List of Akron Law Public Interest Summer Funding Sources

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

Akron Law Review Write-On Competition Workshop

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.

List of Akron Law Public Interest Summer Funding Sources

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

Summer Database Access for Continuing Law Students

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:

  • Summer coursework
  • Research assistant assignments
  • Law Review or Journal research
  • Moot Court research
  • Non-Profit work
  • Clinical work
  • Externship sponsored by the school

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: