Category: Career Planning

All students interested in learning more about working for a judge should attend today’s  informative presentation on judicial clerkships. Michael Altvater and Elizabeth Davis will be at the Law School to speak about their experiences with applying and interviewing for clerkships, what judges look for and what it’s like to be a judge’s law clerk. A valuable presentation for all students who might ever want to work for a judge.

Room 134

12:15 – 1:15

Pizza will be served

Career Networking Opportunity – As you may know, Akron Law regularly hosts alumni outreach events in various cities where our alumni reside and work. The law school is offering an opportunity for students who are interested in meeting with alumni living and working in cities we are visiting this fall and spring to join us in these cities for an opportunity to network.

City Visit Date	Location	Event
September 16, 2009	Columbus, OH	Alumni/Friends Dinner
September 23, 2009	Cincinnati, OH	Alumni/Friends Dinner
September 24, 2009	Washington, DC	Alumni/Friends Dinner
October 17, 2009	Buffalo, NY	Alumni Breakfast
October 20, 2009	Pittsburgh, PA	Alumni/Friends Dinner
October 27, 2009	New York City	Alumni/Friends Dinner
October 29, 2009	Cleveland, OH	Alumni/Friends Dinner
November 2, 2009	Trumbull County, OH	Alumni Breakfast
November 9, 2009	Columbus, OH	Alumni Breakfast
November 10, 2009	Phoenix, AZ	Alumni/Friends Dinner

All students are welcome to attend alumni city visits. In addition, to allow for greater student participation, Akron Law alumni through the Office of External Programs have provided funds to support student travel to these events. If the number of student requests exceeds the amount available, reimbursement requests will be determined by a lottery. Student reimbursement for these events will be made at a maximum of $150.00 per student for events held within Ohio and a maximum of $250.00 per student for events held outside Ohio for reimbursement of travel expenses.

Students who are interested in attending these events and wish to receive reimbursement must respond by submitting their name and city of interest by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.  Students may submit their names for reimbursement for multiple events, but will only be available for one reimbursement.  (Winning the lottery for one event automatically excludes an individual for a chance to be reimbursed for another event. No prioritizing or selecting is allowed.)  Again, students are welcome to attend as many events as they like, without reimbursement.

Please note:  Attendance at these events are not excused absences from class.  Interested students should contact their professors before agreeing to attend to determine how any such absence will be treated.

If you are interested in attending one of these events and/or being considered for reimbursement, please respond to Jeanne Kennedy (jeanne2@uakron.edu) by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 and include:

            Your name
            Your e-mail address
            The city(ies) of interest