleas (2) – Akron, OH
- Summit County Legal Defender – Akron, OH
- Summit County Prosecutor's Office (3) – Akron, OH
- Tuscarawas Public Defender – New Philadelphia, OH
- United Nations – New York, NY
- U.S. Attorney's Office – Youngstown, OH
- Wayne County Public Defender – Wooster, OH
Past Public Interest Fellowship Placements >>>
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