Category: General Announcements

This endowed prize was established by Ann Amer Brennan, Esquire, of the class of 1982, as a permanent memorial to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States, Secretary of Labor, and United States Representative to the United Nations.  Justice Goldberg’s willingness to come to The University of Akron School of Law and teach, as the Inaugural Holder of both the David L. Brennan Chair of Law and the John F. Seiberling Chair in Constitutional Law, is hereby acknowledged through the establishment of this memorial tribute.

In recognition of Justice Goldberg’s continued interest in women’s rights and support for the intellectual development of women lawyers, this prize is awarded annually to a graduating female (December or May combined), as determined by the Dean or his/her designee, with consideration given to the following criteria:

1. Active interest in Constitutional Law as evidenced by course selection and extracurricular activities;
2. Excellence in Constitutional Law as evidenced by class performance, extracurricular activities, or scholarly writings; and
3. Leadership in the School of Law, the community, or the legal profession.

Spring 2017 female graduates interested in being considered for this prize should submit a resume and personal statement to Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Misty Franklin, misty@uakron.edu ON OR BEFORE Friday, April 21, 2017.  The prize will be awarded in May 2017.

If you have any questions please contact Assistant Director Misty Franklin at misty@uakron.edu.

Please make sure that you are aware of the following Drop dates:

 

Drop:

Last day to drop with “WD” appearing on your academic record: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Last day to drop with Instructor and Asst. Dean signatures: Monday, March 6, 2017

Withdraw:

Last day for Law Students to withdraw from classes: Monday, March 6, 2017

The American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize is a writing competition designed to promote scholarship in the areas of civility, professionalism, ethics, and excellence. Interested authors are asked to submit an original, unpublished essay of 10,000-20,000 words on a topic that addresses one of the areas listed above. The author of the winning essay receives a $5,000 cash prize and publication in the South Carolina Law Review. The submission deadline is July 1, 2017. For rules and more information, please visit home.innsofcourt.org/burgerprize.

Please join MLSA at their first general body meeting on Wednesday, February 15 at 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. in Law School Room 161.  They will be discussing MLSA’s exciting Spring events, and hold a brief discussion on the recent events concerning President Trump’s executive order as they pertain to Muslims.

As always, MLSA welcomes and encourages Muslim and non-Muslim law students and faculty to join us in creating a community that fosters tolerance, understanding and solidarity.

Food and drinks will be provided!

National Association of Women Lawyers

2017 Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition

NAWL established the annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning women and the law.

The rules for the competition are as follows:  Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law.

Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law school during the 2016-17 school year. The essays must be the law student author’s own work and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers written by students for coursework or independent study during the summer, fall, or spring semesters are eligible for submission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, students may incorporate professorial feedback as part of a course requirement or supervised writing project.

FORMAT: Essays must be double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman font. All margins must be one inch. Entries must not exceed 15 pages of text, excluding notes, with footnotes placed as endnotes. Citation style should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Essays longer than 15 pages of text, excluding notes, or that are not in the required format will not be read.

JUDGING: NAWL Women Lawyers Journal® designees will judge the competition. Essays will be judged based upon content, exhaustiveness of research, originality, writing style, and timeliness.

QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this competition should be addressed to the Chair of the Writing Competition, Professor Jennifer Martin at jmartin@stu.edu.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE: Entries must be received by May 1, 2017. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. Entries must provide a cover letter providing the author’s name, title of the essay, school affiliation, email address, phone number, and permanent mailing address. Entries must be submitted in the following format: email an electronic version (in Microsoft Word) to jmartin@stu.edu.

AWARD: The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $500. NAWL will also publish the winning essay in the Women Lawyers Journal. The most recent winning paper was Human trafficking waivers: How the United States implicitly violates federal law and empowers ISIS to commit human trafficking crimes written by Paloma A. Kennedy, Washington University School of Law. Please view the paper by clicking here.