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Introducing the Akron Law Peer Mentor Program

Peer mentorship promotes a sense of community at the School of Law and fosters student development through communication, support, and guidance to law school resources. First-year students are matched with upper-division Peer Mentors in advance of their first semester. Each Peer Mentor is an upper-level law student who volunteers to support new law students and to welcome them to the Akron Law family.

First-year law students meet their Peer Mentors during Orientation, and throughout the school year, Peer Mentors check-in with their mentees regularly by phone, text, or email, and face-to-face (as permitted) at least once per month.

The primary goals of the Peer Mentor Program are to:

  • Support first-year law students as they acclimate to law school;
  • Help first-year law students navigate law school and make the most of the many opportunities;
  • Foster a sense of community and engagement throughout the first-year class;
  • Answer questions regarding courses, degree requirements, academic support services, career services, student organizations, law review, and competition teams; and
  • Provide information about professional opportunities and academic pursuits outside of the classroom.

In pairing mentees with mentors, the program coordinators review student surveys and consider:

  • Background and experience
  • Academic interests
  • Legal Interests
  • Other points of commonality (i.e. race, gender, hometown, undergrad institution, etc.)

Upper-division students interested in serving as a mentor should complete this survey: https://akron.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eevUEBhm1qhjU6p

Introducing the Akron Law Peer Mentor Program

Peer mentorship promotes a sense of community at the School of Law and fosters student development through communication, support, and guidance to law school resources. First-year students are matched with upper-division Peer Mentors in advance of their first semester. Each Peer Mentor is an upper-level law student who volunteers to support new law students and to welcome them to the Akron Law family.

First-year law students meet their Peer Mentors during Orientation, and throughout the school year, Peer Mentors check-in with their mentees regularly by phone, text, or email, and face-to-face (as permitted) at least once per month.

The primary goals of the Peer Mentor Program are to:

  • Support first-year law students as they acclimate to law school;
  • Help first-year law students navigate law school and make the most of the many opportunities;
  • Foster a sense of community and engagement throughout the first-year class;
  • Answer questions regarding courses, degree requirements, academic support services, career services, student organizations, law review, and competition teams; and
  • Provide information about professional opportunities and academic pursuits outside of the classroom.

In pairing mentees with mentors, the program coordinators review student surveys and consider:

  • Background and experience
  • Academic interests
  • Legal Interests
  • Other points of commonality (i.e. race, gender, hometown, undergrad institution, etc.)

Upper-division students interested in serving as a mentor should complete this survey: https://akron.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eevUEBhm1qhjU6p

Introducing the Akron Law Peer Mentor Program

Peer mentorship promotes a sense of community at the School of Law and fosters student development through communication, support, and guidance to law school resources. First-year students are matched with upper-division Peer Mentors in advance of their first semester. Each Peer Mentor is an upper-level law student who volunteers to support new law students and to welcome them to the Akron Law family.

First-year law students meet their Peer Mentors during Orientation, and throughout the school year, Peer Mentors check-in with their mentees regularly by phone, text, or email, and face-to-face (as permitted) at least once per month.

The primary goals of the Peer Mentor Program are to:

  • Support first-year law students as they acclimate to law school;
  • Help first-year law students navigate law school and make the most of the many opportunities;
  • Foster a sense of community and engagement throughout the first-year class;
  • Answer questions regarding courses, degree requirements, academic support services, career services, student organizations, law review, and competition teams; and
  • Provide information about professional opportunities and academic pursuits outside of the classroom.

In pairing mentees with mentors, the program coordinators review student surveys and consider:

  • Background and experience
  • Academic interests
  • Legal Interests
  • Other points of commonality (i.e. race, gender, hometown, undergrad institution, etc.)

Upper-division students interested in serving as a mentor should complete this survey: https://akron.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eevUEBhm1qhjU6p

Moot Court Society Try-outs for Upperclassmen

Become a part of the Akron Law Moot Court Honor Society! This year we proudly participated in five competitions. We look forward to competing in a variety of competitions next year including IP specific competitions. We encourage all interested students to try-out. 

Upperclassmen (those who did not take LARW II Spring 2020) will be asked to prepare a seven-minute oral argument based on a short fact pattern. In addition, students will be required to submit their LARW II brief as a writing sample. Oral arguments will be Friday, May 29th. To receive the fact pattern and schedule a time for oral argument, please email Emily Rich (eir9@zips.uakron.edu). 

Feel free to reach out Emily Rich to ask any questions related to the Moot Court Honor Society.