Bar Exam: Tuesday MPT Exam Simulation Tuesday and Saturday ELC workshop series

Tuesday, February 16,  6:30 – 8:00:  MPT Exam Simulation

Buckingham 101 – Food and casual conversation starting @ 6 PM

Every year, a few foolhardy souls never get around to writing any MPT essays until the morning of the first day of the bar exam.  That doesn’t usually end well.  Take advantage of the opportunity to write an MPT essay under exam conditions before February 23 (or July 26 – for those of you taking the July bar exam).

Sign up here – so I bring enough food & MPT prompts

Essential Legal Concepts

Akron Law’s free ESSENTIAL LEGAL CONCEPTS (ELC) workshop series is designed to help prepare you for the upcoming bar exams.  The workshops will help you understand what to expect from the bar exam and will provide you with essential skills needed to effectively study for the Ohio Bar exam.  It is being taught by Adjunct Professor Joann Leong, a judicial clerk in the 9th District Court of Appeals.  Professor Leong has also worked reviewing essays for BarBri, and as a private bar tutor, for several years.

Akron Law strongly encourages your enrollment in this workshop.  It is not designed to replace any bar exam preparation course you are taking, but rather as a supplement.

The remaining two workshops will be held on the following days from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m in L-301. 

Saturday, February 20 – Focus on the Multistate Bar Exam (multiple choice)

Saturday, February 27 – Focus on the Multistate Performance Test (90 minute, closed universe question)

(You will benefit from the last two classes, even if you were unable to attend the first two – sign up here)

Questions:  Nancy Reeves, Assistant Director of Academic Success Programs

nlr22@uakron.edu

City of Cleveland Law Clerk Opening

Cleveland, Oh – Summer / Fall Legal Clerk – City of Cleveland Department of Law
AkronLawJobs No. 7090 Overview: Seeking law students for legal clerkships for the summer of 2016. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in a public sector environment.
Duties: Choose from either the Civil Division which is divided into six sections: Development, Code Enforcement, Safety, House Counsel, Litigation, and Operations and Sustainability or the Criminal Division which prosecutes misdemeanor crimes in Cleveland and reviews felony cases to determine whether they should be bound over to a grand jury for county prosecution.
Duty description: Consists of challenging work in a broad range of practice areas; instruction in municipal law; feedback on legal research and writing; professional skills workshops; and guest speakers.
Compensation: Summer clerks may receive academic credit from their law school, use federal work-study dollars, receive a public-interest scholarship, or seek a stipend from an organization such as a bar association. The Law Department will assist in securing any necessary approvals, but the individual law clerks are solely responsible for making such compensation arrangements. DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, ALL AVAILABLE POSITIONS IN 2016 WILL BE UNPAID.
Qualifications: 1L, 2L.
How to apply: Send your cover letter explaining your interest in municipal law, what you would like to achieve by the end of the clerkship, whether you are seeking a full-time summer or part-time academic year position, and whether you prefer the civil or criminal division; a detailed resume and one writing sample of 5-8 pages in length to Jillian Dinehart HERE.
Deadline: March 4, 2016

Public Interest Auction Tickets go on sale Tuesday February 16th

Tickets for this year’s SBA ANNUAL PUBLIC INTEREST AUCTION go on sale Tuesday February 16th, so get them while they are hot! SBA Representations will have tickets on hand, and will be promoting the event at the beginning of course lectures. Additionally, SBA will post a tabling schedule on the blog, along with the locations, so that tickets can be easily purchased. Student tickets cost $15.00, and include free admission to the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar. Professional tickets cost $20.00, and include free admission to the Auction.

**Significant others are definitely welcome to attend, because we would be lucky to have them.