Category: General Announcements

**Remote** Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) – Legal Intern (Paid)

The ODJFS team will train legal interns on adjudication procedures for unemployment claims and link them into their system to work remotely. Full-time interns who will be paid $17.91/hr are preferred.

The DeWine Administration believes the skills that are taught in law school can be directly utilized in the effort to assist unemployed Ohioans. Law students are taught to think analytically, communicate effectively, and apply facts to solve problems. Legal interns would not only adjudicate unemployment claims, but also resolve fraud issues and review facts and policies to reach valid conclusions. We expect that hiring legal interns will have a direct impact on success in addressing Ohio’s increased unemployment claim volume.

Interested law school students may apply using this link: Job Description – Legal College Intern (Paid) (210001XW) (taleo.net)

Deadline: ASAP; applicants reviewed on a rolling basis.

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. 

Akron Law Students, Faculty, and Staff! Join SBA on April 9th from 5:30-7:00pm for a fun night of trivia and help raise funds for the Public Interest Fellowship Program. Scholarship applicants must attend. Trivia teams of 4 will be randomly selected to encourage networking. Students are free, General Admission is $20. 

To register and/or make a tax-free donation, go to: https://uakron.edu/giving/law/pilf

The first, second, and third place winners will each receive a $200 basket of gift cards. There will also be drawings during the night where the first winner will have their pick from: A night of golf, lessons, food and drinks at Mud Run Golf Course and Driving Range for up to 6 people.

The date will be mutually agreed upon by the winner and Mud Run, in May, June or July. Includes range balls for 6, a golf pro on site to offer tips and techniques, food and drink. OR Two study rooms in the Law School (Room 276 in the Law Library and Room 117 in the Commons). The two winners will be able to reserve the rooms for an entire day of their choosing during reading period or exams.
You can purchase raffle ticket to enter the drawing for $10. To increase your chances, entries are unlimited! 

Once you have registered, you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting on April 9th. 
Hope to see you all there!
Student Bar Association

The University of Akron’s Intellectual Property Center has helped the USPTO organize an event for the U.S. IP Attaché program! We have teamed up with over 10 other Midwestern Schools for a virtual program where you can learn about the fascinating work of the U.S. “intellectual property diplomats.”

The event will be held April 13, 2021 10:30am-11:30am EDT

You must first register at this link to join: https://cvent.me/Nxlzxx

We know this program is during spring break, but we hope you can take a break to join us. IP attachés are U.S. diplomats who help to improve IP systems abroad using their extensive IP knowledge and experience. Tune in to hear them discuss how their fascinating careers have helped constructively shape intellectual properties laws in other countries.

To learn more about the USPTO’s IP Attaché program, visit https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/ip-attache-program. In addition, flyers have been included in this email that contains background information and operating locations of this program, such as Beijing, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro.

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