Category: General Announcements

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.

The Alaska Bar Association announces a scholarship program for Alaskans in law school.  As the only state without a law school, our applicants come from law schools all over the country.  This scholarship is aimed at Alaska students who demonstrate ties to Alaska, and the intent to return to Alaska after graduation.  Applications can be found on the Alaska Bar Association website and they are due March 1.  To view the flyer, click here.

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.

I know I was shell-shocked after law school when I started at a firm.  I know it was similar for friends who started out on their own.  Now, more than ever, it’s essential to be prepared for life after law school and we want to help you know what to expect when you’re first starting out! What are realistic expectations of balancing personal/family time and work?When can you expect to make partner (and how does it work?) How do you make money if you are on your own? How have things changed in the last 9 months? Tune in with the CMBA to learn the answers to these burning questions and more with attorneys in the big firm, solo practice, and government realm. Speakers:  Thomas Peppard, Tucker Ellis Daniel Baron, Baron Law Kira Kittoe-Krivosh, Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office

Event Details: When: 12 PM – 1 PM on Friday, November 6th, 2020 Where: Zoom Cost: Free, this is a complimentary program! For more information:  https://bit.ly/2HirIb8