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CIPLA Social – Come to a social event in a setting that fosters start-up businesses!
When: Thursday, April 11th from 5:30 – 7:30
Where: Akron Global Business Accelerator, 526 S. Main St., Akron, OH
Free food and drinks! Please RSVP before April 8, 2013 to issans@wegmanlaw.com or john.theurmer@squiresanders.com.
All Akron Accelerator Members and Intellectual Property Professionals and Students are invited!
Tuesday, April 2 from 4 – 5 p.m. in Room 166 (Faculty/Staff Lounge) — From Law Student to Lawyer and Everything in Between. This informal conversation will allow you to meet, ask question and talk with experienced practitioners about obtaining the legal employment you want, problems regularly faced by lawyers, practice pointers, and whatever else is on your mind. Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited so registration is required. RSVP to Kristina Floyd in the CPPO at kmf12@uakron.edu.
Thursday, April 4 from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in West Hall Room 210– The Ohio Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association presents: Nuts and Bolts of a Law Firm. Learn about marketing, business development, client services and practice development. These are all skills that new attorneys are expected to know, but that law firms won’t teach you! RSVP to Kristina Floyd in the CPPO at kmf12@uakron.edu.
Space is limited for both programs so reserve your spot today!
Message from Lia Evans, Director of Alumni and Annual Fund
The Akron Law Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its Board for a student director. This unique and valuable opportunity provides the student director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership and alumni activities with Akron Law. The student director represents Akron Law students to the LAA Board and works with the Board to identify ways in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit of both groups.
The student director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout the academic year (i.e., August, October, December, February, and April). The Board meetings begin at 4 p.m. and generally last for one and a half hours.
Applications for the 2013-14 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from 2013-14 upper division law students who are in good standing. Applications should include: (1) a current resume of the student; (2) a brief statement as to why the student believes that he or she should be selected to serve on the LAA Board; and (3) a brief statement as to why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board.
The LAA Board’s executive committee will review the application materials and select a maximum of three students who will be invited to make a two-minute presentation to the Board at its April 9, 2013 meeting. Students interested in being considered for this position should forward their application materials no later than Thursday, April 4 to Sue Staats in the Office of External Programs (either in hard copy form to Ms. Staats in the Office of External Programs which is located in the Dean’s Suite or electronic form to Ms. Staats at staats@uakron.edu).
Attention Class of 2013: All pro bono and community service hours must be reported to Alisa Benedict O’Brien or Professor Joann Sahl no later than Monday, April 1st by 5PM. You may either hand in your forms at either of our offices, or you may email your forms: jsahl1@uakron.edu or ab139@uakron.edu. Thank you!
Community Legal Aid Services seeks volunteers for its “Peace of Mind” Uncollectible Clinic.The clinic is designed to assist clients whose income and assets are of a type that is exempt from garnishment or attachment through legal process. Students will attend a training session on the day of the clinic. Student volunteers will work individually with each client to review and verify their financial situation. Afterwards, clients and their assigned law student will participate in an educational presentation on Ohio’s exemption statute (O.R.C. 2329.66). The client and student will then meet individually with an attorney who will review the client’s documents, verify that the client is “exempt from collection upon judgment,” and confirm that creditors have been correctly identified. In order to determine the effectiveness of the “Notice of Uncollectibility” letters and identify potential violations of the Fair Debt Act (U.S.C. 15 §1692), students will be required to make follow up contact twice with each assigned client.
Each volunteer for the clinic must commit a minimum of five hours. This includes the clinic and client follow up. One clinic will satisfy the pro bono of limited means’ graduation requirement.
The next clinic is scheduled for May 16, 2013. Students must be at Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. at 3:30 p.m. for the training. If you are interested, please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl.