Category: General Announcements

Mock Interviews — sign up today!

The Career Services Office is pleased to announce that a number of local attorneys will be available off campus at their offices to conduct mock interviews with our law students. Each mock interview will last approximately ½ hour and will generally consist of a 15-20 minute interview and a 10-15 minute feedback session. We encourage ALL law students to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to enhance their interviewing skills and network with local, practicing attorneys. As with any skill, practice and feedback are crucial to perfecting! PARTICIPATION IN THE MOCK INTERVIEW PROGRAM IS STRONGLY ADVISED FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO PARTAKE IN SPRING ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS.

If you would like to sign up for a mock interview, please use the following link to view available dates and times, and to sign up for your mock interview: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094dacae28a7fa7-akron5. If you have any questions about using the online sign-up sheet, please contact Alecia Bencze at (330-972-7876) or via email at anb77@uakron.edu. When you sign up for your interview, you must also email your resume to Alecia Bencze in the Career Services Office so that we may provide it in advance to the attorney who will be performing your mock interview.

THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF INTERVIEW SLOTS AVAILABLE AND ACCORDINGLY, ALL ARE FILLED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. THANK YOU!

2L Opportunity!

The Spitz Law Firm, LLC (Cleveland) is seeking a summer law clerk for their employment law practice. 

Interested 2Ls should submit a resume and transcript to Asst. Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu by Monday, January 13th at Noon. 

Bar Prep opportunities today!

  • Extended bar prep Friday 5 PM – 7 PM – Corporations – 325
    • Reminder: No Saturday Session this week; back to our normal Wednesday/Saturday times next week
  • Bonus (for people studying for the February bar exam): Passing the Bar- Trivia night – 7 PM – 10 PM – Akron Law Library (or some other fun place – TBD by the group that shows up.)

Questions? nlr22@uakron.edu

Scholarship Opportunity – Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund

In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender’s Office. In 2000, the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was transferred to the Berks County Community Foundation to manage and administer.

The scholarship supports graduates of Berks County, Pennsylvania, high schools who will be entering an accredited law school or who are currently attending an accredited law school to pursue a law degree. Preference will be given to students entering their second year of law school; however, all applicants meeting the criteria are encouraged to apply. Previous recipients of a scholarship from this fund may reapply in a future year – as long as they will still be in law school – and will be considered along with the other applicants; but previous recipients will not receive preferential treatment.

Please refer eligible students to our web site, https://bccf.academicworks.com, to apply on-line for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship. Applications must be submitted between January 15th and April 1st.