The Community Foundation of Shelby County administers a scholarship for students who are in their final year of law school from select counties in Ohio. Detailed information and application may be found at www.commfoun.com/scholarshipsapply.htm under the Law Student Assistance Scholarship link.
Category: Student Services
Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop
EVENT:
Ohio Bar Admissions Workshop
PRESENTERS:
Staff from Bar Admissions Office, The Supreme Court of Ohio
DATE:
Monday, October 18, 2010
TIME:
5:00 to 5:15 registration (FREE cookies & bottle water will be served!)
5:15 to 6:25 presentation
LOCATION:
Room 151
PURPOSE:
If you are a first or second year law student, you are considering or definitely planning to sit for the Ohio bar exam, and you have NOT yet submitted your required preliminary bar application, then you should absolutely plan to attend this FREE workshop. This program is open to all law students.
Topics addressed will include:
¨ The Ohio bar application process
¨ Character and Fitness (issues, problems, investigations)
¨ The level of scrutiny given to the bar applications
¨ Appropriate and thorough responses to the bar application questions
¨ DEADLINES!
Consider the following Preliminary Bar Application DEADLINES for The Supreme Court of Ohio
November 15: By all SECOND YEAR FULL- and PART-TIME students ($75 fee)
January 15: DROP DEAD DEADLINE for July bar exam takers ($200 late fee)
August 15: DROP DEAD DEADLINE for February bar exam takers ($200 late fee)
WARNING: Waiting until the drop-dead dates to file an application places you at risk of not
getting to take the bar exam right after graduation.
QUESTIONS? Please contact College Program Specialist Liz Sauders at Liz@uakron.edu
or Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu.
Halloween Party 2010
Stress Relief Lunch & Dinner
Feeling frazzled?
Stressed out from school?
Life a little overloaded?
Don’t despair. Instead come to the Student Lounge on Wednesday, October 20th at 12:00 & 5:30 for some great food, prizes, relaxation activities, and learn how to address the stress.
Questions? Contact ASP Director Katherine Silver Kelly
ksk10@uakron.edu
RSVP TO APRIL 6 STUDENT MEET AND GREET WTIH ADAM LIPTAK — See Instructions below
On Tuesday, April 6 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., law students will have the opportunity to meet and interact with Adam Liptak, the Supreme Court correspondent of The New York Times and author of the “Sidebar” column which covers and considers developments in the law. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS VERY SPECIAL HOUR WITH MR. LIPTAK, YOU MUST RSVP TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY 12 NOON ON THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010. For more info on Mr. Liptak’s background, check out his bio at http://www.nytimes.com/ref/us/bio-liptak.html.