Please save the date for our upcoming In-House Counsel panel program on Tuesday, October 14th. Dinner will be served around 5:00 PM and the program will begin shortly thereafter. If you have class, please feel free to come for a portion. We look forward to seeing you!
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW: LAW STUDENT FORUM
“A Day in the Life of In-house Counsel”
Presented by The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (NEOACC)
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
5:00-6:30 p.m. (approx.)
Location: School of Law, Room 152
Dinner will be served. There is no charge for this event. Panel Program will begin at 5:15 PM.
For law students who are curious about what it’s like to work for a corporation, please join us for a panel discussion hosted by NEOACC. With more than 35,000 members employed by over 10,000 organizations in more than 85 countries, the Association of Corporate Counsel is the world’s largest community of in-house counsel.
The program will begin with a brief overview of the in-house counsel world, after which panel members will provide their perspectives of in-house counsel life. An interactive question and answer period will follow. Feel free to submit questions in advance or at the presentation.
Host
- Alisa Benedict O’Brien, Director, Career Planning, The University of Akron School of Law
Moderator
- Cynthia A. Binns, Assistant General Counsel, GrafTech International
Panel Members
- Shelly K. Hillyer, Group Counsel – Compliance & Legal Services, Cliffs Natural Resources
- Robert K. James, Senior Associate Counsel, PolyOne Corporation
- John D. Moran, General Counsel, GrafTech International
- Steve J. Petras, Partner, Baker & Hostetler
AGENDA
Program Discussion
- Dinner served and Introduction by Host
- Opening remarks by Moderator
- Questions from Moderator to each Panel Member
- Closing remarks by Moderator
So that we may order enough dinner, please RSVP to Miranda Hall: mah60@uakron.edu no later than Friday, October 10th.