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June 25,
2008
Contents:
MPRE
Registration Deadline for August Test Date: July 1,
2008
Latham
& Watkins Diversity Scholars Program- Applications Now
Available
Professional
Development Opportunity- CLE Offering
This
Week’s “Hot Job”: Tomb Roberts &
Bucio, LLP (Law Clerk, Troy, OH)
MPRE
Registration Deadline:
The Multistate
Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a sixty question,
two-hour and five minute, multiple-choice examination administered
three times each year (March, August & November). The Multistate
Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required for
admission to the bars of all but three US
jurisdictions. Most students take the MPRE during the last
year of law school after they’ve completed Legal
Ethics.
For
the August 8, 2008 test date, the application receipt deadline is
July 1st, 2008.
For more information or
to register online, please see:
http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre/guidelines/registration/
Latham
Diversity Scholars Program:
Latham
& Watkins is pleased to announce that the application process is
now open for the Latham Diversity Scholars Program. For the fourth
consecutive year, the firm
will be awarding a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship to each of four
second-year law students for use during their third year at
ABA-accredited law schools (2009-10).. Students are asked to submit
an application form, personal statement, resume and official or
unofficial law school transcript by September 15, 2008. The
application form and instructions are available on the firm’s Web
site at www.lw.com/diversity
under the
Diversity Scholars Program heading.
Factors considered
in choosing the Latham Diversity Scholars include a
candidate’s:
·
Ability and commitment
to contribute to the diversity objectives of global law firms,
·
Life
experiences that have shaped values and that provide a unique
perspective, including any obstacles or challenges faced in choosing
or pursuing law as a profession,
·
Academic
and leadership achievements, and
·
Desire to
practice in a global law firm
environment.
This
scholarship is not contingent upon receiving or accepting an offer
of employment at Latham & Watkins. Rather, it is open to all law
students and is designed to encourage greater diversity among the
attorneys at large law firms as a way of benefiting the entire
profession. Recipients will be announced in the early spring of
2009.
Professional
Development Opportunity- CLE:
Municipal
Court Issues Resulting From Foreclosures
Seminar
Friday, June 27, 2008
8:45 AM - 12:00
PM
TBA 2nd Floor CLE Room
Approved for 3.0 hours
of CLE credit.
This seminar is sponsored by the Municipal Court
Committee of the Toledo Bar Association.
To register, please
contact Trish Branam, Executive Director at 419-242-9363.
This
Week’s “Hot Job”:
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Employer:
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Tomb Roberts
& Bucio, LLP |
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Job
Type:
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LAW STUDENT
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Job
Title:
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Law Clerk
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Description:
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Tomb Roberts
& Bucio, LLP is in immediate need of a law clerk.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and writing
sample for review. Part-time position: 2-3 days/week in the
summer and 2 full days/week during the school year. 3L student
preferred, but willing to consider a 2L with exceptional
writing capability. |
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Job
Location:
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Ohio
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Job
Schedule:
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Part Time
- School Year |
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Compensation:
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Not Supplied
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Accepting
resumés from:
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2L, 3L, |
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Employer
Contact Information:
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124 West Main
Street
Troy
OH
45373
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Contact
Person: |
Mr. Jeremy M.
Tomb, Managing Partner |
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Fax:
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937-440-1659
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Web
Site:
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www.tomblaw.com |
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. | 