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Week of August 9, 2010


LAW OFFICES FALL 2010 SEMESTER
ORIENTATION INFORMATION

Orientation for the Law Offices fall 2010 semester will be held on Monday, August 23 at 4:00. The room will be announced at a later time.

LEGAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM

LEP is a 4-credit hour non-graded program which enables you to extern with a supervising attorney in a wide variety of legal areas – private or public, civil or criminal. Externships are available for the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Some public sector externships enable you to obtain a 711 license and appear in court.

Why Extern?

To become a good lawyer and to supplement what you learn in the classroom, you need practical experience in real-world legal work. Most students aren't fortunate enough to receive a paid clerking position — or even a volunteer opportunity — that teaches what they want to learn. LEP presents a unique and important opportunity to gain exposure to an area of the law in which you are interested and helps you significantly broaden your future employment opportunities.

Students interested in civil law may extern in a wide variety of places. For example, some have externed at the City of Chicago Corporation Counsel's Office, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Commerce Commission, Immigration Court of the U.S. Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service, and Environmental Protection Agency, as well approved in-house corporate legal counsel.

Students interested in criminal law have externed at the US Attorney's Office, the Office of the Federal Defender, and at the offices of the State's Attorney and Public Defender in Cook County as well as the surrounding counties.

Information about Fall 2010 Legal Externships and an accompanying application form are available in the Law Offices reception area (Room 600).

If you would like more information about externships, please e-mail Professor Vivien Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) to set up an appointment. There are many different types of opportunities in which you might be interested.

Listed below are some available for-credit externship placement opportunities:


EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CREDIT

Fall 2010 Semester: Externships with City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection regulates all businesses in the City of Chicago, inspects retail establishments, investigates consumer fraud complaints, and enforces the Chicago municipal code. All violations are prosecuted by department attorneys. Externs could be involved in helping with trials as well as prosecutions of ordinance violations. They would also be exposed to administrative law and a government work environment. Because the Department prosecutes at the administrative level, a student need not have a 711 license to assist attorneys at trial, but if a student has a 711 license they will be given cases to try on their own.

Interested students should submit a cover letter, resume and transcript to:

Ms. Rosemary Krimbel
General Counsel
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Consumer Services
Suite #208
50 W. Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602
rkrimbel@cityofchicago.org

If you are selected to extern, you must notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) immediately for permission to register for Legal Externship (4 credit hours)

 
Fall 2010 Semester Legal Externship (For Credit Only)

To extern at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, LLP, a Chicago-based leading litigation firm, in the division of Insurance Coverage, Litigation and Counseling.

The extern will be involved in writing briefs, memos, parts of opinion letters, research as well as some litigation and ADR work.

Qualifications:
3Ls (3.28 minimum GPA)

To apply:
Please submit resume and transcript (unofficial on-line version is sufficient) to Prof. Vivien Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) immediately. If you are selected, please notify Prof. Gross.

Deadline:
Monday, August 16, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

 
Fall 2010 Semester For Credit Only: Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC (MRC) is a railcar operating lessor servicing customers throughout North America, including Canada and Mexico. MRC's customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of sectors, including energy, mining, coal, steel, automotive, appliances, grain, plastics, etc. MRC also provides rail and infrastructure advisory services to its sister-companies in Amsterdam, Munich and Sao Paolo, as well as affiliated sister-companies worldwide.

The extern will work directly with General Counsel on numerous legal matters including but not limited to: equipment leasing agreements; equipment financing and other financial documentation; NDAs or other confidentiality agreements; corporate governance documents including board minutes, consents/resolutions, company and employee policies; matters relating to human resources and employment; insurance claim handling and reporting; various litigation matters; and other legal matters as needed by the company.

Qualifications:
Extern applicants can be either 2Ls or 3Ls. Students who have had course work in Business Organizations, Commercial and Secured Transactions and/or Employment Law are preferred. In addition, the extern should have an interest or experience in cross-cultural business environments.

To Apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, writing sample and transcript (unofficial on-line transcript is acceptable) by either regular mail or email to:

Julie Schotanus
Manager, General Affairs
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC
Suite 1800
71 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60608
jschotanus@mrc-rail.com

Please note: cover letters should be addressed to:

Mr. Rudy A. Figueroa, Jr.
General Counsel
Director of Human Resources & Corporate Secretary
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

If you are selected to extern, you must notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) immediately for permission to register for Legal Externship (4 credit hours).

 

Fall Externships – Cook County Domestic Relations Court (4 credit hours)

Open to 2L and 3L students who have either taken Family Law or Family Law Clinic or who will be concurrently enrolled in either of these courses while doing the externship.

Enjoy this exciting opportunity to be a legal extern to a judge in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County at the Daley Center. You will not only be able to observe and participate in the day-to-day operations of a busy domestic relations courtroom but will also assist your judge in researching law, drafting orders, and resolving disputes.

There are currently two judges who are seeking a student extern for the Fall. If you are interested in a Fall externship, please contact Professor Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) as soon as possible to set up a meeting and to submit your resume and transcript.
   

Please notify Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) if and when you are selected as an extern.

 
For additional Summer/Fall externship opportunities, you may consult Simplicity or see Professor Gross.

 

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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