Category: Student Services

Law Week Event: Ohio Court of Appeals 5th District

Akron Law Students are invited to attend the Stark County Bar Association’s Law Week Celebration as The Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District holds court at GlenOak High School on Monday, May 3, 2011.

Six cases will be argued beginning at 8:45 a.m. and ending around 1:30 p.m.  GlenOak’s auditorium seats 900.  Because the Court is accustomed to people walking in and out of the court room during the proceeding, the audience may arrive at any time to hear one case or stay for the entire session.

GlenOak High School is located at: 1801 Schneider St, Canton, Ohio 44721

Message From Associate Dean Meg Andreeff Matejkovic – Go Red For Women Luncheon

Women and men are coming together in the fight against the leading cause of death for women – heart disease.  Akron Law has purchased a table for the 2011 Go Red for Women luncheon on May 12.  This year’s keynote speaker is Mariel Hemingway and the luncheon will be emceed by Betsy Kling, a meteorologist for the Cleveland NBC affiliate.  Hear stories of some individuals touched by heart disease, learn how heart disease affects a family, and how you can stop heart disease in our lifetime.  The luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. (luncheon served at noon) until 1:30 p.m. at the Quaker Station.  Akron Law’s table will be filled on a first-respond basis, so contact Mary Ann Garrett today (mgarret@uakron.edu).  Be a part of this extraordinary day!

Message from Associate Dean Meg Andreeff Matejkovic – Student Director Positions Available on Akron Law Alumni Association

Recognizing that our students are “alums-in-waiting,” 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 our students a chance to become integrally involved in alumni leadership and alumni activities with Akron Law as 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 meetings begin at 4 p.m. and generally last one to 1-1/2 hours.  Applications for the 2011-12 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from 2011-12 upper division law students who are in good standing.  Applications should include: (1) a current resume of the student; (2) a statement as to why the student believes that he or she should be selected to serve on the LAA Board; and (3) a 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 June 2011 meeting (presentations may be made via phone for students who will not be in the Akron area over the summer).  Students interested in being considered for this position should forward their application materials no later than Friday, April 22 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).

JOINT J.D./LL.M. IN IP LAW – Sessions Scheduled

LAW FACULTY APPROVES:

 JOINT J.D./LL.M. IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

At its meeting earlier this month, the law faculty voted to create a joint J.D./LL.M. program in Intellectual Property Law, effective fall 2011.  

INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS SCHEDULED:  Sessions will be held on Tuesday, March 29 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Room W-210 and 5:00 – 6:00 pm in Room L-151.

Under the program, a student would have to complete 100 credit hours of study, including 24 credit hours in intellectual property-related courses, earn an overall 3.0 GPA in IP courses, and satisfy all current requirements for the J.D. degree.   Included within the 24 credit hours would be a six-credit thesis, which would also satisfy the GWR requirement.  Up to 12 credits of IP-related course work at the J.D. level could be credited towards satisfaction of the LL.M. requirements. It is anticipated that a student could meet these requirements during three years of full-time study, plus summer study.  Students should apply for the program no later than the beginning of their second year of study.

At the same meeting, the faculty also approved changes to the current LL.M. requirements.  The number of required credits has been reduced from 30 to 24; all students would be required to enroll in Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (formerly Introduction to Intellectual Property); and all students would have to take a course in either patent, copyright or trademark law, as well as at least one international IP course.

SESSIONS SCHEDULED:  Sessions will be held on Tuesday, March 29 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Room W-210 and 5:00 – 6:00 pm in Room L-151.

Please contact either Professor Samuels at Samuels@uakron.edu or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu if you have any questions.

JOINT J.D./LL.M. IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

LAW FACULTY APPROVES:

 JOINT J.D./LL.M. IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

At its meeting earlier this month, the law faculty voted to create a joint J.D./LL.M. program in Intellectual Property Law, effective fall 2011.  Under the program, a student would have to complete 100 credit hours of study, including 24 credit hours in intellectual property-related courses, earn an overall 3.0 GPA in IP courses, and satisfy all current requirements for the J.D. degree.   Included within the 24 credit hours would be a six-credit thesis, which would also satisfy the GWR requirement.  Up to 12 credits of IP-related course work at the J.D. level could be credited towards satisfaction of the LL.M. requirements. It is anticipated that a student could meet these requirements during three years of full-time study, plus summer study.  Students should apply for the program no later than the beginning of their second year of study.

At the same meeting, the faculty also approved changes to the current LL.M. requirements.  The number of required credits has been reduced from 30 to 24; all students would be required to enroll in Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (formerly Introduction to Intellectual Property); and all students would have to take a course in either patent, copyright or trademark law, as well as at least one international IP course.

An informational meeting regarding the new program will be held within the next few weeks.  Stay tuned for date/time/location.

 In the meantime, please contact either Professor Samuels at Samuels@uakron.edu or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu if you have any questions.