Author: misty

At this time we are not approving any additional activities, other than the Kickoff Summit, for the week of September 4th – 8th due to the many events currently scheduled to coincide with the Public Ribbon Cutting and Building Grand Opening.

Reminder of some important dates:

Student Organization Kickoff Summit – Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. in L-160.  There must be one officer from each organization, if all officers are unable to attend.

Student Organization Fair – Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from noon – 6:30 p.m. throughout School of Law.  More details at the Kickoff Summit.

If you have any questions, need anything posted, etc. please contact Assistant Director Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu.

Black Law Student Association (BLSA) will be holding its first general body meeting THIS WEDNESDAY, August 30th, at 530pm in room 160. We welcome any student interested in joining. 1Ls are encouraged to attend! Refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you all soon. If you have any questions prior to the meeting please contact Hanne-Lore Gambrell at hmf16@zips.uakron.edu.

The 2018 Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Ethics and Professionalism Essay Competition, sponsored by AmericanLawRadio.com and Malik Law is open to all full and part-time students attending an ABA-accredit law school and enrolled in a JD or LLM program. The first-place winner will receive $1,500.00.  The winning essay may be published in the CMBA’s Bar Journal. The second-place winner will receive $1,000.00.

The topic for the 2018 competition is:

The Ohio Bar Examination application requires an applicant to provide information regarding the applicant’s criminal convictions and expungements. (See Gov. Bar. R.I., Sec. 11(D).) In college, an applicant was convicted of a crime. On appeal, the Supreme Court found that the statute under which the applicant was convicted violated the constitutional right to free speech (e.g., protesting an elected official) and overturned the conviction. Is the applicant required to disclose the overturned conviction on the Bar Examination application? Why or why not?

Essays should be no more than 1600 words and will be electronically submitted in Word. The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2018. Winners will be announced no later than April 20, 2018.

The goal of the Competition is to encourage students to examine ethical issues that they may encounter over the next few years of their legal professions. This goal complements the legal education accreditation standards of the American Bar Association. These standards include the promotion of competency in the exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system, along with the development of other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession.  ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools 2016-2017, Standard 302.

For more information, including rules and submission forms, please go to www.clementrobar.org/essay and follow the link for the Competition.  You may also contact the Competition’s director, Tom Horwitz, at 440-892-3331 or by email at tmh@horwitzlpa.com.

The updated Provisional Spring 2018 Schedule has been posted to the Law Advising Springboard.

The updated Fall 2017 Schedule with Room Assignments is now posted on our website.  You can also locate the room location for each of your classes by visiting your schedule in MyAkron.

Student Organizations we will begin scheduling room requests early next week.