Month: April 2018

THE DAVID D. DOWD, SR. MEMORIAL AWARD

SUMMER JOB PLACEMENT AWARD

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  NOON – APRIL 13, 2018

 An individual award shall not exceed the sum of $5,000.00

Must work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks

The School of Law is accepting applications for the David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award. Named in tribute to a distinguished attorney dedicated to public service and created by Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. upon the 25^th anniversary of his service in the federal judiciary, the purpose of the Dowd Award is to promote a commitment to public service for all lawyers.  Dowd Awards are directed to Akron Law students interested in seeking professional careers in public service following graduation.

To be eligible, you must:

First priority is given to those who have completed their second year or students who have completed their third year (part-time) by Spring of 2018.  Students completing first year (full-time) or second year (part-time) will also be considered.

Show a commitment to public service

Be capable of working 20 hours per week during the summer of 2018 for minimum  of ten weeks in a public service position

Be committed to working in a public setting upon graduation

Placements this summer – in order of preference:

1^st Preference       Office of the County Prosecuting Attorney in Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties; the law departments in the cities of Akron, Canton, Massillon and the public defenders offices in Summit and Stark Counties. 

2^nd Preference:     The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio.

3^rd Preference:      Other prosecuting attorney offices in Ohio and other municipal law department offices in the state of Ohio.

4^th Preference:      Other not already listed public service agencies

The student will be expected to work 20 hours per week for not less than 10 weeks.

 

If you are interested in being considered for this award, Applicants shall write a letter of purpose to apply for the award, addressing the topic of public service in the context of his or her goals in the legal profession, both short and long term. The letter should also specify the legal setting in which the student proposes to serve from among those cited above.  Please submit the cover letter and resume to the Career Planning Office at lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu or by hard copy by April 13, 2018 at noon. A committee will review applications and a student will be selected before the spring term is over. 

Elections for the 2018-2019 Student Bar Association Leadership are  underway!  All students can now begin the process of determining who the 2018-2019 SBA executive board and class representatives will be. Remember, all students are automatically members of the Student Bar Association; therefore it is important that you are all involved in the process of choosing your class representatives and executive board. Each class (1L, 2L, 3L, part-time) will elect 4 class representatives.  The person who receives the most votes will be appointed the class president.  The executive board is composed of the president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary.  Your vote is crucial in electing all of these positions! SBA elections are a three-step process:

First, all those who hope to be nominated for an executive board or class representative position on SBA must get at least two nominations (you are able to nominate yourself). Nominations will open on Wednesday, April 11th and will close on Friday, April 13th at 6 p.m.

Second, each individual who receives at least two nominations for a position will receive an email asking if they would like to accept their nomination and run for the position.  If nominated for both a class representative and executive board position, you may choose to run for both.  That way, if you do not win the executive board position, you remain in the running as a class representative.  However, you may NOT run for two executive board positions.  If nominated for more than one executive board position, you will have to chose which one to accept. A student must accept his or her nomination for a position via email or the student will not be on the ballot.

Third, all nominees for President will be invited to participate in an open forum with your classmates on Monday, April 16th at 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to briefly discuss why you would like the position and answer any questions from your classmates. The final poll with all of the candidates that have accepted their nominations will open on Wednesday, April 18th. The final poll will close on Friday, April 20th at 6 p.m.

The person with the most votes for each position will win. Each elected individual will receive an email notification and their names and position will be displayed on the announcement blog. The newly elected executive board will be contacted by the current executive board that coming week regarding leadership succession.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE REGISTERED HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BVDHPT5

Below are the current executive board members and their emails.  Please feel free to reach out to any of us if you would like to learn more about what our position entails:

President: Robbie Starcher – rms191
Vice President: Matthew Aberegg – mra70
Treasurer: Ryan Robinson – rcr23
Secretary: Michael Fredericka – mjf114