Category: General Announcements

Dear University of Akron School of Law students and faculty,

On November 14-15, Carnegie Mellon University will be holding the “Swear Me in, Scotty!” mock trial invitational. The CMU Mock Trial program is currently looking for volunteer judges, and since the tournament is virtual this year, you can judge rounds without having to leave your house!

Mock trial is a competitive speech and debate activity where two teams each represent one side of a mock court case. Schools prepare witnesses and attorneys for direct and cross examinations. Volunteer judges preside over the round to rule on objections and score competitors based on their public speaking skills. Volunteer judges are critical for competitors to improve their case before the American Mock Trial Association’s official tournaments in the spring.

At “Swear Me in, Scotty!”, there will be two rounds each day–one in the morning and one in the afternoon–and training will be given to each judge before the invitational. No prior mock trial experience is necessary in order to judge.

If you are interested in judging for CMU’s invitational tournament, register to judge at this Google form. If you have any questions, please contact the Tournament Director, Cayden Codel, at cmumocktrial@gmail.com.

Deadline for Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law (Character and Fitness Application):

If you are in your second calendar year of law school, or are a two-year international student in your first year of law school, the deadline to submit a timely Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law (what the Bar Admissions Office commonly calls the Character and Fitness Application) is November 15, 2020. Information on this application can be found here: Application to Resister as a Candidate.

We will mail the Certificate of Dean and a Fingerprint Card to the address that you have on file with the University of Akron. We expect to mail those documents next week.

Application to Apply for the February 2021 or July 2021 Bar Exam:

If you plan to take the February 2021 Bar Exam, the deadline to submit a timely application is November 1, 2020. If you plan to take the July 2021 Bar Exam, the deadline to submit a timely application is April 1, 2021. Information on the application can be found here:  Application to take the Bar Exam.

For those taking the February 2021 Bar Exam, we will mail your Law School Character Certificate to the address that you have on file with the University of Akron. We expect to send those out the first week of October. We will send your Final Law School Certificate, including the Substance Abuse Certification (if we have a record showing that you’ve fulfilled that requirement), directly to the Bar Admissions Office after your degree is conferred in January 2021.

For those taking the July 2021 Bar Exam, we will provide further information as to how we will make your Law School Character Certificate available to you; however, we will send your Final Law School Certificate, including the Substance Abuse Certification (if we have a record showing that you’ve fulfilled that requirement), directly to the Bar Admissions Office after your degree is conferred in May 2021.

Please consult the Ohio Office of Bar Admissions website for additional information and a list of all deadlines: Ohio Office of Bar Admissions

MPRE:

Information about the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam, can be found here: MPRE

Other Jurisdictions:

      If you plan to take the bar exam in another jurisdiction, please consult the bar admissions website for that jurisdiction and forward me any forms that you need to have completed.

Canned Immunity: COVID-19 EDITION

L.A.W. (Law Association for Women) knows you are burnt out, tired, and counting down the days until Thanksgiving just so you can have a break. Due to most classes switching to online formats, the L.A.W. executive board decided to move Canned Immunity onto a virtual platform!

The rules are still the same, $2 or 2 cans per ticket or $5 or 5 cans for three tickets. Tickets can be used to receive “immunity” from being called on in selected classes. Email your ticket to your professor the day you want to use the ticket.

One ticket may be used per class. Please see the list of participating professors and restrictions. L.A.W. and Professors will be implementing the Honor Code on ticket usage.

Due do COVID-19 there are many food insecure families in our area who need help, especially around the holidays. It would be shameful to take advantage of Canned Immunity and the work L.A.W. has put in to lie about ticket usage.

How to participate in Canned Immunity:

NLINE

STEP 1: Go to http://give.akroncantonfoodbank.org/goto/akronlawcannedimmunity

STEP 2: Click DONATE NOW!

STEP 3: Enter a specific amount ($2 per ticket, or $5 for three tickets)

STEP 4: Type your name AND Akron Law Email in “recognition name” then click NEXT!

STEP 5: Enter in your payment information!

STEP 6: Wait 24 hours for your virtual ticket(s) to be emailed to you!

STEP 7: Forward the email you received from L.A.W. (omm23@zips.uakron.edu or dhb25@zips.uakron.edu) to your professor on the day you intend to use it!

IN PERSON DONATIONS

STEP 1: Drop off your donations to the box in the law school starting at noon on Monday, November 2, 2020.

STEP 2: Take a picture of your donation and send it to omm23@zips.uakron.edu or dhb25@zips.uakron.edu. Include your donation amount.

STEP 3: Wait 24 hours for your virtual ticket(s) to be emailed to you!

STEP 4: Forward the email you received from L.A.W. (omm23@zips.uakron.edu or dhb25@zips.uakron.edu) to your professor on the day you intend to use it!

QUESTIONS?

Email Olivia Mullen omm23@zips.uakron.edu or Dominie Burwell dhb25@zips.uakron.edu.

PROFESSOR RESTRICTIONS

No Restrictions:

➔ Dean Peters

➔ Prof. Spring

➔ Prof. Mike

➔ Prof. Hrdy

➔ Prof. Padfield

➔ Prof. Thomas

Restrictions:

➔ Prof. Belsky: immunity on cold call for assigned readings only.

➔ Prof Gaughan: usable Nov. 4-20th – not during review sessions.

➔ Prof. Genetin: usable Nov. 9-20th.

➔ Prof. Lavoie: usable Nov. 17-25th.

➔ Prof. Dessin: usable Nov. 23-25th.

Hello,

Please join us for The Color of Law: Race, Racism and Public Policy in America on Friday, November 20, 2020, from 11 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. via livestream.  Historian and best-selling author Richard Rothstein will discuss the ways in which government policies, well into the 20th Century, created and reinforced racial segregation in America. Rothstein’s book, The Color of Law, is an extremely important contribution to our national conversation on race and has been celebrated across the political spectrum. Following his presentation, Rothstein will answer selected questions from the audience.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio State University, the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron and the City Club of Cleveland.

Please register at www.tri-c.edu/coloroflaw.