Month: November 2020

Dear University of Akron School of Law students and faculty,

On November 14-15, Carnegie Mellon University will be holding the “Swear Me in, Scotty!” mock trial invitational. The CMU Mock Trial program is currently looking for volunteer judges, and since the tournament is virtual this year, you can judge rounds without having to leave your house!

Mock trial is a competitive speech and debate activity where two teams each represent one side of a mock court case. Schools prepare witnesses and attorneys for direct and cross examinations. Volunteer judges preside over the round to rule on objections and score competitors based on their public speaking skills. Volunteer judges are critical for competitors to improve their case before the American Mock Trial Association’s official tournaments in the spring.

At “Swear Me in, Scotty!”, there will be two rounds each day–one in the morning and one in the afternoon–and training will be given to each judge before the invitational. No prior mock trial experience is necessary in order to judge.

If you are interested in judging for CMU’s invitational tournament, register to judge at this Google form. If you have any questions, please contact the Tournament Director, Cayden Codel, at cmumocktrial@gmail.com.

AkronLawJobs No. 11816  Overview: AV Rated Litigation firm concentrating in business, commercial, real estate, and trust law seeks a law clerk to work part-time. The firm is located in Embassy Park (Montrose area of Akron).

Qualifications: 1L second semester, 2L, or 3L; Excellent computer and organizational skills required; Top 15% of class preferred; Please include GPA on resume.

How to Apply: Send your resume, writing sample, and law school transcript to sruport@ruportlaw.com. Subject Line: Law Clerk Position    Deadline: November 20, 2020

Seeking student to work in the Expungement Clinic paid position, up to 5 hours per week. The student is responsible for recruiting and training volunteers and organizing the monthly clinic. The student also provides administrative support for the clinic. Tasks include training student volunteers, drafting and mailing court notices, preparing closing letters to clients, maintaining client files, and returning calls to clinic clients.  Student will also be required to attend monthly outreach events on Saturday mornings.  Due to Covid-19, outreach clinics are currently held virtually on weekday evenings.  Student must be available remotely for these clinics.  All outreach clinics are scheduled at least a month ahead of time with input from students.  Students must be willing to commit to the program for one year.  Interviews will be conducted the week of the 23rd via Zoom. 

Qualifications:  All students are invited to apply.

How to apply:  A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Professor Nichols at rtn3@uakron.edu.  

Deadline:  November 20, 2020

Justice Michael Donnelly of the Supreme Court of Ohio will present a series of lectures on criminal procedure and criminal justice reform in the coming weeks. The lectures will be presented during Professor Gentithes’s ACJ class, but are open to all interested students. 

On November 11 (Today) at 10:30 a.m., Justice Donnelly will discuss guilty plea policy and procedure. Join that lecture here: https://qrgo.page.link/qjeEC