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Please join the Akron Law Review Editorial Board for an online workshop for those students interested in participating in the write-on competition to join Law Review for the 2020-2021 school year. The workshop will be held via WebEx on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. The meeting code is 615 446 946 and the password is akronlaw. Please contact Kate Calla, administrative editor, at kqc2@zips.uakron.edu with any questions regarding the workshop.
The following stipend applications are due Friday, May 1st at Noon:
1.) The Knight Foundation First Amendment Fellowship
2.) The David D. Dowd, Sr. Memorial Summer Job Placement Award
3.) The University of Akron School of Law Public Interest Law Program
4.) Margery Malkin Koosed Public Interest Law Fellowship Fund
5.) Akron Bar Foundation Fellowship Program
For more information about each please visit:
https://www.uakron.edu/law/career-services/forms/List%20of%20Akron%20Law%20funding%20sources%204%201%2020.pdf
For students who will return to school in the Fall, you still have access to these databases:
Summer Access to Lexis
Access to Lexis will continue during the summer. As long as you are registered for Lexis you do not have to do anything to continue using Lexis Advance this summer. You may use Lexis for work or school during the summer. In the fall, usage reverts back to academic use only.
Summer Access to Westlaw
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw, Practical Law, and the Practice Ready solutions, over the summer for non-commercial research. You can turn to these resources to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills, but you cannot use them in situations where you are billing a client. Examples of permissible uses for your academic password include the following:
You do not have to do anything to gain access to these tools over the summer. If you have any questions, please contact your Thomson Reuters Academic Account Manager.
Bloomberg Law
Access to Bloomberg Law continues over the summer. You may use your Bloomberg Law password for any purpose during the summer as well as year-round. The court dockets and transactional resources may be particularly useful to those working at law firms over the summer.
Other databases accessible over the summer:
We are so excited for the next MAX scholarship drawing, which is right around the corner on May 1. AccessLex Institute will be giving away two $25,000 scholarships and one $40,000 scholarship per class to go toward next year’s tuition (or as a payment on your student loans if you’re a graduating 3L)!
As you know, you can rack up scholarship entries by completing lessons in MAX online, attending webinars, and completing the MAX survey in your account. The more you do, the higher your chances of winning. As a reminder, you can complete your online lessons and fill out the MAX survey by logging in to you MAX account. You can also view the full schedule of upcoming webinars in your account.
A special webinar being offered this Wednesday, which is also scholarship eligible, is “Managing Your Money During the COVID-19 Pandemic” – register here.
Good luck!
The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) is pleased to announce, the OACTA Inclusion and Equity Scholarship has been re-named the OACTA Hilary S. Taylor Inclusion and Equity Scholarship.
Mr. Hilary S. Taylor served as chair of OACTA’s Diversity Committee from 2010-2017, was a member of the OACTA Board of Trustees in 2017 and was the recipient of the OACTA Frank Seth Hurd Member of the Year Award in 2014. Under Mr. Taylor’s leadership, OACTA developed a Diversity Statement, initiated a Diversity Committee, was nationally recognized in 2011 as the recipient of the DRI (Defense Research Institute) State and Local Defense Organization Diversity Award, developed the OACTA Foundation to provide a funding source for the scholarship, and provided financial support to twenty-two (22) law students, to date, all in an effort to support and promote inclusion and equity in our profession and in the community.
OACTA Law Student Inclusion & Equity Scholarships are open to the following incoming second and third year law students who are enrolled in an Ohio law school or are a permanent Ohio resident: Minority law students; LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning) law students, regardless of race or ethnicity; Female law students, regardless of race or ethnicity; or, Law students from economically impoverished families/backgrounds, regardless of race or ethnicity. The criteria include academic achievements; service to the community and to the cause of inclusion and equity; and experience or interest in a civil defense practice. Since established in 2011, OACTA has distributed twenty-two (22) scholarships to students at six (6) different Ohio law schools, totaling $32,500.
Funding for these scholarships is provided by The OACTA Foundation. The OACTA Foundation, established in 2016, is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, funding projects consistent with the mission of OACTA. The scholarship was instrumental in the development of the OACTA Foundation.
Mr. Taylor and his family were present for the scholarship re-naming at the OACTA Legal Excellence Awards Luncheon on November 21, 2019.
For the entire PDF file, please click here