Category: General Announcements

The National LGBTQ+ Bar has recently launched a scholarship program for LGBTQ+ and ally law students. Three scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded annually; all current and incoming students with a commitment to LGBTQ+ equality are encouraged to apply. Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 school year, and will close on April 1, 2021. In addition, the National LGBTQ+ Bar has added a new resource page to its website listing LGBTQ+ diversity scholarships: https://lgbtbar.org/programs/law-students/scholarship-list/

Attorney Scott Hansen will speak via WebEx on how transactional lawyers work with litigation attorneys when things go wrong and a lawsuit is on the horizon. What is the litigation attorney’s role? How do they approach the problem and what options are available for resolution?

Scott Hansen is a shareholder in the Milwaukee, WI,  law firm of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, S.C. Scott primarily works in the firm’s litigation practice area, resolving complex disputes between businesses.

Find out Tuesday, February 9 at 12:15 via WebEx.

To join the presentation:

http://bit.ly/BLS-Litig

Or go to uakron.webex.com and enter:

Session number: 120 427 2537

Session password: fnKHSHk4i79

Webex Link: https://uakron.webex.com/webappng/sites/uakron/meeting/download/ece6ead79053474dbd0122166b8565ad?siteurl=uakron&MTID=mdb9a9fc5939a9191c5605832ddea4a1c

To inform the ongoing discussions about a potential partnership between our two law schools, the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (CSU/CMLaw) and The University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) are hosting a series of virtual forums during February and March 2021. Members of the Joint Exploratory Working Group (EWG); faculty, staff, administrators, and students at both law schools; and members of each school’s alumni boards will be invited to attend.

Unless otherwise noted, these virtual forums will be held on Fridays from noon to 1:30 pm. Please reserve these times on your calendar.

The first two virtual forums will take place on Friday, February 12 and Friday, February 19. Information about the February 12th forum appears below. Videoconference links will be provided.

Forum 1: Friday, February 12 – The Business Side of Legal Education: Law School Enrollment and Tuition Financing

Time: 12:00 noon-1:30 pm

Topics: LSAC applicant/enrollment data, AALS Before the JD study, diversity considerations, financing student loans

Virtual platform: Zoom (hosted by CSU/CMLaw), link to be provided
Moderators: Dean Lee Fisher, Dean C.J. Peters

Presenters:
– Kellye Y. Testy, President and CEO, Law School Admission Council
– Jeff Allum, Director of Research & Data Analytics, Association of American Law Schools
– Christopher P. Chapman, President and CEO, AccessLex Institute