Month: March 2016

SBA’s CLE and Annual Public Interest Auction this Friday, March 11th

For all those attending or interested in attending the Student Bar Association’s events this Friday, March 11th, 2016, here is some additional information:

Doors open for the CLE at 5:30 PM. Doors open for the Annual Public Interest Auction at 7:00 PM.

You may purchase tickets at the door. Tickets cost: $15 for law students and $20 for professionals.

Auction Items include: lunch or dinners with professors, golf packages, gift baskets, Cleveland Cavaliers apparel, Browns apparel, tickets to the Cleveland Indians, Lake Erie Monsters, and Akron RubberDucks, and so much more!

Hope to see you there!

Need help with Health Law Research?

The library’s Health Law Guide can help! The guide links to primary sources including links to federal statutes, regulations, and agencies, Ohio Revised, Code, and other Health Care Reform Sources. Secondary sources include current awareness and articles, treatises and hornbooks, and blogs. You can always contact a reference librarian for more help with health law research. Call the reference desk, (330) 972-7330, stop by the library, or see http://law.uakron.libguides.com/librarystaff.

Akron Law Christians’ Fellowship

The Akron Law Christians’ Fellowship invites you to Fellowship with other students and Akron Law Alumni through programs and relationships that promote friendships with one another.  The Fellowship seeks to engage students and faculty, in all its diversity, regardless of beliefs. Our purpose is to live our faith, promote community service, and have fun. Among other goals, the organization will provide a forum for the discussion of problems relating to Christianity and the law and encourage legal ethics.

Date:  Wednesday, March 9

Location:  Quaker Square Room 410 (on the same floor as the Legal Clinic)

Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm

We hope you will be able to join us!

Social Justice at Akron Law – Monday, March 14th

Join Professor Lee Monday, March 14th at 12:15 PM in Quaker Square Ballroom D to discuss social justice issues and opportunities at Akron Law. Snack provided.
If any part-time or evening students have an interest in this programming, please contact Professor Lee by email at btlee@uakron.edu, and if there is interest we will meet again on Tuesday, March 15th at Quaker Square Suite 410.
To read for discussion:

“Tax Lien Sales in Connecticut Often Target the Most Financially Vulnerable”
“Serious concerns about Cuyahoga Co. selling homeowners’ tax liens to debt collectors”
“Summit County Ohio Tax Sale” — Tax Lien University: Maximum Returns, Minimum Risk

Reminder: Mandatory Advising Session for 1L (Fall 2015 start) and 2L part-time

Just a reminder that if you are a 1L student who started in Fall 2015 or a 2L part-time law student, you must attend one of these Mandatory Advising sessions:

Date:  Wednesday, March 9

Session time:  12:15pm or 5:15pm (please come to one)

Location:  Quaker Square Ballroom B

If you have any questions, please email:  lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.

Thank you!