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The IPTLA is hosting a panel of four alumni for a Q&A discussion on succeeding as a new intellectual property lawyer.
Please join the meeting here: https://bit.ly/3hQ48Ao
Or manually enter the following at: https://uakron.webex.com/
Meeting number: 120 060 4389
Meeting password: IPTLA2021
Resume Collect Employers
The following is a list of employers who wish to review the resumes of Akron law students and then invite selected students to their offices or for virtual interviews. Check SYMPLICITY under “OCI/Resume Collections” for detailed information on these employers and to submit your applications. Do not contact the firms directly.
| Employer | Submission Requirements | Hiring Criteria | Application Materials |
| Avient Corporation Contact: Krysten Sarrouh, HR Specialist | Submit on Symplicity Deadline: February 12, 2021 Law Clerk | 1L, 2L | Resume |
Part-Time and Spring Start Colleagues,
Nominations for the Student Bar Association are OPEN! The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the primary student government organization at Akron Law. More info and the SBA constitution is: here.
Part-Time: Please feel free to nominate your fellow student leaders at this secure form.
Spring-Start: Please feel free to nominate your fellow student leaders at this secure form.
The obligation includes a few required meetings per elected term (1 year), committee work, representing fellow students, possible inclusion on university task forces, and other leadership opportunities.
Technical Note: To access, login to your Zips Google account, this ensures the security of the nomination and election process. For example, mine is dck24@ZIPS.uakron.edu; don’t forget the “Zips.”. I am reachable if you have technical issues with the election.
Good luck and Go Zips!
Regards,
Daniel C. Kōsich
Vice President & University Liaison | Student Bar Association | G5 Team
J.D., IP Certificate Candidate, 2021 | The University of Akron School of Law
Mechanical Engineer | Databuoy Corp.
Student Organization Liaison | Intellectual Property & Technology Law Association
dck24@uakron.edu
The Ohio State Bar Association Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Committee, with the support of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, has created an annual fellowship to be awarded to two exceptional first- or second-year students enrolled in an Ohio law school. The fellowship is funded by the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Fund at the Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF), honoring his commitment to the legal profession and his special interest in Ohio’s law students.
The fellowship award will be for $5,000 ($4,000 from the Moyer Legacy Fund of the OSBF and we have requested $1,000 in matching funds from your law school) to fund a summer opportunity advancing one of Chief Justice Moyer’s primary initiatives. These include:
The award requires that the student devote a minimum of 320 hours over the course of the summer to employment or supervised independent research. In evaluating Moyer Fellowship applications, the selection committee will give priority to projects and activities that involve original research and scholarship, consistent with the stated purpose of the Fellowship Program and legacy of Chief Justice Moyer.
The fellowship grant process is competitive and law students must submit a:
Please review the instructions carefully before beginning the application and allow yourself, and your supervisor, ample time to complete the required information.
The deadline for submitting a completed application is March 15, 2021. Applications should be submitted by e-mail to Melissa Quick at mquick@ohiobar.org or Simon’e Lightfoot at slightfoot@ohiobar.org. Questions should be directed to Moyer Legacy Committee Member, Rick Dove, at rick.dove@bpc.ohio.gov.