Category: General Announcements

Pro Bono Hours Opp-Stark County United Way Day of Caring

If you are interested in community service of limited means hours, Nicole Thorn, an Akron Law Student, has offered to coordinate an Akron Law volunteer group for a project(s). The Stark County United Way Day of Caring is Friday, May 19. Most projects begin at 8 a.m. and last until approximately 12-2 p.m. Several are outdoors. 

If you are interested, please email her as soon as possible and no later than Friday, April 28 at nmb89@zips.uakron.edu.

 

Akron Law Alumni Association seeks 2017-18 Student Director – Application Deadline: April 21, 2017

Message from Lia Evans, Director of Alumni and Development

The Akron Law Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its Board for a student director.  This unique and valuable opportunity provides the student director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership and activities with the law school. The student director represents Akron Law students to the LAA Board and works with the Board to identify ways in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit of both groups.

The student director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout the academic year (i.e., August, October, December, February, and April).  The Board meetings begin at 4:30 p.m. and generally last for one and a half hours.

The student director is also expected to assist with the class gift campaign.

Applications for the 2017-18 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from upper division law students who are in good standing.  Applications should include:

1. why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board;

2. why the student believes that he or she should be selected for the position;

3. a copy of the student’s resume; and

4. a proposed plan for the year ahead.

The LAA Board’s executive committee will review the application materials and select students will be invited by Monday, April 23 to interview. The interviews will take place on April 25, 2017 LAA Board meeting.  Students interested in being considered for this position should e-mail their application materials to Michele Novachek at manovac@uakron.edu by Friday, April 21, 2017.

Calling for students interested in reviving the Asian-Latino Law Student Association! ALLSA is a longstanding Law School organization that has at times in the past been among the Akron Law’s most vibrant and active student groups. Faculty advisor Professor Brant Lee would like to hear from any students who might be interested in getting involved. Contact him at btlee@uakron.edu.

Professor Lee is seeking to fill research assistant position(s) for the summer. Duties will include administrative tasks involving the development of diversity and social justice initiatives for the law school, as well as various potential research projects. Ideal candidates will be self-starters, disciplined, organized, and have strong time management skills. Intellectual curiosity and interest in the subject matter are desirable. Must have tolerance for working with a disorganized law professor. Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to btlee@uakron.edu by Friday April 28th.

 

If you are interested in starting a New Student Organization or bringing back one of our dormant organizations such as:

• Akron Criminal Justice Society
• Akron Public Interest Law Society
• Delta Theta Phi
• Environmental Law Society
• Health Law Society
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society

Please join us at the Student Organization Transition Summit being held on Tuesday, April 25th from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. in Room 160.  During this meeting we will discuss how to transition in new Officers as well as getting started with planning for the 2017-2018 academic year.