Category: General Announcements

Peer mentorship promotes a sense of community at the School of Law and fosters student development through communication, support, and guidance to law school resources. First-year students are matched with upper-division Peer Mentors in advance of their first semester. Each Peer Mentor is an upper-level law student who volunteers to support new law students and to welcome them to the Akron Law family.

First-year law students meet their Peer Mentors during Orientation, and throughout the school year, Peer Mentors check-in with their mentees regularly by phone, text, or email, and face-to-face (as permitted) at least once per month.

The primary goals of the Peer Mentor Program are to:

• Support first-year law students as they acclimate to law school;
• Help first-year law students navigate law school and make the most of the many opportunities;
• Foster a sense of community and engagement throughout the first-year class;
• Answer questions regarding courses, degree requirements, academic support services, career services, student organizations, law review, and competition teams; and
• Provide information about professional opportunities and academic pursuits outside of the classroom.

In pairing mentees with mentors, the program coordinators review student surveys and consider:

• Background and experience
• Academic interests
• Legal Interests
• Other points of commonality (i.e. race, gender, hometown, undergrad institution, etc.)

Upper-division students interested in serving as a mentor should complete this survey: https://akron.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eevUEBhm1qhjU6p

Career Services and Lexis are hosting a job searching workshop on Thursday, June 11th at Noon. Attendees will learn how to use Lexis to navigate a job search. If you are interested in attending, please email Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu. A link to attend will be provided to all registrants. Hope to see you there!

We encourage you to take advantage of a free summer resource for students and graduates at all law schools to develop skills and marketability in technology, innovation, and equity a summer when jobs are impacted by COVID-19.  Students attending at least 15 of the one-hour lectures can apply for a Tipping the Scales: Technology, Innovation, and Equity badge that they can include on their resume. The lectures are by leaders in corporate legal operations, talent development and other areas. The first lecture starts next Wednesday, June 3, at 12 pm EST (with options to watch later asynchronously), so make sure you register soon.

This resource began last summer as a partnership between Connie Breton, Senior Director of Legal Operations at NetApp and Chancellor John Pierre of Southern Law Center. Penn State Law joined as a collaborator, and Wolter’s Kluwer supported the expansion of the project in its second year through a Leading Edge Prize for Educational Innovation. When the public health crisis occurred this spring, they decided to focus on how the series could be most helpful to our students and graduates professionally impacted by COVID-19. In addition to this year’s lectures and badge, you are welcome to view last year’s and earn that badge or access additional resources provided by law schools.

AkronLawJobsNo. 11550 Overview: Criminal Defense law firm located in Cuyahoga Falls looking for a 2nd or 3rd year law student for clerk position. Applicant to be able to start immediately. Applicant must be proficient in research and writing.  This position will entail writing of general court motions, including suppression motions, viewing videos, audio transcriptions and researching law pertaining to a variety of cases.  Hours and wages to be discussed upon interview. 
To Apply: Please send your resume to lindammalek@msn.com.
Deadline: ASAP