Category: General Announcements

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR STUDENT FELLOWS for the CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW at AKRON

Applications are now being accepted for the Con Law student fellowships.  Fellows work with the director of the Center for Constitutional Law at Akron, Prof. Tracy Thomas, on research, programming, and public education.  Projects include, but are not limited to, research for scholarly books and articles (both legal and historical archival work), leadership of student discussion forums, developing content for social media, and working with community partners. More information about the work of the Center generally is available on the website at https://www.uakron.edu/law/ccl/

Fellows are expected to devote five hours per week to the work of the Con Law Center for the entirety of the school year. Research work for the Center will be compensated, while the other work for the Center of public education and programming is volunteered as part of the fellowship experience. The Con Law Center will select three students to serve as fellows in the next academic year.  Interested students should send a current resume and letter with an explanation of interest in the con law fellowship to Professor Tracy Thomas at thomast@uakron.edu by March 31, 2017.

Of related interest in the future, Professor Brant Lee will also be selecting Social Justice fellows to work with him under the umbrella of the Social Justice Project. This is a separate program and a separate application process from the con law fellowships, and interested applicants should contact Prof. Lee directly at btlee@uakron.edu.  Students would not be able to do both the con law and the social justice fellowships due to the demands of each position.

ACLU: People Power Resistance Training

The Gay Straight Law Alliance, in partnership with the American  Constitution Society and the Social Justice Project, is hosting a People Power resistance training in partnership with the ACLU.

The training will teach creative ways to combat the current Administration’s discriminatory policies and provide attendees with an opportunity to network with other area activists.

The event is scheduled for March 11, 2017, 4:30- 7:00 pm. and will take place at The University of Akron, Student Union Room 312 which is located at 303 Carroll  Street, 44325. Max attendance is 100. 

You must RSVP for this event. The link to sign up is:
https://go.peoplepower.org/event/attend/1180

Akron Bar Foundation Fellowship – Summer 2017

The Career Planning Office is excited to announce that the Akron Bar Foundation will be awarding fellowship stipends to first and second year law students while the student(s) is performing a summer clerkship with a not-for-profit, public interest or government position. The ABF Fellowship is available to any University of Akron Law School student completing their first or second year (full-time program) or second and third year (part-time program) curriculum. Recipients must commit to working in the position for at least 25 hours per week for a period of not less than ten (10) weeks, starting the third week of May. Students must arrange for work in a not-for-profit, public interest or government position prior to submitting an application.

To apply, students must submit an application to the Career Planning Office by 12 noon on Friday, March 10, 2017. The application that is submitted must include: (i) a completed and signed Fellowship Program application form  (available in the CPO, or email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu to request an application and instructions be emailed to you); (ii) law and graduate school (if applicable) transcripts (official copy, if possible), honors and awards; (iii) a current resume; (iv) a personal statement; (v) a statement from the employer confirming employment and the anticipated dates of employment; and (vi) such other information as requested. The application also may include letters of recommendation.

Up to five applicants for the ABF Fellowship will be chosen for a personal interview to be conducted by select members of the Akron Bar Foundation. The number of ABF fellowships awarded and the amount awarded will be determined by the Akron Bar Foundation, but the amount of an individual award shall not be less than $2,500.

Updated Priority Registration Appointments

We have received updates to Priority Registration Appointments.

Summer registration will actually begin next week.

Summer 2017 Priority Registration:

LLM/E4/E3/D3/D2/Veterans – Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00 PM

E2/E1/D1 – Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:00 PM

Fall 2017 Priority Registration:

LLM/E4/E3/D3/D2/Veterans – Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:00 PM

E2/E1/D1 – Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 6:00 PM

Classification by Credits: (law credits completed) 

D1 (full-time 1L) D2 (full-time 2L) D3 (full-time 3L)
0 – 27 credits 28 – 55 credits 56 or more credits

 

E1 (part-time 1L) E2 (part-time 2L) E3 (part-time 3L) E4 (part-time 4L)
0 – 18 credits 19 – 44 credits 45 – 66 credits 67 or more credits

 If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu.