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Midwest BLSA Law Journal – Seeking Editorial Board Members

APPLY TO SERVE ON THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE MWBLSA LAW JOURNAL!

The MWBLSA Law Journal, published once annually, will give Midwest Black Law Students Association (“MWBLSA”) members an opportunity to submit an article to be considered for publication, as well as increase familiarity with the Bluebook®. In addition, the research required to write and edit the journal will help you master Westlaw®, LexisNexis®, and other sources, making you an invaluable asset to employers. Finally, members of the MWBLSA Law Journal can highlight the significant academic distinction of being an editor of a law journal on their resumes.

The Editorial Board is open to rising second-year and third-year NBLSA members attending a law school in the Midwest Region. Corresponding with the regional theme, the MWBLSA Law Journal theme for the 2012-2013 academic year is “Combat Complacency, Evoke Excellence.”

Please see http://www.nblsa.org/index.php?pID=892 for application details and feel free to contact MWBLSA Law Journal Chief Editor Dominique de Vastey at  mwblsa.chiefeditor@nblsa.org, or MWBLSA Chief of Staff and Akron BLSA Vice-President Lavell Payne at lop2@zips.uakron.edu with questions. Applications are due no later than August 31, 2012, 11:59 p.m. C.D.T. 

Scholarship Opportunity – Serbian Bar Association

 2012 SCHOLARSHIPS

The SBAA is hosting a scholarship gala on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Park Ridge Country Club in Park Ridge, Illinois. Five scholarships will be awarded; one in the amount of $2,500, two in the amount of $2,000, one in the amount of $1,000 and one in the amount of $500. 

ELIGIBILITY

All persons of Serbian birth, ancestry, or connubial relationship who are enrolled in an accredited law school in any state of the United States of America are eligible to apply for the scholarships.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

The deadline for receipt of applications is October 15, 2012.

Scholarship recipients will be notified in advance, and the scholarships will be awarded at the scholarship gala on November 17, 2012.

Applications may be submitted by mail or e-mail (e-mail is preferred) to:

Serbian Bar Association of America
Attention: Marnie Navarro
Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP

1 N. Franklin Street, Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60606

E-mail: mnavarro@wwmlawyers.com and sbaa@serbbar.org

A copy of this letter and the application are enclosed herewith. Applications are also available online at: www.serbbar.org.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding our organization or scholarship opportunities.

Megan Pavich

President, 2012-2013

Serbian Bar Association

SBAA MISSION AND PURPOSE

The SBAA is an organization of Serbian American attorneys, judges, paralegals and law students that has been in existence for nearly twenty years. The purposes and the mission of the SBAA are as follows:

·       To use the knowledge, experience and skills of our profession to provide resource assistance to, and promote the best interests of, the Serbian American community, including the Serbian Orthodox Church, our national organizations and our humanitarian organizations;

·       To be a vehicle for making unified public pronouncements to represent and advocate the vital interests of the Serbian American community as a whole with respect to current social, political, economic, legal and other matters of vital concern;

·       To serve as a national network of communication among members of the Serbian American legal community for purposes of networking, exchange of ideas, client referrals and career placement opportunities;

·       To provide scholarship assistance to law students of Serbian descent;

·       To maintain the honor and dignity of the legal profession and a high standard of ethical conduct.

In addition, the SBAA represents a valuable asset to Serbian American law students by offering them the opportunity to network with the greater Serbian American legal community and affording them career placement opportunities.

2012 SBAA Scholarship Application

2012 SBAA Scholarship Letter

Admissions – Volunteers Requested for Orientation

Can you believe it’s time to Welcome our newest ‘Alums-In-Waiting’? Remember when you were in their position, walking through the doors of Akron Law for the first time.

We need current Akron Law students to assist with Orientation festivities and events. Please let me know if you are available to assist with one more of the following activities:

Monday, August 20, 2012
• Check-In – varying 1.5 -2 hour shifts between 12:30 pm and 6:30 pm
• Campus Tour – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Tour of the campus including the student union and rec center
• Law School Tour – 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Tour of the Law School
• My First Year Panel – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Panel discussing your first year of law school experiences

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
• Law Spouses, Partners and Significant Others Panel Discussion – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Bring your spouse, partner or significant other to discuss experiences and life with incoming students and their spouses

Thursday, August 23, 2012
• Court House Tour – 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Take students on a tour of Akron Municipal Court, the County Court of Common Pleas and the Ohio 9th District Court of Appeals

If you are available to assist with any of the above, please email Assistant Director Ivy Washington-Marshall (ivy1@uakron.edu) with your volunteer event and day preference.

We appreciate your assistance!!

IMPORTANT: 2012 Akron Law Review Write-On Competition

Students wishing to compete in the Law Review’s Write-On Competition,

The 2012 Write-On Competition will begin Monday, 7/9/2012, at 8 AM.  Instructions for the Write-On Competition and a hypothetical will be available for you to pick up at that time on TWEN.  You will have until Monday, 7/23/2012, at 8 AM to submit your response.  Late submissions will not be graded or considered for a position on the Law Review. 

To participate in the Write-On Competition, you will need to have extended yourWestlaw password for the summer session in order to have TWEN access.  To access the Write-On Competition course, you will need only to add a course to your TWEN page the same way in which you do for your regular classes.  This course is not yet activated for registration but will be available for you to join by the time the Write-On begins.  If you have not extended your Westlaw password for the summer and if doing so is no longer possible, please email me at RyanDoringo@yahoo.com, and I can coordinate a way to email the instructions and the hypothetical to you on the day the Write-On Competition begins. 

Please remember that the Write-On Competition is open only to those law students who have attained at least a 2.6 cumulative grade point average and have completed at least the first-year program as defined by the administration of the School of Law.  According to the Akron Law Review’s Bylaws, summer grades will not be considered in determining whether a student has met the minimum 2.6 GPA requirement for students who completed their first-year program prior to the summer of 2012. 

Students wishing to join the Law Review who rank in the top fifteen (15) percent of their class after completing the first-year program will be automatically invited to join the law review.  As such, those students ranking in the top fifteen percent of their class are not required to compete in the Write-On Competition in order to receive an invitation.

Note Regarding Part Time Students Completing Their First-Year Program this Summer: There will be a second write-on competition in August for only those part-time students who complete their first-year program during the summer who are not yet eligible to compete in the first competition.  More information regarding this competition will be sent out in August.

If you have any questions regarding the Write-On Competition, please email me at RyanDoringo@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Ryan Doringo

Executive Editor, 2012-13 Akron Law Review