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You’re invited to attend the Law Association for Women October Meeting on Thursday, October 8th from 12:15-1:15 PM. We will be discussing upcoming events and getting to know more members.
Webex: http://bit.ly/LAW-10-8
Session number: 120 818 4719
Session password: ULaw
Please email Olivia Mullen at omm23@zips.uakron.edu if you would like to be added to our email list.
Save the date: November Meeting on Thursday, November 5th
The ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) Law School Committee and the ABA Law Student Division are partners in the annual Law Student Mental Health Day. 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and stresses, and yet opportunities for us to recommit to our personal well being remain Our efforts are needed more than ever.
Thursday, October 8
Mental Health Webinar 4:30pm EDT
Exploring the Intersection Between Racial Justice, Social Activism, and Mental Health https://abaforlawstudents.com/event/38318/
Join us for a national Zoom Webinar featuring Professor Rhonda Magee Author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness law professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a new member of the ABA CoLAP. The webinar will include a n Introduction by Janet Stearns, Dean of Students, University of Miami School of Law, and Member of the ABA CoLAP as well as Ayat Nizam, Law Student, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Chair, ABA Law Student Division.
Friday, October 9
National Workshop 1:00pm EDT
https://live.remo.co/e/aba law student division monthly
National Workshop with the ABA Law Student Division, Law School SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives; featuring Jordana Confino, Fordham Law School author of Where Are We on the Path to Law Student Well Being (a report of the ABA CoLAP Law School Survey); Janet Stearns Dean of Students, University of Miami School of Law) and David Jaffe Associate Dean of Student
Affairs, Washington College of Law, American University) to discuss practical strategies that law students can undertake in the year ahead with your law schools, the ABA, and with each state bar board of examiners
Saturday, October 10
Social Media Hashtag Campaign
A day of well being Each and every one of us can up our commitment to make the time to move around, whether outdoors or indoors, and stay healthy. Choose your activity, and post a picture using the hashtags #LawStudentWellness and #ABAMentalHealth
October 13: Ohio Supreme Court Judicial Candidates Forum
This one-hour virtual forum will be recorded live-to-tape on Friday, October 9, and made available for viewing and broadcast across the state beginning Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00am. Karen Kasler and Curtis Jackson are the moderators and all four candidates will be participating. Please check our website at ohiodebatecommission.org later this week or early next week when we will publish a “where to watch and listen” guide for how to view the forum. In addition, it will be available on our website for viewing beginning on October 13.
While Ohio Supreme Court races are not as high profile as the gubernatorial or U.S. Senate races, we recognize the Court plays an important role in evaluating constitutional questions and issues of significant public interest here in Ohio. In a poll we commissioned earlier this year with Baldwin Wallace, nearly three-quarters of Ohio voters surveyed indicated they thought it would be useful to listen to or watch a program with the state Supreme Court candidates. We hope you will consider making this information about the forum available to your membership so that they can view it during this election cycle.
In case you are not familiar with the Ohio Debate Commission, it was established in 2018 to organize and facilitate statewide debates and forums. In 2018, the ODC hosted a gubernatorial debate and a U.S. Senate debate. At our website, you can read more about our work, see past programs, who supports us, and who is on our board.
October 19: The City Club of Cleveland Forum, Balance of Play: The Future of the Supreme Court of Ohio (program listed here)
Normally, judicial races do not receive much attention from the media or the public. However, the high-profile confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanagh – and the impending nomination of a justice to replace the recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsberg – have highlighted the critical role judges and the courts play in our democracy. The Ohio Supreme Court race is considered by many to be a crucial statewide race on the Ohio ballot. How will the election affect Ohioans and the outcome of the cases facing the Court next year, including the redrawing of legislative maps? What did we learn from the ODC event about the candidates and how they might decide cases?
Join us as three distinguished retired judges who served as an advisory panel to the Ohio Debate Commission – Justice Yvette McGee Brown, Justice Judith Lanzinger and Judge Ronald Adrine – analyze the ODC Ohio Supreme Court Judicial Candidates Forum and discuss the future of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
The livestream will be available beginning at 12:30 p.m. Have questions? Tweet them at @TheCityClub or send a text to 330.541.5794.
Please join the Law Association for Women for a Discussion on the 19th Amendment on Monday, October 19th from 12:15-1:15 PM.
Professor Tracy Thomas will discuss the Amendment’s relevance and examine the women’s suffrage movement on the Amendment’s 100th anniversary.
This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty!
To join please follow these instructions:
1. Go to https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=td9f58e1b32d06ef6ed38e34e12795eb0
2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID).
3. Enter the session password: ULAW
4. Click “Join Now”.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link
https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=t1130c74f97968985c70703c2b5044a75
If you have any questions please contact Morgan Foster at mmf57@zips.uakron.edu.
Please join Judge Ryan Holte and his externs for information session regarding Akron’s new Washington, D.C. Externship Program. This program offers students interested in Intellectual Property law the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a legal capacity for government, public interest organizations, judges, or other related entities. Students will develop substantive legal skills under the direction of licensed attorneys while completing coursework, networking, and experiencing the legal and cultural environment of our nation’s capital.
Interested students should email Dean O’Brien (ab139@uakron.edu), indicate if you have an interest in patent law or copyrights and trademarks, and submit a current resume no later than October 15, 2020.
To login to the information session, please join the following WebEx session:
https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/j.php?mtid=mcdd71f0b9fc14874987c4b91b0b7d006
Meeting number: 120 936 8949
Password: 2d3Z9VipYMT
