AkronLawJobs. 12620: Open to rising 2Ls and 3Ls. Candidates should be well organized, motivated, willing to learn various areas of practice and have excellent communication and writing skills. Candidates must also have an ability to manage files and communicate with clients on an ongoing basis, and willing to assist other attorneys in the firm with client matters, and willing to handle various types of litigation.
To apply, email a resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample, and list of references to: DRicchiuti@mnblawyers.com / terriwindsor@mnblawyers.com
Deadline: May 14, 2021
Category: General Announcements
Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition
Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Right will co-host an annual brief writing competition in honor of Mercer’s former legal writing professor, Adam Milani. The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of disability law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students. The deadline for submission is June 11, 2021.
First Prize will range between $300 and $1,000
Briefs can be on any of the following topics:
Disability law; The Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; A state statute or municipal ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Further information is posted on the Mercer website at http://law.mercer.edu/academics/legalwriting/milani-writing-competition.cfm
Law Review Write-On Competition
The Akron Law Review Write-On Competition will run from May 9, 2021 at 8:00am – May 23, 2021 at 11:59pm. All competition materials will be available on Brightspace under the Law School Student Resources page starting May 9th.
Those who have completed their first year of law school with a 2.9 GPA are eligible to compete.
Invitations to join Law Review are expected to go out in June.
If selected to be on Law Review, students will go through two mornings of summer training (dates to be determined by the administration) and will be enrolled in the fall Legal Drafting course on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm.
If you have questions, please contact Dominie Burwell at dhb25@uakron.edu or Jacob Davis at jrd93@uakron.edu.
Consider Digital Forensics with Professor Gentithes this summer
When the modern revolution in digital data collection meets time-honored constitutional traditions and long-established evidentiary rules, how will our courts adjust? Find out in Professor Gentithes’s Digital Forensics course this summer. The course will introduce students to the constitutional parameters and evidentiary limitations that apply to the introduction of digital evidence in both civil and criminal courtrooms. It will also examine emerging topics in the creation and collection of digital evidence, including smart devices for individual use, social media technologies, and data aggregation and analytical methods employed by government bodies and technology giants. Learn to make sense of the data deluge while preserving individual privacy in Digital Forensics!
Akron Law Trial Team Tryouts
Akron Law’s Competition Trial Team will be hosting virtual try outs on May 15th.
Students going into their 2L and 3L years are eligible.
Two information sessions will be hosted for anyone interested in joining the team.
Please watch the announcements on the blog and in your Facebook groups for more information and reach out to Henna Schafer hrs48@uakron.edu and Taylor Dennen tkd13@uakron.edu with any questions.