Members of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel will present “A Day in the Life of In-House Counsel on Tuesday, October 14th at 5:00 – 6:30 PM at the law school – Room 152.
Dinner will be served and the program will begin around 5:15 PM. Come and learn about various opportunities and aspects of being in-house counsel and network with local attorneys. Please RSVP to Miranda Hall:
mah60@uakron.edu ASAP
Month: October 2014
December Graduates – time to schedule your exit interviews with CPPO!
Congratulations on your upcoming law school graduation. As part of your graduation clearance, you are required to participate in a brief, 5-10 minute exit interview with the Career Planning & Placement Office (CPPO) staff. During the exit interview, we will collect five forms: 1- the CPPO Survey Form; 2- the Law School Senior Survey; 3- the Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship Form; 4- the NALP Employment survey; and 5 – the Class Directory form.
You should have received an email today inviting you to schedule your exit interview and with the form attachments. If you did not receive an email, please email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu ASAP so that we may send you the information.
We ask that all exit interviews be completed by November 14th. Thank you.
Spring 2015 Registration Materials Now Posted
The Spring 2015 Registration Materials are now posted on the Web at: www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/registration.dot .
You will notice several links:
• Spring 2015 Registration Materials contains the 2 page information packet and the 4 page Schedule grid. Please pay close attention to this 6 page document. Information that is not contained in MyAkron regarding add/drop dates, meeting dates and times, registration restrictions and prerequisites are contained in this document. Look it over carefully.
• Spring Schedule Overview contains a color coded visual of class meetings throughout the week.
• Spring 2015 Elective Descriptions contains the course descriptions for electives being offered during Spring 2015.
One note of advice: Please go into your MyAkron accounts to see if you have any holds on your account which will prevent you from registering at your authorized Priority Registration time. You will need to clear those up immediately in order to register.
Upcoming Community Service of Limited Means opportunity
Join Professor Joann Sahl at a winter coat giveaway at Mason Community Learning Center on November 1, 2014, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Coats will be distributed to low-income Akron families. Mason Community Center is located at 700 East Exchange Avenue, Akron, OH 44306, http://old.akronschools.com/schools/home/index.dot?schId=10673. If you are interested, please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl, jsahl1@uakron.edu.
Are you graduating in December?
December Graduates – you are invited to:
Dinner with Dean Wilson
Monday, October 20, 2014, from 5:30 – 6:30 PM in Room L-165
Agenda:
- Food!
- Brief remarks by Dean Wilson
- Introduction to bar preparation support which is available to you between graduation and the bar exam
- Information from Career Planning and Placement
- Information about Akron Law Alumni
- Q&A – what’s next?
Please RSVP here. (Even if you are not able to attend, it would be helpful if you would check in and let me know the best way to contact you between graduation and the bar exam.)
Nancy L. Reeves
Assistant Director of Academic Success Programs
315 C. Blake McDowell Law Center
(330) 972-6809
nlr22@uakron.edu