LAW OFFICES - SUMMER AND FALL 2006
Applications for the Law Offices, Summer and Fall 2006
are available and can be picked up in room 600 and outside
of the cafeteria. Summer applications are due on Tuesday,
April 4 before 3:00. Please email Tracy
Kish if you have any questions.
NEW CLINICAL PROGRAM
Students in the newly established Startup Law Program
will, under faculty supervision, counsel startup companies
and entrepreneurs on transactions and other matters common
to new ventures. Projects may include advising on business
plans, entity formations, financings, trademarks, website
content, contracts and business licenses. In addition to
completing substantive projects, students will be expected
to have an initial meeting with their clients and to communicate
with them thereafter, as needed. Students will also help
build a website to serve as an educational platform for
current and future students as well as others interested
in the legal aspects of startups.
Professor Jeff Thomas will supervise the Startup Law Program
in addition to teaching Legal Aspects of Startups (a related
course). Professor Thomas has counseled startup companies
as an attorney in private practice (at firms in Chicago
and Silicon Valley) and as an adjunct faculty member at
Northwestern University School of Law’s Small Business Opportunity
Center. Professor Thomas is a graduate of the University
of Michigan Business School and Harvard Law School. Students
with questions may contact Professor Thomas at jthomas@kentlaw.edu.
LEGAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM
SUMMER/FALL 2006
Do you want to develop your legal skills, get practical
legal experience, see what it is like to work in a corporation,
firm or government agency and -- at the same time -- make
yourself more marketable to prospective employers? If so,
then consider doing a for-credit externship and signing
up for Chicago-Kent’s Legal Externship Program (LEP).
LEP is 4-credit hours, non-graded, and open predominantly
to students in their last three semesters of law school.
Externs interested in civil law may select to work in
such diverse legal areas as immigration, tax, commodities,
securities, health care, medical malpractice, or general
corporate law. Externs in criminal law may choose to work
with the States Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office,
or the U.S. Attorney's Office. Some externships offer the
opportunity to obtain a 711 license and appear in court.
More information about Legal Externships and an accompanying
application form are available in the Law Offices reception
area, Room 600, and in the Career Services Office.
If you want to know more about available externship opportunities,
please e-mail Professor Vivien Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu)
to set up an appointment.
SUMMER EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Asian Human Services
(Students who will be 3Ls are strongly preferred)
Asian Human Services, located in the Uptown neighborhood
of Chicago, has an opportunity for externs to work with
a practicing public interest attorney in the areas of family
law, domestic violence and immigration law.
Asian Human Services (AHS), Inc. exists as a community-based
non-profit organization which provides quality, compassionate,
culturally appropriate services to the pan-Asian, immigrant
and refugee community of metropolitan Chicago. AHS’s Legal
Department advocates for the needs of the pan-Asian immigrant
community through research, targeted programming, community
outreach, and client representation. The Legal Department
works in tandem with other programs at AHS to provide holistic
social services in the client’s native language. The AHS
Legal Department has given advice to or represented over
800 clients since September 2002 and has received awards
for its commitment o the underprivileged community of Chicago
by the State Attorney General.
Extern responsibilities include:
- accompanying attorney to court for divorce trials, prove-ups,
orders of protection, etc.;
- writing motions, petitions, briefs and other court
documents;
- interviewing clients;
- performing legal research;
- filing court papers at Daley Center;
- preparing grant proposal letters.
Interested students should send their resume to:
Molshree Sharma
Suite 700
4753 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
lawyer@asianhumanservices.org
and notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu)
if and when they are selected as externs.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Division of Enforcement
(Students should be 3Ls by Fall Semester)
The Chicago office of the Division of Enforcement is seeking
externs who will receive law school credit.
The Division of Enforcement investigates and prosecutes
alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC
regulations. Violations may involve commodity futures or
option trading on domestic commodity exchanges, or the improper
marketing of commodity investments. The Division may, at
the direction of the Commission, file complaints before
the agency’s administrative law judges or in the U.S. District
Courts. Alleged criminal violations of the Commodity Exchange
Act or violations of other Federal laws which involve commodity
futures trading may be referred to the Justice Department
for prosecution. The Division also provides expert help
and technical assistance with case development and trials
to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, other Federal and state regulators,
and international authorities.
Primary duties include conducting legal research, writing
memoranda, aiding in the preparation of court pleadings
and papers in the U.S. District Courts across the nation
as well as in an administrative forum; aiding attorneys
and investigators who are preparing to take investigative
testimony and depositions, working with exhibits, Freedom
of Information Act responses; aiding with the discovery
process and interacting with and/or interviewing customers
or investors with complaints. To apply, interested students
should e-mail a cover letter, resume and writing sample
to:
Ms. Ava Gould
Trial Team Leader
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
525 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60661
agould@cftc.gov
and notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu)
if and when they are selected as externs.
FALL EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Homeland
Security
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
You will assist in the representation of the U.S. Government
in deportation, removal and bond proceedings; draft motions
and briefs for practice before the U.S. Immigration Court
and Board of Immigration Appeals; and prepare memos dealing
with complex and novel legal issues. In addition, you will
have an opportunity to assist the Office of the Chief Area
Counsel of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on
adjudication, asylum and citizenship issues.
If you are interested, please submit a copy of your resume
and transcript to Professor Gross in Room 617 as soon as
possible.
In-House Legal Externship
(Students should be 3Ls by Fall Semester)
The General Counsel of a small independent retail electric
supplier serving non-residential businesses throughout Illinois,
with headquarters in downtown Chicago, is willing to supervise
an extern for summer semester. The General Counsel oversees
all legal matters, running the gamut from drafting contracts,
reviewing contracts, regulatory filings with city, county,
state and federal agencies, litigation before the Illinois
Commerce Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
drafting and handling lawsuits against customers, negotiating
contracts, and pretty much everything else that comes up.
As a member of senior management, the General Counsel is
also involved in almost every aspect of business decisions
as well.
The right Kent student would have an excellent experience
working there. If he/she has a particular interest in energy
law, he/she would be able to gain invaluable experience.
If he/she is interested in learning how to be a “business”
lawyer, this would also be a perfect fit. If accepted, the
extern would enroll in the 4-credit hours Legal Externship
Program.
Any interested student should submit a resume and transcript
to Professor Vivien Gross, Room 617, immediately.
Asian Human Services
(Students who will be 3Ls are strongly preferred)
Asian Human Services, located in the Uptown neighborhood
of Chicago, has an opportunity for externs to work with
a practicing public interest attorney in the areas of family
law, domestic violence and immigration law.
Asian Human Services (AHS), Inc. exists as a community-based
non-profit organization which provides quality, compassionate,
culturally appropriate services to the pan-Asian, immigrant
and refugee community of metropolitan Chicago. AHS’s Legal
Department advocates for the needs of the pan-Asian immigrant
community through research, targeted programming, community
outreach, and client representation. The Legal Department
works in tandem with other programs at AHS to provide holistic
social services in the client’s native language. The AHS
Legal Department has given advice to or represented over
800 clients since September 2002 and has received awards
for its commitment o the underprivileged community of Chicago
by the State Attorney General.
Extern responsibilities include:
- accompanying attorney to court for divorce trials, prove-ups,
orders of protection, etc.;
- writing motions, petitions, briefs and other court
documents;
- interviewing clients;
- performing legal research;
- filing court papers at Daley Center;
- preparing grant proposal letters.
Interested students should send their resume to:
Molshree Sharma
Suite 700
4753 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
lawyer@asianhumanservices.org
and notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu)
if and when they are selected as externs.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Division of Enforcement
(Students should be 3Ls by Fall Semester)
The Chicago office of the Division of Enforcement is seeking
externs who will receive law school credit.
The Division of Enforcement investigates and prosecutes
alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC
regulations. Violations may involve commodity futures or
option trading on domestic commodity exchanges, or the improper
marketing of commodity investments. The Division may, at
the direction of the Commission, file complaints before
the agency’s administrative law judges or in the U.S. District
Courts. Alleged criminal violations of the Commodity Exchange
Act or violations of other Federal laws which involve commodity
futures trading may be referred to the Justice Department
for prosecution. The Division also provides expert help
and technical assistance with case development and trials
to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, other Federal and state regulators,
and international authorities.
Primary duties include conducting legal research, writing
memoranda, aiding in the preparation of court pleadings
and papers in the U.S. District Courts across the nation
as well as in an administrative forum; aiding attorneys
and investigators who are preparing to take investigative
testimony and depositions, working with exhibits, Freedom
of Information Act responses; aiding with the discovery
process and interacting with and/or interviewing customers
or investors with complaints.
To apply, interested students should e-mail a cover letter,
resume and writing sample to:
Ms. Ava Gould
Trial Team Leader Commodities Futures Trading Commission
525 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60661
agould@cftc.gov
and notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu)
if and when they are selected as externs.
In-House Legal Externship
(Students should be 3Ls by Fall Semester)
The General Counsel of a small independent retail electric
supplier serving non-residential businesses throughout Illinois,
with headquarters in downtown Chicago, is willing to supervise
an extern for summer semester. The General Counsel oversees
all legal matters, running the gamut from drafting contracts,
reviewing contracts, regulatory filings with city, county,
state and federal agencies, litigation before the Illinois
Commerce Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
drafting and handling lawsuits against customers, negotiating
contracts, and pretty much everything else that comes up.
As a member of senior management, the General Counsel is
also involved in almost every aspect of business decisions
as well.
The right Kent student would have an excellent experience
working there. If he/she has a particular interest in energy
law, he/she would be able to gain invaluable experience.
If he/she is interested in learning how to be a “business”
lawyer, this would also be a perfect fit. If accepted, the
extern would enroll in the 4-credit hours Legal Externship
Program.
Any interested student should submit a resume and transcript
to Professor Vivien Gross, Room 617, immediately.
Office of the Attorney General of Illinois
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office provides excellent
opportunities for law students to improve their skills and
knowledge in a wide range of subject areas, including consumer
protection, government representation, civil rights, environmental
enforcement, antitrust, complex civil litigation, civil
and criminal appeals, and criminal law enforcement.
Working closely with attorneys in the Chicago office,
externs investigate facts, review documents, research legal
issues, and draft legal memoranda, correspondence, and pleadings.
Students who qualify for a 711 licensed may appear in court
under the supervision of an Assistant Attorney General.
For further information, and to download an application
form, please visit the Illinois Attorney General’s website
at: www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/index.html. Inquiries
may also be directed to Adelaida Otero at 312/814-5197,
aotero@atg.state.il.us.
If you are interested in externing at the Illinois Attorney
General’s Office during the Fall 2006 semester, you should
submit your application no sooner than April 1, 2006 and
no later than July 1, 2006.
In addition, to receive law school credit for either Kent’s
Fall Legal Externship program, please contact Prof. Gross
(vgross@kentlaw.edu)
to set up a meeting.
Clinic Students Help Make Illinois Law
Clinic students Anthony Loizzi and Shannon O'Dell were
instrumental in the defeat of a motion for summary judgment
in a significant case being handled by Clinical Professor
Richard Gonzalez. The suit is based on the tort of fraudulent
misrepresentation, which has been rarely used in Illinois
as a cause of action for knowingly false oral promises made
by an employer to an employee and upon which the employee
relies to his detriment. Anthony and Shannon exhaustively
researched and analyzed Illinois law and that of other jurisdictions
and, with little precedential guidance, were able to persuade
the Court that this is a viable theory for employees who
have been misled by an employer to their detriment. It is
particularly important because of Illinois law's disfavor
of oral employment contracts, which severely limits the
possibility of wrongful discharge actions based upon oral
promises.
For a complete description of all clinical programs, please
visit the Law Offices' Home Page at http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
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