Category: General Announcements

The American College of Coverage Counsel is pleased to again sponsor its annual writing competition for students of insurance law. The competition, which is intended to measure the analytic and writing skills of law students studying insurance, comes with a cash prize and the opportunity to attend the ACCC’s Annual Meeting in Chicago in September 2021.

This year’s writing competition asks students to choose a client from the parties in a case involving claims of sexual harassment and abuse, as well as negligent hiring, training, and supervision practices. Students may submit a response as part of a team or as individuals. Submissions will be judged on the creativity of their proposed solutions and the quality of the writing and analysis.

Three winners will be selected by a panel of ACCC Fellows. The winners will received a cash prize and an invitation to attend the College’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, September 22-24, with a travel stipend. This will present a wonderful opportunity for these students to meet and network with some of the top insurance lawyers in the United States. Indeed, prior competition winners were third-year students who are now practicing at excellent coverage firms around the country.

The competition materials can be downloaded here

For additional information, please email Professor Patrick Gaughan.

Colleagues: The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the primary student government organization at Akron Law. 

With this form, the student body will be able to nominate candidates for President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary for a one (1) year position, to swear-in this summer.

In order to appear on the ballot, each nominee will require three (3) nominations from different students. 

Make sure to be logged into google with your school .zips email, i.e. dck24@zips.uakron.edu

Link: https://forms.gle/ompQTJRgZaVNvzAk8

DATES:
Nominations close on March 31st at noon. 

Nominations must be accepted by noon on Thursday, April 1st. 

Elections will take place between 4/5/21 and will conclude on 4/12/21 at noon.

For election-specific questions please email Vice President Dan Kosich at dck24@uakron.edu
All other SBA inquiries may be directed the Constitution or to: SBA@uakron.edu

Disclaimer: By submitting this nomination, you are subject to the Honor Code at the University of Akron School of Law.

Rising 2L and 3L Colleagues: The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the primary student government organization at Akron Law. 

Please check your emails for a link to complete your nominations. You can only nominate representatives for your class. 

You may nominate four (4) full-time class representatives for a one (1) year position, to swear-in this summer. 

In order to appear on the ballot, each nominee will require three (3) nominations from different students. 

Make sure to be logged into google with your school .zips email, i.e. dck24@zips.uakron.edu

DATES:
Nominations close on March 31st at noon. 

Nominations must be accepted by noon on Thursday, April 1st. 

Elections will take place between 4/5/21 and will conclude on 4/12/21 at noon.

For election-specific questions please email Vice President Dan Kosich at dck24@uakron.edu
All other SBA inquiries may be directed the Constitution or to: SBA@uakron.edu

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