Category: General Announcements

The Akron Law Federalist Society is hosting Professor Stephen Ware, University of Kansas Professor of Law, in a discussion over defunding the police with BLSA speaker, Mr. Edward Gilbert. Professor Mike Gentithes, Akron Law Professor, will moderate and provide commentary following the panel discussion in order to engage the issues with each side’s views. Like the debate over qualified immunity, this event is sure to be engaging given the country’s current affairs with law enforcement. 

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=ta47239ab2fb18deff90f227f294c7b23

Session number: 120 993 6745 
Session password: Debate1

The International Section of the New York State Bar Association is pleased to announce the annual Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition! The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 6, 2020.

The International Section is comprised of approximately 1800 members of the New York State Bar Association (both American and foreign lawyers) who practice, or have an interest in, public and private international law. The writing competition, which began in 1988, fosters legal scholarship among law students in the field of international law. The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law. It is the International Section’s belief that by providing a forum for students to disseminate their ideas and articles, the professional and academic communities are enriched. Furthermore, the competition presents an opportunity for students to submit law review quality articles to the Section for possible publication in one of its publications (i.e., New York International Law Review).

Law Students (including J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. and S.J.D. candidates) are cordially invited to submit to the International Section an article concerning any area of public or private international law or practice. Faculty members of any college or university are ineligible to participate. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of attorneys practicing international law, and a winner will be chosen based on a variety of factors, including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis, clarity of writing style, as well as the importance and originality of the topic to the understanding of private/public international law or comparative law.

The winner will receive:

1) $2,000 USD; and

2) Publication of the article (subject to editorial approval) in the New York International Law Review.

The rules are set forth in our website: https://nysba.org/awards-competitions/international-section-albert-s-pergam-international-law-writing-competition-award/

Good luck. We look forward to receiving your submission!

The Business Law Society welcomes two distinguished attorneys to present on the challenges and rewards of food and drug regulations. Adam Ekonomon is VP and Deputy General Counsel for The J.M. Smucker Company, and Jeannie Perron, DVM, is an attorney with Covington & Burling in Washington. Together, they forge the inside and outside counsel team navigating the regulatory landscape for major consumer products food brands like Milkbone dog biscuits, 9 Lives cat food products, JIF peanut butter, Crustables and more.

Join BLS for this informative program on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 5:15 via WebEx. To attend:

http://bit.ly/BLS-FDA

Or go to uakron.webex.com and enter:

Session number: 120 955 2223 Session password: ZippyRocks

Resume Collect Employers

The following is a list of employers who wish to review the resumes of Akron Law students and then invite selected students to their offices for interviews. Check SYMPLICITY under “OCI/Resume Collections” for detailed information on these employers and to submit your applications. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRMS DIRECTLY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BELOW. 

Employer	Submission Requirements	Hiring Criteria	Application Materials
Sutter O’Connell Contact: Carleane Malachin, Director of Administration	Apply through Symplicity Deadline: Tuesday, September 29th NOON	2L, 3L PREFER: Top 50%, Moot Court/Mock Trial	Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Law School Transcript, and Writing Sample
Cavitch, Familo & Durkin Contact: Michael Rasor Shareholder	Apply through Symplicity Deadline: Wednesday, October 1st NOON	3L, 4L PREFER: Top 20% and Moot Court, Law Review, or Trial Team	Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Law School Transcript, and Writing Sample
Phillips Lytle LLP Contact: Laura Suttell Recruiting and Professional Development Coordinator	Apply through Symplicity Deadline: Wednesday October 1st NOON	3L PREFER: Law Review	Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Law School Transcript, and Writing Sample

The deadline to apply for May 2021 graduation is October 1, 2020. To apply for graduation, log into My Akron and follow these instructions.