December 2010 – Akron Law Announcements

Employment Law Seminar – Free Passes

Free Law Student Passes to “Fundamentals of Employment Law” Seminar
Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. They are holding a “Fundamentals of Employment Law” seminar in Akron, OH on January 18, 2011 and are offering five law students free scholarship-passes to this seminar. Students get a day-long overview of a particular aspect of the law, a seminar manual, and you also get an opportunity to network with practicing attorneys. This is a win-win situation.

Please visit online at www.sterlingeducation.com for information on Sterling Education Services and details on this program or call Elizabeth Hammer at 715.855.0495. Students are NOT to register on the website. Students must register before the seminar via phone or email. No walk-ins will be allowed. Only current law students may take advantage of these passes and MUST provide their student id number or other proof of enrollment in order to register.

For those students who wish to register, they may email or call Elizabeth Hammer directly with the following information:

Information on the seminar which they are interested in attending:

Title:

City, ST:

Date:

Student Information:

Full Name:

Student ID# (required):

CC information*: (may be called-in if preferable, but must be provided to secure registration)

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Full Mailing Address:

School Name:

*Important Note: The scholarship policy requires that recipients provide credit card information at the time of registration to secure their free pass. No charge will be made to the card unless the registrant fails to attend the program and does not notify us three business days in advance. If a scholarship registrant should fail to show up at the program or cancel as described above a $50.00 no-show fee will be charged to the card provided. This policy has been instituted to avoid students securing a free pass and not choosing to use it while other students who would have like to have attended were told the free slots had been filled. Students will be thoroughly informed of this policy upon registration for the program.

ABA Writing Competition

2011 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest
The ABA Business Law Section is sponsoring its 25th Annual Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest to encourage and reward law student writings on a business law subject of general and current interest.

Awards
– First Place: $2,500
– Second Place: $1,000
– Third Place: $500

All winners will be invited and subsidized to attend the Section Spring Meeting 2011 in Boston, MA to receive their award.

Submission Process

Papers will be judged on research and analysis, choice of topic, writing style, originality, and contribution to the literature available on the topic. Papers submitted are normally 20-30 pages long, but should not exceed 100 pages of double-spaced typed text, including footnotes. Students need not be members of the Business Law Section to participate.

All entries must be submitted electronically by January 14, 2011. Click here to download a cover form to be included with your entry. For more information click here.

American Bar Association Business Law Section – Clerkships for Diverse Students

Business Law Clerkship Opportunities for Diverse Law Students

The Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program encourages students to pursue business court clerkship opportunities and to consider careers in the practice of business law. In considering a student’s diversity, the Section will give special consideration to individuals who have overcome social or economic disadvantages such as physical disability, financial constraints, or cultural impediments to becoming a law student.

The objectives of the Program include:

• To encourage more diverse law students to apply for clerkship positions

• To foster relationships between business court judges and diverse law students

• To provide students with a foundation in various aspects of business law

Up to nine interns will be given a summer stipend of $6,000 and placed in business court clerkships in the Philadelphia Commerce Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Applications for the 2011 program are available at http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/2011flyer.pdf. All application materials must be received on or before Friday, January 21, 2011. For more information about the Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program, go to http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/hershman/2011flyer.pdf.

Rebellious Lawyering Conference – Akron Law students invited!

Come to the 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference!
Yale Law School
February 18-20, 2011

Featuring Keynote Speakers: Burt Neuborne, Graham Boyd, Laurie Rubiner, and Jose Padilla

Hello Rebel!

You are invited to the 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference, which will take place on the weekend of February 18-20, 2011. Last year, we brought over 700 practitioners, law students, and community activists to New Haven to discuss progressive strategies for social change within and without the law, and we’re excited to do it again! We will be posting descriptions of panels and workshops on our website and will continue to update with speakers and schedule information as it becomes available. Please visit: http://www.yale.edu/reblaw/

We also invite you to check out our blog, where we’ll be posting information and updates about the conference: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/

Registration is now open on the website. When you register, you’ll be able to sign up receive FREE HOUSING for the weekend in New Haven on the spare beds, couches and floors of local friendly, rebellious law students.

Questions? Please contact rebellious.law.questions@gmail.com

2011 Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)

Test Date	Regular Application RECEIPT Deadline	Late Application RECEIPT Deadline
Saturday, March 5, 2011	January 18, 2011	February 3, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011	June 21, 2011	July 7,2011
Saturday, November 5,2011	September 20, 2011	October 6, 2011

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required for admission to the bars of all but four U.S. jurisdictions. Passing scores, which are established by each jurisdiction, currently vary between 75 and 86. Applicants are advised to contact the jurisdictions directly for the most current information regarding passing scores, rules, and policies. A regularly updated list of contact information for the jurisdictions appears on the Bar Admission Offices page.

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a 60-question, two-hour-and-five-minute, multiple-choice examination administered three times each year. Information packets are available at the Law School Receptionist desk, or on-line at http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre/.

If you have questions regarding the MPRE, please call 319-341-2500. E-mail mpre.registration@act.org for registration information or mpre.score@act.org for scoring information.