Category: General Announcements

The Akron Law Admission Team will be hosting an information session on our Student Ambassador Program on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The session will be held in L141 and will begin at 12:30pm. This is a fantastic (and fun!) opportunity for those who love Akron Law and have an interest in engaging with prospective students. Participation in this Program is very relaxed, and it’s a wonderful way to earn community service hours and a great item to have on your résumé. Pizza will be provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Emma Franklin, Asst. Director of Admissions, at efranklin@uakron.edu. We hope to see you there!

PAD will be holding two meetings on Thursday, February 2nd:

1. 12:30 – 1:30 at the law school in Room 161
2. 5:00 – 6:00 at Central Hower, Room 310B

The meetings are not for members only, they are general body meetings for current members as well as students interested in joining.  We will cover general information for interested students, initiation for any new members, this semester’s planning, and there will be food available!

Bar Exam Basics – A Series of Workshops

Friday, February 3 – MPT Simulation (Last Workshop!)

Central Hower 312 – 6:30 workshop (6:00 for food and informal Q&A)

If you are taking the February Bar Exam and haven’t yet written an MPT under exam settings – now is your chance!  Want one last practice – now is your chance!  If you are taking the bar sometime in the future and want to get a head start – now is your chance!

• Food & informal Q&A starts at 6:00 for the 6:30 PM workshop
• Please bring your computer (if you expect to take the exam using a computer)
• Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

The rest of the Workshop Series + the Half-Day Hangout

• Saturday, February 11, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Room CH 307)

Want a head start on the MPT?

Wherever you are in your law school career, you’re invited to start working on MPTs!    Sign up here.

Questions?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success, at nlr22@uakron.edu

Public Interest Law Program – Summer 2017: Each semester (spring, summer and fall), the Law School awards a stipend to a number of students who have secured a public interest internship. Applications for funding for the Summer 2017 Public Interest Law (PIL) Program will be accepted beginning Monday, February 6, 2017.

Students interested in applying for a Summer 2017 Public Interest Law award should begin thinking now about securing a placement for their spring PIL work experience. The Public Interest Law Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain experience in public interest areas. Recent local placements have included:

Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program

Community Legal Aid Services of Akron

City of Canton, Public Safety and Service Departments

Council of International Programs USA Mahoning County Prosecutor

National Labor Relations Board Ninth District Court of Appeals Ohio

Civil Rights Commission U.S. Attorney’s Office

Stark County Public Defender’s Office

Stow Law Department

Summit County Prosecutor

University of Akron Legal Clinic/Appellate Review Office

U.S. Attorney’s Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

If you think you would like to obtain a public interest internship, but have no idea how to line up a placement, please feel free to call upon Asst. Dean of Career Planning, Alisa Benedict O’Brien.

The deadline to submit your application for SUMMER 2017 PIL funding is Monday, April 10 at 12:00 Noon.  You must secure a public interest placement before submitting your application. Visit for http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/extern-register.dot application materials and more information.

PAD will be holding two meetings on Thursday, February 2nd:

1. 12:30 – 1:30 at the law school in Room 161
2. 5:00 – 6:00 at Central Hower, Room 310B

The meetings are not for members only, they are general body meetings for current members as well as students interested in joining.  We will cover general information for interested students, initiation for any new members, this semester’s planning, and there will be food available!