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This one-hour session is open to all law students, regardless of when you started law school. If you plan to take the Ohio Bar exam at any time in the future, you are required to have attended the Substance Abuse Lecture. Take advantage of the lecture being offered free to you as a student at Akron Law.
Are you interested in practicing trademark law or intellectual property law? Is patent law just not really your thing?
If so, you should consider applying to compete in the annual trademark moot court competition: the annual Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. Now in its 27th year, this is the only competition in the United States with a focus on trademark and unfair competition law. The competition gives students the chance to develop their brief writing and oral advocacy skills in a mock courtroom experience, and also to improve their mastery of this fascinating and important field of law.
The competition is open to teams of students from U.S. accredited law schools. Approximately 80 teams of law students participate in the competition each year. Teams can consist of two to four (2-4) team members.
Students are expected to:
This year’s team will be coached by Professor Camilla Hrdy with the help of other local IP attorneys and IP faculty. Students selected to form Akron Law’s 2-4 person team will work closely together to draft a set of briefs—one brief arguing each side of the case. Then team members will practice and prepare to each orally argue both sides of the case. Participating students are eligible to receive two (2) credits for their efforts.
Better still, this year’s trademark problem relates to the potential for confusion between craft brewpubs and wine bars. Perhaps some sampling of local craft brews will be required research.
Each Regional Competition takes place in February in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. Two teams from each of the regional competitions will advance to the National Finals in Washington, D.C. in March. Akron Law’s team will start off competing in Chicago, and then go on from there!
To apply, interested students must submit the following information via email to Professor Hrdy chrdy@uakron.edu by Tuesday, September 26. Applications must include:
Prior trademark or intellectual property law coursework or related experience is preferred. It is also encouraged that you enroll simultaneously in trademark law and/or trade secret law this spring if you have not taken these courses already.
Please contact Professor Hrdy with any questions.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND COMPETITION DATES:
Note that no team member may hold a Juris Doctor (“J.D.”), Master of Laws (“LL.M.”) or other law degree from a U.S. law school. However, a law student pursuing a joint J.D. / LL.M. program may enter the Competition so long as the law student has not yet received a J.D. degree.
More on the competition can be found at: https://www.inta.org/Academics/Pages/SaulLefkowitzCompetition.aspx
The official rules are available at: https://www.inta.org/Academics/Documents/2017/Official%20Rules_2017-2018.pdf
A memo on this year’s competition has been released here:
https://www.inta.org/Academics/Documents/2017/2017%20Memo_Chair%20and%20Vice%20Chair.pdf
The deadline to apply for prescheduled interviews is Wednesday, September 13 at 11:59pm ET!
A record breaking, 177 employers are attending this year! Click here to review the most up to date list. Employers range from over 40 Public Defender Offices, large advocacy organizations such as the ACLU & Human Rights Campaign to direct-services focused organizations like Legal Services of Northern California & Greater Boston Legal Services and much much more!
273 unique jobs & internships have been posted with over 1600 openings — with roughly 1200 students and recent graduates in attendance last year, those are great odds!
If you’ve already registered and begun applying, be sure to check back as more positions have been posted in just the past few hours!
To register go to http://equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/conference-and-careerfair
Be sure to check out the registration and application guide to walk you through the process. Please remember that registration is a three-step process, you’ll set up a profile, register for the event and then begin to apply to jobs and internships. Let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to careerfair@equaljusticeworks.org. Thanks! Claire Cusella Program Manager Law School Engagement & Advocacy Equal Justice Works
The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Summit County residents seal the record of their criminal convictions. A sealed record enables many people better access to jobs, housing, and volunteer opportunities. Students will learn integral skills in the legal field including record searches, reading court dockets, completing applications to file with the court, and interviewing real clients.
UPCOMING CLINIC:
Saturday September 23, 2017
8:00am- 12:00pm
The Akron Urban League
440 Vernon Odom Blvd
Akron, Ohio
All hours qualify as ProBono of Limited Means. There will be a mandatory training session on Thursday September 21, 2017 from 4:00-5:00pm in the Law School Room 301. (You do not need to attend training if you have attended in the past). You will need a laptop for training.
Interested students or questions please RSVP to Professor Heather Staab at hstaab@uakron.edu.
THANK YOU!
Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, September 23, 2017! We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!
We are looking for students to volunteer from 8:15am-12:45pm on Saturday, September 23, 2017. The clinic will be held at the Akron Urban League [440 Vernon Odom Blvd, Akron, OH 44307]. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.
There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, September 22, 2017 from 4:30-6:00pm for first timers. Location of the training will be announced the week of the clinic. The time you are at training will count towards your pro bono limited means hours as well. For those who have completed the training once before, you are more than welcome to attend the training for a refresher. However, you may not count the training towards your pro bono limited means hours again.
If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Brittany at bfw7@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.
YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLINIC!!!