Month: October 2020

The Alaska Bar Association announces a scholarship program for Alaskans in law school.  As the only state without a law school, our applicants come from law schools all over the country.  This scholarship is aimed at Alaska students who demonstrate ties to Alaska, and the intent to return to Alaska after graduation.  Applications can be found on the Alaska Bar Association website and they are due March 1.

• The NEW MAX by AccessLex® app is now available for download in the iOS and Android app stores. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think!
• The first MAX scholarship drawing of the academic year is right around the corner on November 1.   A digital scholarship poster is attached for you to share with your students.
• We’d like to give a big MAHALO (thank you) to University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law’s Professor and Director of the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program, Troy Andrade, and Director of Law Student Financial Assistance, Heather Smith-Lee, who recently brought MAX into the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program 1L classroom with the webinar, Managing Your Money During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Ulu Lehua Scholars Program offers financial, academic, and moral support to underrepresented law students throughout their law school careers.

Attention All Akron Law Students! SBA will be hosting the Fall General Student Body Meeting on Monday, October 19 at 5:00-6:00pm via Webex. Topics to be discussed include: Midterms (Examsoft and Brightspace procedures), in-person and online classes, updates on the Spring semester schedule, the Bar Exam and Character and Fitness applications, and the impact of COVID-19 on the school. Student reps from the working group will be in attendance to discuss the potential CSU/Akron partnership and want to hear your thoughts! Use the link below to join the meeting:

Session number: 120 658 1925 
Session password: SBUA 
Go to: https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=tcd0e825ef846055aa78e21bdaecdfb75

Hope to see you all there!

– SBA Executive Board

This panel is a joint effort by IPTLA and IEAT, focusing on diverse intellectual property law practitioners. The panel will consist of three women: Maleishia Douglas, the current president of the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and an Akron alum, Holly Fechner of Covington & Burling, known for her research on and advocacy for diversity in the IP law field, and Kristine Schlegelmilch, who is currently in Geneva with the US Mission finishing up the WIPO General Assemblies. This event will help bring diverse representation in this field to students at Akron Law, providing a wealth of knowledge and information sharing. Come and bring your questions about being a woman and/or a minority in IP and the legal field in general. 

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t136f00ce930423da8ad3bf1da32a5268

Session number: 120 847 9409 
Session password: IPvis 

Join SBA and IPTLA for a night of skele-fun and spook-tacular trivia on October 30th at 7pm via WebEx! Grab your study-buddies, friends, or family to create a team of 2-5 people to compete for bragging rights and some fun Akron-themed prizes! Faculty are welcome to participate as well! If you don’t have a team, no worries – we will pair you with a team! Register yourself or your team by October 26th at the survey below and we will send you the event link and instructions:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/53C5QF8