Month: October 2021

Interested in Animal Law?

Akron Law’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) is a student organization providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Animal Law is a growing field consisting of many areas. It involves companion animals, wildlife, entertainment, research, food production, trafficking, animal cruelty, and more. While some attorneys pursue full-time Animal Law work, many work in other areas but devote time to Animal Law related causes through pro bono work.

If you would like to learn more about this growing area of law, please complete this short survey to express your interest and provide ideas for future events. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C6K7PQ8.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!

As part of the Akron Law Centennial Celebration, The Ohio Supreme Court will be holding off-site arguments at The University of Akron on Tuesday, Oct. 26 and Wednesday, Oct. 27.  We need approximately 15 volunteers each day to serve in a variety of roles while the court is on campus.  Volunteers will be needed in 2-hour increments between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day.  Volunteers will earn community service hours!!

Please complete the survey below to let us know if you are available to volunteer!

https://akron.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5yZI2uh4HTBG6FM

Questions? – contact Law Student Affairs (lawstudentaffairs@uakron.edu)

The Business Law Society is having a virtual meeting on Monday, October 18th at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will focus on helping students with spring course selection, with a focus on business law courses. Professor Gaughan and Professor Padfield will be speaking and are available to answer any questions. Interested students can email President Sydney Stroia at sls319@uakron.edu for a link to join the meeting, and BLS members will receive a link via email later this week.

The Law Assocation for Women (LAW) invites all students to join them for their annual Women In Law Q and A Fall Brunch Panel! We have five panelists who are all local attorneys coming to answer questions about networking, what it’s like to be a woman and/or woman of color in the legal field, and much more! 

Lavell O. Payne Brown – Director, Process Management at Nationwide Insurance

Melinda Smith Yeargin – Attorney, Community Legal Aid

Meleah Skillern – Attorney, Lewis Brisebois

Natalie Rothenbuecher – Attorney, Roetzel & Andress

Moriah Cheatham Williams – Attorney, Roetzel & Andress

You can attend in person in room 180, or virtually through MS Teams. 

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We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Mullen, President of LAW, at omm23@uakron.edu.