2018 Summer Associates Announced

Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top students for its 2018 Summer Associate Program.

Legal Aid attorneys mentor the summer associates on issues of poverty law. The structured 11-week program includes trainings on substantive law, public interest work, and basics of legal practice. Students learn how to interview clients, draft court pleadings, research relevant legal issues and observe hearings and trials. Other students have experience in community outreach, development and public relations.

Many summer associates are funded through their school’s public interest law program, alumni associations, or through national foundations such as Equal Justice Works Summer Corp Program and Equal Justice America. The schools, students and placements include:

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Megan E. Goedeker
Community Engagement Practice Group

Allison E. Meyer
Volunteer Lawyers Program 

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Victoria Zanoudakis
Family Practice Group 

The University of Akron School of Law

Megan E. Hobart
Family Practice Group, Painesville office

Rachel Maver
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration with a focus on CAP and Public Benefits 

Wheaton College

Eman Haj Alkhdair
Porter Cleveland Fellowship
Administration Practice Group with a focus on development & communications 

Lydia DeRidder
Porter Cleveland Fellowship
Administration Practice Group with a focus on development & communications

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides high-quality free legal assistance to low income clients in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties. Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions. Founded in 1905, it is the fifth oldest organization of its kind in the US. For information, visit www.lasclev.org.