Month: February 2021

The National LGBTQ+ Bar has recently launched a scholarship program for LGBTQ+ and ally law students. Three scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded annually; all current and incoming students with a commitment to LGBTQ+ equality are encouraged to apply. Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 school year, and will close on April 1, 2021. In addition, the National LGBTQ+ Bar has added a new resource page to its website listing LGBTQ+ diversity scholarships: https://lgbtbar.org/programs/law-students/scholarship-list/

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

Attorney Scott Hansen will speak via WebEx on how transactional lawyers work with litigation attorneys when things go wrong and a lawsuit is on the horizon. What is the litigation attorney’s role? How do they approach the problem and what options are available for resolution?

Scott Hansen is a shareholder in the Milwaukee, WI,  law firm of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, S.C. Scott primarily works in the firm’s litigation practice area, resolving complex disputes between businesses.

Find out Tuesday, February 9 at 12:15 via WebEx.

To join the presentation:

http://bit.ly/BLS-Litig

Or go to uakron.webex.com and enter:

Session number: 120 427 2537

Session password: fnKHSHk4i79

Webex Link: https://uakron.webex.com/webappng/sites/uakron/meeting/download/ece6ead79053474dbd0122166b8565ad?siteurl=uakron&MTID=mdb9a9fc5939a9191c5605832ddea4a1c